KARA ZOR-EL is her name. The Maid of Steel, Superman's cousin, but you might know her better as. . .
SUPERGIRL. She's the best at what she does, and what she does is have a really confusing comic book.
THE X-MEN is their name. Merry's Marvel Mutants. They're mutants.
Oh, those wacky mutants and their crazy mutant ways!
Will Supergirl get less confusing? Exactly what are those funny mutants up to today???
This feature originally started out as simple cover analyses, but I think we can spin it into something more.
Supergirl #26by Kelley Puckett (who, by the way, is NOT a girl), Drew Johnson and Lee Ferguson
Cover by Drew Johnson
Y'know, in terms of story, this cover still isn't much better than last cover, but at least it's clearer and less crowded. A little standard and done-before, but it gets the job done in attracting your attention.
Supergirl's face is compellingly terrified, and I especially like the allusion to Action Comics with the subtitle "Action and Reactron." That subtitle is fantastic.
DISCLAIMER: Not once does Reactron ever have the upper hand on Supergirl, so that cover is barely representative. In fact, Kara shows a wonderful mark of cunning in defeating Reactron. I really enjoyed the way Kara was portrayed here: she's smart yet strangely naive and powerful yet incapable at times. The interpretation of Superman is consistent with his character and an absolutely amazing foil for Kara: while he's there to get in, do the job and get out, Kara wants to examine everything and understand it.
What really pisses me off about this issue is that Drew Johnson pencils pretty much the first 3 pages and the last 3 pages! What is going on? Why does he need a fill-in artist so badly???
THE POINTS TO REMEMBER:
-Covers aren't always indicative of the content inside.
-Perhaps Supergirl is (WHA???) being written well?!?!?! God help us all.
-Drew Johnson can't keep a deadline???
Wolverine: Origins #9by Daniel Way and Steve Dillon
Variant cover by Mark Texeira
Since there's a Wolver-poll this month (left column! Check it out!), I thought I'd talk about this comic I found in the dollar bin, which I bought 'cause it looked really, really good.
I absolute love the difference between their expressions; Black Widow looks so calm and confident under Wolverine's ferocity.
Also, you see a bit of sultriness in the way she's touching Wolverine. Rowr.
A very mysterious and compelling cover. The semi-saturated coloring and the muted style definitely makes for this feel.
The one thing is, that single vein on Wolvie's left arm looks quite misplaced!
DISCLAIMER: Man, I was really, really confused by this issue. Lots of flashbacking + "carbonadium" + Wolverine's son??? + lots of backstory = ONE CONFUSED KEVIN. No wonder Wolverine doesn't remember his past; it's so damn convoluted.
Also, this is a very espionage-based comic, and I really don't like those kinds of stories in my comics. They tend to be plot-driven, and I always favor character-driven stories over them.
THE POINTS TO REMEMBER:
-Wolverine is really confusing!
-Don't buy a cover just 'cause it looks really pretty and is in the dollar bin.
-You don't need to show skin to be sultry; it's all in your face.
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