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Jayson
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(1) I'm just going to assume Comet the Super-Horse was reintroduced into continuity some time during Infinite Frontier, because... well, Tom King can't be that inept a storyteller, right?
- Comet can't have just parachuted in from obscurity for this, right?
- Though, if I've been convinced of anything having read this book, it's that Tom King is an inept storyteller.
— 6 hours, 31 min ago
Notes:
(1) I'm just going to assume Comet the Super-Horse was reintroduced into continuity some time during Infinite Frontier, because... well, Tom King can't be that inept a storyteller, right?
- Comet can't have just parachuted in from obscurity for this, right?
- Though, if I've been convinced of anything having read this book, it's that Tom King is an inept storyteller.
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Jayson
is on page 211 of 223
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(1) So, the ending only underscored my feeling throughout this ordeal. Which is to say, "What was the point of all this? And why did I have to endure it?"
- I'd like to think there was some lesson learned, but there kind of wasn't.
- The plot, it seems to me, was just a reason to have a misery-based road trip and bond over mutual angst.
(2) At least the art was cool.
— 5 hours, 15 min ago
Notes:
(1) So, the ending only underscored my feeling throughout this ordeal. Which is to say, "What was the point of all this? And why did I have to endure it?"
- I'd like to think there was some lesson learned, but there kind of wasn't.
- The plot, it seems to me, was just a reason to have a misery-based road trip and bond over mutual angst.
(2) At least the art was cool.
Jayson
is on page 160 of 223
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(1) We get a retcon/retelling of Supergirl's origin.
- Why here? I don't know. Probably just another way to stretch and kill time, like every issue's been from #2 onward.
(2) It's not even a focused origin retelling. It's basically something for Ruthye to talk about while Supergirl outruns a magic orb.
- So, albeit doing its best to milk emotion, it feels impersonal.
— 9 hours, 0 min ago
Notes:
(1) We get a retcon/retelling of Supergirl's origin.
- Why here? I don't know. Probably just another way to stretch and kill time, like every issue's been from #2 onward.
(2) It's not even a focused origin retelling. It's basically something for Ruthye to talk about while Supergirl outruns a magic orb.
- So, albeit doing its best to milk emotion, it feels impersonal.
Jayson
is on page 135 of 223
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(1) Supergirl's totally incapacitated—weakened and delirious if most-of-the-time unconscious.
- Which, while a welcome break from all the depression and general misery, means we're stuck with just Ruthye and her maddening, overcomplicated, old-timey inner monologue.
- Though, I must say, fitting for a story all about enduring pain, waiting for unpleasantness to pass.
— 11 hours, 10 min ago
Notes:
(1) Supergirl's totally incapacitated—weakened and delirious if most-of-the-time unconscious.
- Which, while a welcome break from all the depression and general misery, means we're stuck with just Ruthye and her maddening, overcomplicated, old-timey inner monologue.
- Though, I must say, fitting for a story all about enduring pain, waiting for unpleasantness to pass.
Jayson
is on page 109 of 223
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(1) Where's the fun drunk Supergirl from the first issue? She was actually interesting!
- Ever since, she's been a morose, milquetoast do-gooder.
(2) WTF? Is this whole series just going to be: visit a new planet, witness horrors, get depressed, repeat?
- I mean... help dig hundreds of graves, be a literal punching bag, watch snuff films, attend a public execution...
— 15 hours, 10 min ago
Notes:
(1) Where's the fun drunk Supergirl from the first issue? She was actually interesting!
- Ever since, she's been a morose, milquetoast do-gooder.
(2) WTF? Is this whole series just going to be: visit a new planet, witness horrors, get depressed, repeat?
- I mean... help dig hundreds of graves, be a literal punching bag, watch snuff films, attend a public execution...
Jayson
is on page 83 of 223
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(1) I don't know what the point is of this whole Maypole episode, except to deliberately depress people.
- Supergirl discovers an idyllic town has a dark secret... that's it, end of story.
(2) I've said it before, but if Tom King ever writes a story NOT about loneliness and depression, I'll be there for it.
- In the meantime, loneliness and depression is what we get.
— 16 hours, 46 min ago
Notes:
(1) I don't know what the point is of this whole Maypole episode, except to deliberately depress people.
- Supergirl discovers an idyllic town has a dark secret... that's it, end of story.
(2) I've said it before, but if Tom King ever writes a story NOT about loneliness and depression, I'll be there for it.
- In the meantime, loneliness and depression is what we get.
Jayson
is on page 57 of 223
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(1) The ending bit about Krypto was almost enough for me to forget how tediously slow the rest of it was... almost.
- We have an entire issue of Ruthye singing Supergirl's praises, in her wretchedly wordy way, as they travel coach and make pit stops at space terminals.
- There's a whole sequence where Supergirl teaches the bumpkin medieval girl how to wash her hands.
— Jun 30, 2026 11:40PM
Notes:
(1) The ending bit about Krypto was almost enough for me to forget how tediously slow the rest of it was... almost.
- We have an entire issue of Ruthye singing Supergirl's praises, in her wretchedly wordy way, as they travel coach and make pit stops at space terminals.
- There's a whole sequence where Supergirl teaches the bumpkin medieval girl how to wash her hands.
Jayson
is on page 31 of 223
Notes:
(1) I hate this narrator! Not necessarily her character (yet), but how she speaks in a super-verbose, faux-medieval fantasy, "Game of Thrones" prose—it's an absolute slog!
(2) I like that Ruthye assumes Supergirl's outfit is some kind of underwear.
- If intentional, it's an oblique reference to what's often said about Superman: that he wears underwear on the outside.
— Jun 30, 2026 08:50PM
Notes:
(1) I hate this narrator! Not necessarily her character (yet), but how she speaks in a super-verbose, faux-medieval fantasy, "Game of Thrones" prose—it's an absolute slog!
(2) I like that Ruthye assumes Supergirl's outfit is some kind of underwear.
- If intentional, it's an oblique reference to what's often said about Superman: that he wears underwear on the outside.
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Notes:
(1) Contrary to common perception, I'm not reading this now because of the new "Supergirl" film.
- It just happens I recently read "Helen of Wyndhorn" and feel like reading more Bilquis Evely—Tom King I can take or leave.
(2) I'm still back reading Rebirth, and wouldn't usually jump to Infinite Frontier, but I've been reliably informed that this is firmly standalone.
— Jun 26, 2026 05:55PM
Notes:
(1) Contrary to common perception, I'm not reading this now because of the new "Supergirl" film.
- It just happens I recently read "Helen of Wyndhorn" and feel like reading more Bilquis Evely—Tom King I can take or leave.
(2) I'm still back reading Rebirth, and wouldn't usually jump to Infinite Frontier, but I've been reliably informed that this is firmly standalone.
