The traumatic secrets of Supergirl’s past are revealed as our heroine races to the edge of the universe to escape Krem and his latest weapon! The murderer of young Ruthye’s father has gotten his hands on a Mordru globe and plans to use it to make our hero disappear forever. Can she save herself and the young girl’s future in the process? She’ll need the help of her trusty steed, Comet the Superhorse!
It's almost an afterthought, but this issue sets up what is clearly the end run of the series. And, it's a great moment at the end when Supergirl finally confronts Krem. It's a real testament to the quality of the issue, that this excitement is overshadowed by the beautiful exploration of Kara's character. This is an issue one could read without any context and still "get it." And, then you'd have to get the rest"! Read Full Review
Supergirl might seem like an odd character for this type of story from King, but in many ways it feels like she's always been waiting for this story"to let her voice be truly heard. Read Full Review
Supergirls origin has been covered countless times over the decades. King finds a way to tell it again that adds to it...and adds to the intensity of it immeasurably. Siegel and Shuster had a pretty good idea with Superman. Otto Binder improved on that idea with Supergirl. King finds a way to make that story infinitely more badass in a very appealing and emotionally gripping narrative thats accompanied by some very, very beautiful artwork that closes out the third quarter of an eight-part series. Read Full Review
Evely delivers some beautiful and breathtaking visuals throughout the issue. There are so many striking and brilliantly detailed moments to be found throughout the issue that I found myself lingering on certain panels to take in everything I was seeing. Read Full Review
As Supergirl leaps towards its conclusion, I have to give a hand to Tom King, Bilquis Evely, Matheus Lopes and Clayton Cowles. This has got to be one of the best written, best drawn, best colored and best lettered comics DC is publishing at the moment. With quality like this, there's no doubt in my mind that this team is going to stick the landing! Read Full Review
King might be dragging the story out now, but hed set up the story strongly enough that it can endure a slower than normal issue. The catch is making that narrative detour engaging, which King accomplishes without much trouble. Read Full Review
It may not win over some readers"it does have, at times, a bit of self-seriousness to it"but it's a really lovely read and while it does feel a bit like stalling for this title overall, it's so good. It's a worthy pause. Read Full Review
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #6 is expertly structured and beautifully drawn, but it suffers from too much tell and not enough show for the emotional moments. While the recount of Krypton's demise is engaging, this is effectively a filler issue that gives readers roughly three pages worth of progress. In short, it's a beautiful waste. Read Full Review
Okay, this was as much a review of past comics as it was this one. I do admire the resilience of this Supergirl, her unwillingness to just give up. I like the way her parents are portrayed. This is Kara's issue not Ruthye's. And I love Comet. And for these reasons, I stand by the earlier statement that this is the best issue of this series so far. But King changing the origin and the overall funereal tone of the whole thing still remains almost unbearable. Read Full Review
Oh I loved this one. The narration actually adds to the story for a change, the art is up to Evely's usual high standards, and the retelling of Supergirl's backstory is poignant and insightful in a way that makes retelling the familiar story feel like a worthwhile exercise, and accents the present day story effectively. This series has been hit and miss as King's work always is, but this is definitely one of the hits.
This issue was a visual feast.
King continues to play with mythos here, and with all the bombastic visuals and framing, Supergirl still comes across as human, resilient, and strong. Easily one of my favorite books of the year.
Nice.
For the first time in the series I was finding enjoyment in the book. Sure it doesn't propagate the story much, but for the first time it feels like the book is actually about the titular character, and not just a vehicle for Ruthye.
There are still heaps of issues - King's cursing sailor revenge-driven Supergirl still breaks immersion and never passes for more than an Elseworld version. Comet appearing for Deus Ex Machina style. It also lacks credibility with Kara doing all that stuff by herself and at her age. Art isn't perfect either with young Kara looking old.
But ignoring all above, it is for the first time an entertaining read and it does show that King has at least picked up her origin story before starting d more
I mean, if only I... cared about Supergirl's metal origin. It's fine, it's competent. I recognize the craft at work here. But it did not effectively draw me in.
How can such a beautifully-drawn book be so, so bad in the writing department? Answer: when it's written by Tom King and he writes women he doesn't understand. The rating is so big just for the art and because I liked Kara's interactions with Zor-El. But Tom King still can't write a decent Supergirl story, he's just not capable of it because he doesn't understand the character at all.
Bilquis Evely is great as always, in fact this might be the best looking issue in this mini, but King’s writing is boring and pretentious, he clearly can’t write a good Supergirl.
Truly awful art and a bad story.
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