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WRITERS: K. Perkins and Mike Johnson
PENCILS: Emanuela Lupacchino
INKS: Ray McCarthy
COLORS: Hi-Fi
LETTERS: Dezi Sienty
COVER: Emanuela Lupacchino with Dan Brown
32pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (January 2015)
Supergirl based on the characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
“Crucible” Part 1
DC Comics character, Supergirl, is essentially the female counterpart of Superman. The most familiar version of the character is Superman’s cousin, Kara Zor-El, who was created by writer Otto Binder and designed by artist Al Plastino. She first appeared in Action Comics #252 (cover date May 1959), although there were two earlier versions of the character that appeared in 1949 and in 1958.
I have not read a Supergirl comic book since I read The New 52's Supergirl #1 (“Last Daughter of Krypton”) just over three years ago. I recently visited an area comic book shop where the owner likes to hand out free comic books to her customers. That's how I ended up with my first Supergirl comic book in years, besides the Supergirl trade paperback I bought my niece several months ago.
Supergirl #36 (“Crucible” Part 1) opens in the aftermath of Kara's shenanigans with the Red Lanterns (of which I am not familiar). She is living in New York City and working at Elixir Cafe. Kara just wants to live on Earth among the regular folks. Her cuz, Clark Kent a/k/a Superman, makes a surprise appearance, with the intent of giving some big brother-type advice to Kara. However, he also was involved in some shenanigans (regarding the Doom virus), so maybe he can use some advice, too. The real lessons for Kara/Supergirl, however, will come from the Crucible Academy, courtesy of three super-powered aggressors.
I probably would have kicked Supergirl #36 to the curb by placing it in a pile of unread comic books, due for removal at a later date. But I took one quick look inside and was immediately impressed by the eye-candy art from the team of penciller Emanuela Lupacchino, inker Ray McCarthy, and colorist Hi-Fi. Lupacchino is a skilled hand at compositions, and her figure drawing is strong. McCarthy's inks give the art an Adam Hughes quality, creating a light-hearted approach to the story that captures Kara as a young woman in flux. Hi-Fi's candy-painted hues bring the alien environments in the second half of the story to life.
Wow! Surprised! Supergirl #36 has tempted me to read more. Maybe I shouldn't ignore Supergirl.
B+
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux
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