SUPERGIRL #30

Acceptance

August 2008

Written by Will Pfeiffer

Pencils by Ron Randall

Inks by Ron Randall

Cover by Drew Johnson and Ray Snyder

Synopsis

In space, Supergirl hears Livewire creating a commotion, so the Teen of Steel flied down to stop her from harming anyone.   The bystanders, however, are upset that Superman never showed.  Kara feels lost, unable to find her place on Earth and unable to remember Krypton.  Afterwards, Supergirl visits Batman; he suggests she talk to Kal.  Kara retrieves the ship used to transport her to Earth to see if her father left behind crystals like Superman’s father, but she finds nothing.  She then goes to the Fortress of Solitude and activates the crystals, hoping to talk to Jor-el.  She can’t talk to him, but he does reveal that Kara’s parents sacrificed everything to get her off the planet with the hope that Krypton will live through her, that Kal-el will learn about Krypton from her.  Later, Kara returns to Kryptonian space to say goodbye to her parents. 

Review by Binkley (e-mail)

This issue came out of nowhere, so either I was not paying attention or DC made a last minute change.  First, regular writer Kelley Puckett is missing completely.  Second, none of the plot threads from the last several issues are addressed at all in this one.  Hell, after the cliffhanger from the last issue, to get this issue was really a shock.  But I think what was more shocking is how good this issue was and how well Pfeifer understands the character of Supergirl.  Moreover, for a fill-in issue, Pfeifer manages to make the story connect and resonate with what has come before.  Not so much with Puckett’s run on the book, but definitely to Joe Kelly’s run (in which Supergirl thought she was supposed to kill Superman).  This issue actually works better as a finale to that run that the rushed issue we did receive.  It shows Kara coming to grips with the circumstances that brought her to Earth and the situation that she has found herself in, something that Kelly touched upon during his run.  It is good stuff.  I wouldn’t mind if Pfeifer returned to write some more of this book.

Why is Supergirl’s ship in Antarctica?  Didn’t she land in Gotham Bay (as see in this issue)?  Is there an in-story reason that I’ve missed or is this just continuity error?  I don’t see any reason why the ship needed to be under ice, so I can’t imagine Pfeifer or editorial thinking there was a need to move it from the Bay (unless the ice was supposed to evoke the Fortress of Solitude since Kara was trying to find crystals like the ones Superman has).  Heh.  I think I might’ve answered my own question.  

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