"We are each other's shelter from the storm."
SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #6

One day I walked into a library and my eyes fell on a book called Kingdom Come. I picked it up and to my surprise it was a comic book...or rather as I later learned, a graphic novel. But I saw beautifully painted panels and heroes that I recognized from my childhood who seemed ...well, grown up. I borrowed that book and I was moved and fascinated by, not only the story of men and women who are great heroes, but by they way they showed their humanity. They suddenly were not two dimensional people who just fought bad guys. They were deeply complex. I love books and reading on the whole and I guess getting into the comic genre as an adult woman was a case of serendipity. It led me to finding DC comics and the heroes I grew up with on TV and saw in movies and newsprint. It led me to finding Clark Kent or as he is known by his other name, Kal-El, and Princess Diana. I fell in love with them and am obsessed with all things Amazonian and Kryptonian now. I love their relationship. I love what they stand for. I love the contrasts of the princess/farmer's son; reporter/ambassador; pragmatic warrior/idealistic protector and empathetic teacher/enforcer of justice. A girl born of the earth and a boy who fell from the sky. The first daughter of Themyscira and last son of Krypton. And it surprised me to find that there were many fans like me, who adore them too.

DC rebooted their universe in 2011 and my favorite pairing is now canon!!! Yay.



Disclaimer : Superman and Wonder Woman are the property of DC comics.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Superman #17 Review



I really enjoyed this last issue. It ties up the H'el crossover which was a lot of fun and it was cool to see the villain, H'el explored and the Super family come together for the first time in the new 52.

Superman meets the Oracle.


H'el is fighting Diana and Kara while Superboy is trying to bring down the star chamber.






Superman returns to take on H'el.




H'el proves too powerful for the heroes and it's left to Kara to save the day. She literally delivers the fatal blow risking her own life. It's neat to see how Diana understands what Kara is doing and why before Kal does.


Kara is taken away to be treated at the Fortress but as we see via the Oracle the threat to the universe still exists.




What was nice about this issue was not only the action and to see the Supers work together and develop their first real connection as kin but to see how seamlessly Diana fit into picture She felt a part of the super family and played an important role even if she was art wise very much in the background as support. In this crossover I felt she seemed to have bonded more with Superboy and I would love to see more of her with him and her and Kara's relationship develop further. in the future because they had a close relationship pre-reboot. Kara also got to finally be heroic by making an even bigger sacrifice when she betrayed H'el.

The surprise in this issue is at the end. While we think H'el is dead, he isn't. He got his wish. He is on Krypton but back in time to when Jor-El is a young student. What does this mean for the El's, Krypton and even Kal himself?

I give this 4.5 out of 5 and looking forward to seeing Krypton in the new 52.




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