In regards to Dylans last comment about the PAD Series... While he might have held on to the mystical aspect of Supergirl a little too long, you have to admit that any other series starring that Supergirl would have flopped.
Actually, I don't believe that at all.
I do admit that Peter David is a fantastic writer... (even if he wasn't, he's doing something I'm not...making money at it :lol: ) But I don't think he was the only one that could have done a successful Supergirl. (But he may have been the only one willing to take on the job :lol: )
And I don't believe that he had to use the mystical/religious hooks to make Supergirl viable. In fact, I think, in the end, that was the downfall. Because he alienated too many fans with it in the first place and then more when it drug on too long (and he originally did not WANT to end the angel-girl thing....read his foreword in the MHR TBP)...the fact that he was constantly being asked when it would end showed that even those that liked the initial story thought it had gone on too long and it was past time to move on andgo back to writing about Supergirl.
Having said that, I think it was just a case of stubborness on PAD's part. The man had the talent to make just about anything work without resorting to the mystical and/or religious trappings.
In retrospect, I have to say that I never disliked PAD, I was just disappointed in hiim. He could have done so much more. He could have made the angel-girl thing a very short lived story and gone on to bigger and better things. I think he just made the wrong choice by sticking with it much too long.
The jump in sales with the re-introduction of Kara (I think that should have told some one something :lol: ) was a good clue that the readers were not tired of Supergirl...but rather tired of PAD's Supergirl. It didn't matter that he had ended the angel-girl thing.....it had gone on too long and people had written him off. A case of too little too late.
Now personally, I really enjoyed MHR. But that is about all of his run that I DID enjoy.
Of course, I am glad that people enjoyed his entire run...I just can't claim to be one of those people :lol:
Dylan