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A review by ageorges
Supergirl: Way of the World by Drew Edward Johnson, Ray Snyder, Ron Randall, Kelley Puckett
3.0
No.
I can understand why this book was made. Really, I can. While the DC Universe contains aliens and magic, it still somewhat cemented in the real world so that we can maintain understanding about people's motivations and actions. The problem with this crossing of fantasy with reality is that it occasionally falls into the awkwardness TvTropes refers to as a Fantastic Aesop: "In the course of presenting the story the Aesop either gets shoehorned to fit into the world or is arbitrarily discarded." Many of the problems that make sense in the real world should be easily taken care of in the DC universe.
Take this story for instance. Supergirl promises to cure a little boy of cancer. Everyone she encounters tells her this is a bad idea. Why? Because of reasons. In the real world, we don't yet have a cure for cancer, so her promise to the boy would definitely be irresponsible. But in the DC universe, there are Kryptonian and Amazon supertechnologies, not to mention a number of geniuses that would make Einstein look like a blithering idiot. Are you really telling me that no one has cured cancer yet? This is a comic where the idea that bringing people back from the dead is wrong is espoused by Superman of all people. Never mind the fact that Superman himself was brought back from the dead. Never mind that fact that people in the DC universe die and come back so often they were able to make an events comic out of it. This is a comic where Supergirl destroys the time machine rather than using it to help people because of reason. Never mind the fact that there are several DC superheroes who use time travel. No time travel devices are inherently evil and must be destroyed.
This book had some good points. Supergirl is definitely more likable than she has been in other books. Her interactions with others were very moving. Resurrection man was pretty fun. If the weird setup doesn't bother you, go ahead and check it out.
I can understand why this book was made. Really, I can. While the DC Universe contains aliens and magic, it still somewhat cemented in the real world so that we can maintain understanding about people's motivations and actions. The problem with this crossing of fantasy with reality is that it occasionally falls into the awkwardness TvTropes refers to as a Fantastic Aesop: "In the course of presenting the story the Aesop either gets shoehorned to fit into the world or is arbitrarily discarded." Many of the problems that make sense in the real world should be easily taken care of in the DC universe.
Take this story for instance. Supergirl promises to cure a little boy of cancer. Everyone she encounters tells her this is a bad idea. Why? Because of reasons. In the real world, we don't yet have a cure for cancer, so her promise to the boy would definitely be irresponsible. But in the DC universe, there are Kryptonian and Amazon supertechnologies, not to mention a number of geniuses that would make Einstein look like a blithering idiot. Are you really telling me that no one has cured cancer yet? This is a comic where the idea that bringing people back from the dead is wrong is espoused by Superman of all people. Never mind the fact that Superman himself was brought back from the dead. Never mind that fact that people in the DC universe die and come back so often they were able to make an events comic out of it. This is a comic where Supergirl destroys the time machine rather than using it to help people because of reason. Never mind the fact that there are several DC superheroes who use time travel. No time travel devices are inherently evil and must be destroyed.
This book had some good points. Supergirl is definitely more likable than she has been in other books. Her interactions with others were very moving. Resurrection man was pretty fun. If the weird setup doesn't bother you, go ahead and check it out.