Book Review: Supergirl vol #1 (New 52)

Book: Supergirl volume #1: Last Daughter of Krypton (issues #1-7) by Michael Green and Mike Johnson with illustrations by Mahmud Asrar

Edition: Read the single print issues

Rating: 4 stars

Review:

Right off the bat, whose bright idea was it to give Supergirl this awful costume. This was not a good update and it's really sleazy even more since she's a teenager. Why did Smallville Season 11 do a better job with their update to Supergirl's costume than they did?

The first seven issues gives the reader an introduction to the New 52 Supergirl whose origin didn't change too dramatically because she still arrived to Earth several years later than her cousin but this time when she meets Kal-El she's less willing to listen to him which results in a whole issue (#2) of the two having a huge fight.

However, before Superman showed up, Kara was being attacked by a group who were sent to acquire items from space including her. Amidst the attack, Kara was becoming startlingly aware of all the new powers and abilities that had suddenly manifested.

Despite not knowing what was going on and why she was on this new planet she was more than capable of dealing with that group but as things were starting to get out of hand Superman showed up. He tried to talk to her but she didn't believe a word he said and things went from bad to worse.

Superman tried to talk with her after a few more fights and she did eventually listen but she still didn't believe him and then took off. She went back to find her ship or pod to see if she could go back home but it had been taken by the group. While standing there she was sent a message from the guy who orchestrated the retrieval.

Nothing seems to be working out for her because following that message turned into a trap from a crazy Lex Luthor wannabe. All this girl wanted to do was go home. She does that after getting away from the Luthor wannabe but all she found was the last remnants of Argo City and someone else looking for her. The person wanted information that she thought Supergirl could help them both gain the information they both seem to be missing. Kara refused resulting in her being left on Argo City while the woman took off to Earth.

Kara after getting away from the rapidly descending Argo City made her way back to Earth to stop not just the powerful lady but more like her. What I like was that Kara did her best to keep people from being hurt she tried to take the fight away from them.

Awful costume aside this first volume was pretty good. It's understandable that Kara would be upset because she doesn't understand what has happened to her and why's she on Earth instead of being on Krypton. And that guy couldn't possibly be her cousin because he was a baby the last time she saw him. The writing shows all the emotions that Kara was going through.

There are things I like about this series (since I'm still reading it) and things I don't (Kara constantly being angry and that costume) but as far as some New 52 series go this one isn't bad and it does get better (and a little worse at times) but I'm glad I stuck with it.