This is an excellent read. Tamaki handles grief with respect and maturity while displaying the intense sadness of losing someone you love. The art is gorgeous throughout and there is a great surprise towards the end that propels the story towards a really interesting place. Read Full Review

Depth, drama, substance " this book has it all. Different from any Supergirl title I have ever read, it reads as if made for a different publisher altogether, a miniseries without the constrains of Kara Danvers' expectations, continuity, and the wider DC Universe. Jolle Jones' art is fittingly amazing as well, capturing the frequent quiet moments that say so much even when no one is speaking outside Kara's thoughts. This is, in short, my shit. The more books like this one, with no fear of crossovers and overlong plots, the more books I will have to read. One more issue to go, and although I will be sad to see this series end, I will also be happy with the full story it leaves behind as a new, unique take on Supergirl's origins. Read Full Review

A stark and straightforward honesty pervades both the writing and the artwork in the most recent issue of this exceptional exploration of an adolescent alien's arrival at adulthood. Read Full Review

And will this make her feel even more isolated? Or will it instead make her realize that she has a place here, accepted and loved. I have been very impressed with this series and this issue in particular. Read Full Review

Tamaki uses Kara's story in Supergirl: Being Super #3 to show the struggles all teenagers have as they search for their self-identity and try to find a place in the world. Supergirl Being Super resonates as the perfect coming of age story because it reminds us that in many ways, all teenagers feel like aliens. Read Full Review

Mariko Tamaki and Joelle Jones continue their excellent exploration of Supergirl's past when she was a teenager, not letting canon get in the way of their story. Read Full Review

SUPERGIRL BEING SUPER #3 continues the series trend of high-quality storytelling mixed with beautiful imagery. Read Full Review

Tamaki and Jones keep bringing their slow indie drama style to a hero who deserves it. If you like stories that focus on emotion and character over plot and superheroics, check this out Read Full Review

This is an intense and internal story, seen through the midpoint flashback and the strong sense of character that comes from this approach shows that Supergirl: Being Super should be the go-to recommendation for Kara Zor-El. Read Full Review

There's one issue left, and I cannot wait to read it. Every issue has gotten substantially better than the last, and I have a feeling there's going to be at least one big fight before this book calls it quits. If you haven't been keeping up with Supergirl: Being Super I'd definitely recommend giving it a shot, whether that means picking up back issues or grabbing the trade when it comes out. I'll probably be doing that myself, as I, stupidly, decided against buying actual physical copies for myself. Read Full Review

Supergirl: Being Super is a breath of fresh air from the typical story lines in comic books. This is a coming of age story about a girl from a foreign place trying to fit into a culture that doesn't want her. The art is beautiful and consistent. I recommend this book to everyone, but I feel it is an especially important book for young, female readers because Supergirl is a great role model and a strong woman who has emotions and must deal with loss. While not a "teen" book, it does focus on the teenage experience which we can all relate to. Read Full Review

This issue helps to put bigger things in motion. Theres not a lot of fighting or action. But, trust me there is a good amount of mystery and discovery. Its also very humanizing to see how Kara interacts with her friend Dolly while they grieve over the loss of a mutual friend. Theres a few first-time powers Kara discovers making this issue notable. Im not about spoilers so youll have to pick up issue #3 to learn more. Read Full Review

Supergirl meets Netflix! Great story.
We need a "season 2" of this.

This series has been really great. It is kind of quiet and understated, but powerful at the same time. Joelle Jones and Mariko Tamaki expertly portray Kara's sense of loss and confusion. Jones' panels sometimes say so much without the need of dialogue. She's one of the finest artists working today, and this book shows it.

Half of the comic is, to put it simply, about nothing. It just repeats what #2 told, which is Kara's suffering after loss of a friend. It's just part deux, continuing the same themes, despite issue 2 and 3 being released 2 months from each other. I'll sound like a broken record bringing Jeph Loeb's origin story of Supergirl once more, but he used real life breaks in between the issues to push the story forward. We haven't seen Kara being bored in Fortress of Solitude for an entire month. It happens off-screen, if I may use this metaphore. Tamaki doesn't use this trick, and offers us even more filler material instead.

Second part of the book does something, for a change, and the story is able to finally progress a bit. Not sure if it's good or bad, since it begins to feel like a soft erotic novel for teenage girls written by a middle aged sexually frustrated woman, except without vampires, but still with superpowers and such. We learn what cause the seemingly random earthquake from issue #1, and let's be nohest here - it feels cliche. The only thing worse than a random accident happening in a particular place and time is a seemingly random accident happening in a particular place and time caused by a villain, which gets revealed later, because the story demands it.

I'm pretty disappointed. more

Continuing to lack a strong hook, Supergirl plods along as a generic story told poorly.