REVIEW: Supergirl #2
Supergirl #2, “Misadventures in Midvale: Part 2” quickly dives into the origins of the imposter Supergirl and pivots the story a bit to their perspective. We also pick up directly with Lena Luthor following the events of “Superman” #26. There’s plenty of possible hijinks in store now that Kara and Lena are working together.
The standard cover is by Sophie Campbell. The fun poking piece lets us know this is a light hearted tale while teasing some epic action with Titano. Taking on cover art, interior art, and writing is an impressive feat and it’s nice to know Campbell has a sense of humor about her work.
Stanley “Artgerm” Lau’s variant is stunning as usual. Kara does the classic ripping of a shirt to turn into Supergirl. Only she’s more sensible than her cousin because her top has a zipper preventing any real damage to her clothes.
The incentive variant by David Talaski is my personal favorite. Supergirl waves to a couple of kids as she’s just got changed in an old timey phone booth. There’s a Norman Rockwell wholesomeness about the piece that just makes you feel good inside.
Honestly, all the variants are fantastic this issue. Take a look at these covers by Saowee, Homare, and Mirka Andolfo.
Sophie Campbell and Colorist Tamra Bonvillain do an exceptional job as the interior art team. Lena’s new design has her visibly showing her rebellion against Lex and having her work with Kara feels reminiscent of the old CW show. The fight with Titano feels both threatening and humorous which really solidifies the tone of the series thus far. There’s even a fun “new costume” montage which has us wondering if Kara’s switching her look yet again.
Sophie Campbell, lettered by Becca Carey, wastes no time revealing the identity of Kara’s imposter in “Supergirl” #2. There’s no question how unstable this new reimagined character is and her existence shows just how much research Campbell has put into this project. She is very creatively merging aspects of Supergirl’s history together and making the character very approachable in the process. Although the themes of the story are, for the most part, realistic and relatable the overall mood of the book doesn’t take itself too seriously. This gives it a sense of Silver Age nostalgia with modern day sensibilities.
(7/10) The tone of this book definitely leans towards a YT Reader category, which in and of itself isn’t bad. It does mean some interactions and pacing’s feel a little over played, but this is only issue #2 so there’s plenty of space to twist it up a bit. The impressive work of Sophie Campbell as writer and artist is solid enough to keep me intrigued which makes this a great All Ages issue.
