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Title: Superman's Little Sis! Post by: Kal's Pal on May 30, 2004, 06:29:16 AM Hi guys, I'm a newcomer to the Supes comics the last few months, and in looking over some Silver Age tales, I gotta admit I'm really enjoying some of the appearances of Supergirl. I feel there's a great big brother/little sister dynamic between Kal and Kara (yeah, I know they're cousins!), and I feel this is one of the strengths of Kara's character - and it's definitely something I hope comes back after the current Superman\Batman arc. Comments? :)
Title: Re: Superman's Little Sis! Post by: dto on May 30, 2004, 12:27:08 PM The Silver Age Kara Zor-El early years were a delight. Especially when she was still Superman's "Secret Weapon" Kara had to be very inventive -- trying to assist her cousin and do good deeds while remaining undetected! Her sparkling personality also made her one of Superman's best supporting characters -- her optimism and steadfast belief in Good was one of the things most sorely missed with her passing. I always thought that her death in the Crisis truly marked the End of Innocence in DC.
The new Kara won't be a return to the past -- we still don't know much about her (or even if she's really who she says she is!), but her personality has more of an "edge". Perhaps that's a reflection of modern times and possibly more realistic. (She's just recently lost her family and homeworld -- that should cause some post-traumatic stress and anger issues. In contrast, the Silver-Age Kara was all smiles and overly-eager to dive into her role as Supergirl when she arrived -- unless she was deliberatively immersing herself headlong into her new surroundings to crowd out her tragic memories, this doesn't seem normal behavior for a disaster survivor.) Also, will the new Kara accept the role of "younger cousin" and blindly accept Superman's lead? Most likely not! She's a contemporary young woman who's already showing her independence, and she was originally Kal-El's OLDER cousin. I think we're going to see a personality more akin to the assertive Kara Zor-L Power Girl than the first Kara Zor-El Supergirl. We shall see... Title: Re: Superman's Little Sis! Post by: Megatron on May 31, 2004, 08:53:02 PM To me there is sort of 'innocence' quality i like about the older books. Some of the stuff out there today freaks me out a bit lol
Title: Re: Superman's Little Sis! Post by: darkmark90 on July 29, 2004, 08:31:52 PM Megatron, I think you've got it...to me, Kara was the NICEST superheroine around, and that's why I still love her.
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