SUPERGIRL #1

STORY: Steve Orlando ART: Brian Ching , Michael Atiyeh

REVIEW: Itâ€™s pretty clear DC Comics wants to forgo everything that took place in the Supergirl New 52 series. Steve Orlando didnâ€™t address any of it in the Rebirth issue and now here in the new series there is only a vague one off panel tying into the early issue of that series. Here it seems (from what Iâ€™ve been told by fans) the comic is trying to mimic aspects of the show in tone, and sort of reworking the history and persona of the character. We have Supergirl, being forced to take the civilian guise of Kara Danvers with Human parents, all orchestrated by an organization called the D.E.O. (Dept. Extranormal Operations). Thanks to the D.E.O. Supergirl has seemingly regained lost powers (something Iâ€™m guessing that happened before Rebirth #1 in the previous Supergirl series). Cameron Chase is the Director of the D.E.O . and has assigned Supergirl her parents as well as the person giving Kara orders. This time around, writer Steve Orlando has Kara doing her own thing taking down some terrorists and thugs, but getting in trouble for acting outside her â€œordersâ€. So itâ€™s established there will be a â€œyou donâ€™t control meâ€ â€œyes we doâ€ dynamic between Supergirl and the D.E.O. That type of story has worked before and can possibly carry this series for a bit, but hopefully it wonâ€™t get too annoying with a constantly â€œyou canâ€™t do that!â€ â€œyes I can!â€ argument. Iâ€™d also like to see how the series addresses Karaâ€™s cousin, Supermanâ€™s apparent Death and Return (the current pre-new 52 Superman! Confusing I know!). The big reveal here is that the Cyborg Superman of this world is Karaâ€™s father and heâ€™s here to take over! Can Supergirl stop him? Stay tuned for next issue! And I will if Brian Ching stays on art duty! He nails this take on Supergirl and captures the fun young innocent version of the character. His facial expressions are top notch, and his action sequences also bring a lot of impact with them! He could be a break out star with this series, so keep reading folks!

Score: B+