Sorry for that mouthful in the title, but this week I received a special reprint of the 2021 miniseries. It was one of the first things I read completely on my tablet, so it’s funny that I now have a print copy. DC sends out a premium gift each year to its yearly subscribers to the Ultra tier, and this book was this year’s new title.<\/p>\n
Word has it that James Gunn is relying heavily on this for inspiration for the Supergirl movie, so if you care about source material it’s worth reading just for that.\u00a0 I find that most books that Tom King has written are worth reading.\u00a0 The art by Bilquis Evely shows a powerful Kara Zor-El without resorting to the boobs-n-butt that so many male artists will, um, accentuate.<\/p>\n
The story’s a good one, a bildungsroman for the girl that Kara befriends.\u00a0 This retelling of Krypton and Argo City for Kara is an insight into her character that I can see James Gunn attaching himself to.<\/p>\n
The special edition has an exclusive cover (pictured with this post) and welcome material on the inside cover, but otherwise has the features of the “regular” deluxe edition. I enjoy seeing variant covers; generally the art sketches or pencil reproductions don’t do much for me and the reproductions here are very small. If you are a budding artist, though, it is probably a great insight into how a story like this is made.\u00a0 I appreciated the rejected script for issue #6 as that kind of thing is rarely reprinted.<\/p>\n
This story has been frequently cited on “best of” lists and with the movie coming you’ll probably see a lot more about it. Check it out from your local library. If there’s a teen girl that’s looking for something ‘meaty’ in the world of the fantastic this is a perfect thing to pass along.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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