Supergirl Comic Box Commentary Is 12 Year Old !

A dozen years!

It is hard to think back that far but way back on April 29, 2008 I decided to run a Supergirl centric fan site.

I named it the rather tongue twisty 'Supergirl Comic Box Commentary' and set about promoting my favorite comic character during a time when I felt she was being overlooked or (even worse) misrepresented and underutilized.

This was a time when an angry, surly, barely dressed Supergirl was trying her best to save a boy named Thomas. She had just been through relatively horrid stories where she went evil, smoked, dated a way older guy, got into an abusive relationship, was revealed to have shot up a Krypton high school with Zor-El, and then was on a mission to try and kill Superman.

She needed someone to point out the good things about her and I was up for the challenge.

In these 12 years I have had a lot to cheer for. Her character has had some amazing arcs, was a prominent player in the DCU, and has even had mainstream visibility with a hit TV show. And this site is here to cheer and promote those moments.

In these 12 years I have had a lot to moan about. She has gone evil too many times to count. She has had creators attached to her comic who don't seem to like her. And I am here to point out my difficulties with those stories.

So what about the last 12 months?

Well, Brian Michael Bendis has really included Supergirl in the super-family. She has been a very important part in some of the bigger arcs on his super-books.

And for that I am appreciative.

But in her own book, Rogol Zaar's axe had her become fueled by rage (again!) and almost killed someone if Krypto hadn't stepped in.

A rage-y murderous Kara?

No thanks.

And then the Batman Who Laughs had her become fueled with rage and almost kill someone if Krypto hadn't stepped in.

These books are a handful of months apart!!!

And then, sadly  her book got cancelled.

So 2020 hasn't really been the best year for Supergirl.

All the more reason for me to continue this site. 

Now things might be different here for a bit. There'll be no solo title on the shelves for me to review. That might not be a lot of new Supergirl material for me to cover. 

But I believe ... I have to ... that this upcoming year will be a great one for Kara.

So thanks again for all the folks who come here and interact and help me celebrate this character. Thanks to everyone who follows along on Twitter and retweets so the news can spread. Thanks to all the creators who touch base with me now and then. You all are the reason I keep getting up and posting.


Let's hope that my 13th anniversary has Supergirl in a better place in the DCU!

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