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Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #5
| Writer | Tom King |
| Artist | Bilquis Evely |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
Supergirl steps into an ancient trap, stranding her and Ruthye on a planet of nearly perpetual night. Now, the woman of steel must call on every remaining ounce of strength to combat the monsters left on this world to kill any super unlucky enough to end up on its surface.
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10
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Nov 16, 2021As the two heroes head off towards the next stage of their journey, they'll have a tough act to follow from this brilliant issue. Read Full Review
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10
DC Comics News - Matthew Lloyd
Nov 17, 2021While this issue seems to slow down, it provides some important character moments for Ruthye and indicating she may be on the verge of a sea change in her reason for living. While Kara gets some character reinforcement it's her connection to the greater DC Universe that is significant, and not just the contemporary DCU, but perhaps a more traditional DCU. Could this story be part of any incarnation of Kara Zor-El? And, of course it's in a beautiful package as Evely and Lopes demonstrate again why they are one of the premiere art teams in comics. Read Full Review
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ComicBook.com - Nicole Drum
Nov 17, 2021This issue has actual emotional stakes that linger after you've done. And Evely's art is an absolute revelation. Hands-down, this is the best issue of the series thus far and it is exquisite. Read Full Review
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9.6
You Don't Read Comics - Russ Bickerstaff
Nov 17, 2021A big part of Kings genius with this series lies in the fact that anyone chapter could stand alone almost perfectly on its own. Each one is its own self-contained story that rests in a larger context of a much bigger plot. A series like this could easily run for MUCH more than the eight issues that have been allotted for it. The travels of Kara and Ruthye are satisfying on quite a few levels. Thankfully, a few more issues are left to carry us through much of the coming winter. Read Full Review
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9.4
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Nov 16, 2021Evelys art is brilliantly detailed and both the character designs and backgrounds draw the eye of the reader on every panel. Read Full Review
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9.0
Comic Watch - Tyson Yurai
Nov 16, 2021As a full package, this might be one of the best issues of this series. Tom King, Bilquis Evely, Matheus Lopes and Clayton Cowles have not disappointed with this series and mark my words, this will become one of the definitive Supergirl stories. With excellent writing, art and lettering, this issue is a slam dunk. Read Full Review
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8.3
Major Spoilers - Matthew Peterson
Nov 24, 2021A story that separates the Kryptonian from her powers, making a challenge for Supergirl that isn't just a matter of Kryptonite or Luthorian scheming. Well-done. Read Full Review
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8.0
AIPT - David Brooke
Nov 16, 2021They just don't make adventure comics quite like Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #5 very often anymore. The heavy use of captions and the lack of a superhero punching something may annoy some, but overall this is a rich reading experience. Read Full Review
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7.5
Weird Science - Gabe Hernandez
Nov 16, 2021Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #5 traps Supergirl and Ruthye on a planet deadly for Kryptonians to ask the one question on everyone's mind - how much tougher is Supergirl compared to Superman? With deadly dinosaur designs and generally gorgeous art, the issue looks great and reads even better. However, it's a pointless filler that belongs in an anthology. Not in a limited-run arc that's halfway done. Read Full Review
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6.0
Supergirl Comic Box Commentary - Anj
Nov 19, 2021Of course, we need one last threat. And it doesn't look good. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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9.5
Absolutely loved this. Bilquis Evely's art is breathtaking and gives this the proper myth/fable quality it needs. King's focus on pain goes from emotional/mental to physical, taking from the superman mythos further to propel our heroin's journeys. Another fantastic issue.
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9.0
A bit filler-y, but it gave us a chance to see Ruth taking care of Supergirl for a change, which I actually appreciated. Evely's artwork is gorgeous as usual.
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8.5
The journey continues. The art is just unbelievable.
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8.5
Very good comic-booking!
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8.0
Really enjoyed this issue. I don't know if the concept of a Kryptonite sun has been done before but it's a great comic book concept. One thing that clanged for me in this issue was Kara's final burst of arrogance about how much of the punishment Kal was able to take, since it sounds like he was alone, and she has had Ruthye by her side the whole day. For all the forward steps Tom King takes with Supergirl, it's little weird barbs like this that take her development backwards. I like the concept of True Grit paired with a hero's journey story, but in some aspects Tom King tends to stumble and derail his own writing. Incredibly lush and appealing art as always from this creative team.
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8.0
Grotesque in wording and artistically gorgeous, this has been a fun time, though the fatigue with this story is really beginning to show.
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7.5
This is pretty good but man the narration is not worth the effort. I get the point, and the journey to that point is a detriment to it. But you know, the concept of the issue is cool, so there's that. I liked the art, of course.
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7.0
It's fine, but doing a whole issue of just Ruthye talking to herself suggests a vast overestimation of how interesting her endless monologuing is. Also, I'm really not into King's edgy tough girl take on Kara and it's all over the place here. Still, for all that it's an adequately told story, and the sunset scene was properly exciting. Evely's art is as wonderful as ever, and Mat Lopez's colors are especially stunning.
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7.0
"The Lake, the tress and the monsters" Turns out that Krem guy is not just some savage brute. He might have had a reason all along for joining the Bardbon's army. All that killing was used to summon a Mordru Globe, a magical sphere that teleported Supergirl and Ruthye millions of miles away from Krem. The girls landed in a planet called Barenton. This place was built with the purpose of killing Superman. How? Well, the fact that there was a Green Sun made the skies practically filled with kryptonite radiation. Oh, and the dinosaur creatures sure couldn't help. Ruthye helped the weakened Supergirl to safety to pass the time until the green sun went down ant dawn. Supergirl was in such agonizing pain, she was shivering, hallucinating and o more
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3.0
While this is so far th most bearable ish, it still sucks. The art is top notch here, the monsters, the deadly planet with a green sun that was made to kill superman is all awesome. Kara is weak and unable to defend herself, and so Ruthy is holding the line until the green sun sets and Kara can power back up. But throughout this beautifully renditioned ish, the writing itself turned reading through each page a total slog and I was thankful for each moment I was getting closer to the end. Now look, I'm not a stingey goody two shoes when it comes to cursing, I curse plenty in my daily life. So having Kara curse doesn;t bother me totally however it is out of her character. When people complained about Batfleck cursing on BvS I defended it. more
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2.0
More of that truly awful "art" with a dull story.
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1.5
"Sometimes I see why people fucking hate Kal". Well, sometimes I see why people fucking hate King. And this is why. He really, really doesn't get Supergirl, he doesn't get what being heroic means. Understandable for a former CIA, but it's not understandable when he tries to stain all of our beloved heroes.
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