Supergirl: Book Two

Supergirl by Peter David

by Peter David

Getting used to a dual life, Supergirl is confronted by villians like Silver Banshee, Despero, The Extremists and many more. Her biggest challenge: telling the Danvers and Kents about her powers. With everything changing, Supergirl undergoes an angelic transformation.
Written by the legendary Peter David and illustrated by the artist behind the #1 New York Times best-selling graphic novel series BATMAN: EARTH ONE, Gary Frank, this new collection of their breakthrough run on SUPERGIRL is a must-have for new and old fans alike.
Collects issues #10-20 and SUPERGIRL ANNUAL#2.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Dc Comics, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book

312 pages, Paperback

First published April 4, 2017

About the author

aka David Peters

Peter Allen David, often abbreviated PAD, was an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films, and video games. His notable comic book work includes an award-winning 12-year run on The Incredible Hulk, as well as runs on Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
His Star Trek work included comic books and novels such as the New Frontier book series. His other novels included film adaptations, media tie-ins, and original works, such as the Apropos of Nothing and Knight Life series. His television work includes series such as Babylon 5, Young Justice, Ben 10: Alien Force and Nickelodeon's Space Cases, which he co-created with Bill Mumy.
David often jokingly described his occupation as "Writer of Stuff", and he was noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its mingling of real-world issues with humor and references to popular culture, as well as elements of metafiction and self-reference.
David earned multiple awards for his work, including a 1992 Eisner Award, a 1993 Wizard Fan Award, a 1996 Haxtur Award, a 2007 Julie Award and a 2011 GLAAD Media Award.

Reviews

[Edward Davies · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun read, but not Peter David’s best work.

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Preciso dizer que gostei mais desse segundo volume da Supergirl de Peter David do que do primeiro. Mas também preciso dizer que neste segundo volume metade das histórias são feitas por David e metade não são. As histórias que abrem o encadernado deixariam o leitor confuso porque se tratam de Supergirls de mundos alternativos. As histórias do título regular seguem com roteiristas convidados e temos mais um Annual com um encontro de Supergirl com Brainiac 5 escrito por Tom Peyer. Aí sim começa Peter David pra valer. Nisso, ele usa e abusa da sua verve católica e da mitologia cristã para contar as histórias da Supergirl, que nada têm a ver com o mundo do Superman, mas se relaciona muito bem com o resto do Universo DC. O desenhista que substitui Gary Frank, Leonard Kirk, não deixa a peteca cair e algumas vezes até lembra Frank nas expressões dos personagens e nos acabamentos da arte, talvez de modo proposital. O resultado é que me empolguei bastante com esse volume a ponto de querer mais histórias de Linda Danvers e esperar que a PaniniTM dê continuidade à coleção.

[Jenny Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

This continues to be just ok. The action picks up, and there is some good commentary on faith and life but it just feels... overdone? It seams strange, as this is along the lines of late 80's Teen Titans, which I did enjoy, but somehow here, it just kinda misses. Overall, not bad and I would recommend it to Supergirl fans.

[Pochodnia fandomu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anielskość Mae jest bardzo intrygująca!!

[Derrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't know yet how the rest of the series will be. But 20 issues in, this is everything I could want in a comic book. Alternately funny and dark. Well developed heroes and supporting cast. People who respond and react like human beings. Great fight scenes. A connection to wider DC continuity without having to be there all the time. Surprises. God. Angels. Demons. Mysteries. Emotions. Realistic family and relationship issues. Racial and sexual diversity without it being a thing (looking at YOU, America Chavez solo series). Terrific artwork - heck, even some Greg Land before he learned he could just trace Victoria's Secret models.

Damn, this is good comics.

[Joel Kirk · Rating 3 out of 5]

This collection offers a reasonably attractive, not exciting, group of stories.

Wally, the mysterious kid from the first collection, is expanded upon but remains a mystery. (I liked the Star Trek V reference about God and starships).

I also thought two stories were interestingly juxtaposed:

'I Led Him On' is a story about Supergirl/Linda Danvers leading Brainiac 5 to assist her with an issue of her power overload. Based on the title, Brainy has a big crush on her, so she uses that to get her help.

The ending has Supergirl/Linda Danvers friend-zoning him but admitting how she led him on, but Brainy is pretty happy not to be friend-zoned but admit his crush on the protoplasmic version of the Girl of Steel.

The following story, 'Object of Desire,' is about a non-superhero, a pizza delivery guy named Lance, who also has a big crush on Supergirl. However, he's ignoring a long-haired ginger co-worker named Kristy, who likes him.

Yes, I would revisit this collection to see how it holds up.

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a shameless 90s comics guy. But not a Leifeld/McFarlane Image type guy. Name a weird title at DC or Marvel, chances are I loved it. So, yeah, Peter David has always been a favorite of mine. Epsecially what I consider his three best regular titles: Hulk, Aquaman, and Supergirl. And yes, I get people's complaint that if you judge this collection on its own merit, it seems random and disconnected. If there is one flaw to PAD's stint on Supergirl it is that over the course of 80 some issues (plus crossovers) there were really only four arcs. One covering Supergirl 1-9. A second running from Issue #10-50, the third running from 51-74, and then Many Happy Returns serving as an epilogue. The problem is, DC sort of abandoned MOST of their reprint trades especially their omnibus sized ones so the second arc has never been reprinted in full. There actually is an over arcing plot, but this book only has a quarter of it.

