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A review by nenya_kanadka
Supergirl: Being Super (2016-2017) #1 by Mariko Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki
5.0
Loved the hell out of this. (Read the first two volumes back to back.) It's the classic "Clark Kent in Kansas" kind of origin story, but for Supergirl. I really adore her friendships with her two best friends (one of whom is a lesbian) and all the little everyday touches like her parents looking like middle-aged parents (and her one friend's mom, who walks with crutches), and one family being country-music fans (but not white), and another having six kids (and not for especially religious reasons as far as we know). It just seems like real people.
And then, of course, Kara's powers. She's sixteen (it's set around her sixteenth "birthday", which is the anniversary of when she was found, since they don't know when she was born or where she comes from or that Krypton even exists, yet) and going through the usual teenaged ups and downs...plus she has powers that are sometimes reliable and sometimes not. And then, well...you get the strong impression that somebody with nefarious intentions is also trying to figure her out. OOPS.
Love it. Want more.
And then, of course, Kara's powers. She's sixteen (it's set around her sixteenth "birthday", which is the anniversary of when she was found, since they don't know when she was born or where she comes from or that Krypton even exists, yet) and going through the usual teenaged ups and downs...plus she has powers that are sometimes reliable and sometimes not. And then, well...you get the strong impression that somebody with nefarious intentions is also trying to figure her out. OOPS.
Love it. Want more.