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 4 out of 5]

PAD's second volume of Supergirl continues to be strong.

Here we get much more details on Supergirl as an Earth Angel. Kinda bizarre? Maybe, but PAD was creating a new mythology for Supergirl, and when you start with her being a hybrid protoplasmic being, which was what he was handed, the sky's the limit.

The real strength of these stories is in the supporting cast. Linda's parents. Linda's friends. Mae's parents. Reboot Brainy (sadly he only shows up once). Their plots and subplots really make the stories hum.

And the "A" plots, though they're typical superhero tropes, PAD still manages to elevate them, such as his story with Silver Banshee, which treats her as a person, and her interactions with Power Girl, which of course have a deep, twisty real-world continuity.

Overall, another great volume, just building on PAD's success with the character.

[Adam Graham · Rating 3 out of 5]

So this book collects Issues 10-20 as well Annual #2 of Supergirl. We get a lot of weird stuff in this book as we explore the world of Supergirl. The book is a mixture of decent superhero battles, weird supernatural stories, and Peter David's somewhat shallow views of religion and religious people and why they believe and might lose their faith.

The book has some decent character moments and the art is usually good (except on the Powergirl-Supergirl crossover issue where they look the same except for their costumes.) My big complaint about the book is there were two tie-in issues (including the final issue in the book) and it's easy to become lost as to what's going on. A good practice is if it's a short crossover with another book to reprint the other issues. If it's a companywide event, either don't reprint the tie-ins or reprint them with context. That's what Marvel does and it makes a lot more sense than what's done here.

Overall, not essential, but still a somewhat interesting read.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this, it had an old school feel to it. I will say that it had quite a bit of religious references to it, but I loved the different take on Supergirl's character. The characters in this are entertaining and funny. I would recommend this to anyone who loves Supergirl. What's better Powergirl was in this too. The only thing was that the last section that was in this book did not seem like it was needed it to me served no purpose.

[Sean · Rating 3 out of 5]

This second volume of the strange Linda/Supergirl amalgamation is a giant step forward. The character is still very odd but I, for some reason, like the angelic moves the plot is making. There were some odd bits here (Incubus, Brainiac 5 love story, & Extremists) but they are outshined by the family drama, Silver Banshee, mysteries, and new powers. The art, mostly by Leonard Kirk, is very good and the covers were all fantastic! Overall, a solid read.

[Emily · Rating 1 out of 5]

This feels like a collection of random stories, with no overarching season story. The stories themselves feel dated like you are reading a comic from 1950 - the stereotypes, supergirl’s use of “womanly wiles”. Even ignoring the unnecessary daydream scene, supergirl lacks depth or cleverness. Generally basic art, with standard comic book layouts. Not worth your time.

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this volume more overall than the first one but it's still a weirdly complicated version of Supergirl. Peter David doesn't write a bad story or characters here, it's just this angel/merged personas thing feels like he had a story already planned and they assigned him Supergirl. Luckily, all the weirdness is illustrated by Gary Frank and the art is fantastic throughout.

[Kieran McAndrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Supergirl: Book Two

Linda Danvers is still coming to terms with her fusion with the Matrix, but Supergirl has to always be ready to face danger. As her confidence returns, a visit with the Kents convinces Linda to reveal the truth to her parents.

Strong artwork and confident layouts help sell David's new vision for Supergirl, which fuses faith and magic to great effect.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again, Peter David makes me care about characters that I don't normally care about.

[Bob · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed reading book 2

[Javier Campos · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quería darle más puntos por ka historia pero pasar de Gary Frank a Leonard kirk en serio te priva de la experiencia

[Nicolas · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice to see Superman and Power Girl, and bonus points for Supergirl’s snow outfit, but honestly I don’t get this run. The whole Linda/Mae/Supergirl angle Is just too messy.

[Davide Saladino · Rating 3 out of 5]

Discreta gestione fin'ora. Migliora un po' andando sempre più avanti.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

unbelievable

So I’m supposed to believe that cool skater girl Linda Danvers dresses like Peggy Hill for a date?

In seriousness: a fun read/trip down memory lane.

[Howell Murray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Story keeps developing, tho there are a few generic superhero tails here. But we learn more about Matrix.

[Kamen Rider Ben · Rating 4 out of 5]

más cerca del 3.5 que el 4, pero aún así destacable, difícil que peter David escriba algo malo

[Victor Orozco · Rating 2 out of 5]

Still pretty weird.

The stories of Linda Danvers/Supergirl continue with further delving into her town with various events that require Supergirl to save the day. But also her friends and her family play a part of her life. Cults and magic lead to a dangerous demon called Satanus and a powerful Irish mystical being called the Silver Banshee.

This and some involvement with Superman as well as some local happenings with her family and friends kind of make it stick out like a sore thumb. Not to mention that strange story at the end.

D-

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

via NYPL - Fun, surprising superhero work, effectively building its own mythology. Strong artwork from Leonard Kirk in most of the book. Once again, the Annual is skippable.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Reread this on Kindle, thoroughly enjoyed it. Great character work, fun plots, fascinating new mythology unfolding, and very good artwork. Yeah, the Annual (by other creators) is tepid, but Peter David and Leonard Kirk are on point.