tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post115749703323715614..comments2023-09-09T04:03:00.560-05:00Comments on The Fortress of Soliloquy: WholesomeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-1157582682570148202006-09-06T17:44:00.000-05:002006-09-06T17:44:00.000-05:00I wouldn't say that the pre-Crisis Supergirl was u...I wouldn't say that the pre-Crisis Supergirl was unsuccessful, not in the least. However, for ten years her adventures appeared primarily in Adventure Comics (IIRC), an anthology title which she shared with the Legion and various others until it finally became her version of "Action Comics" in '69, and she only maintained that position for a few years. Aside from the David series, she hasn't had a solo series go past 12 issues. Achieving solo control over Adventure was a testament to Supergirl's popularity, but it took ten years to happen, while her cousin starred in three books of his own (including Superboy). <BR/><BR/>Certainly the Silver Age Supergirl is the most well-remembered of the extended Super-family, enough that it warranted a movie about her, but memory doesn't translate into sales. It's one thing to know who a character is, it's quite another to actually buy the book. <BR/><BR/>It's because of this that I say Linda was the most successful version of the character (though certainly, pre-Crisis Kara would come very close behind), at least in terms of the comics, and not the general public.Tom Fosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796424725228769265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13848504.post-1157562966091660652006-09-06T12:16:00.000-05:002006-09-06T12:16:00.000-05:00I loved the Linda Danvers Supergirl as well, altho...I loved the Linda Danvers Supergirl as well, although it helped to concentrate more on Peter David's characterization and less on the character's convoluted origins (protoplasmic blob merged with satanist to become earth angel ...ouch!).<BR/><BR/>To be honest, the series also fell apart for me after the Carnivore arc. I would have rather left Matrix dead and buried and let Linda go about her own life as the new Supergirl without Twilight and all that other confusing stuff ...<BR/><BR/>But, to pick a nit, I wouldn't characterize the original Supergirl - who existed in print for more than 25 years - as unsuccessful.<BR/><BR/>I would argue that she was quite successful during the Weisinger era, where her adventures were less Superboy-lite than romance/fantasy comics written for girls. <BR/><BR/>It's not a formula that later writers were able to master (as the Bronze Age Supergirl proved, but Wonder Woman didn't fare much better), but it's the Silver Age character and the Silver Age storylines that people still remember fondly to this day.<BR/><BR/>Something must have worked back then.<BR/><BR/>I agree that Kara doesn't have to be wholesome. Like fairy tales, some of those Silver Age stories were quite dark (such as one where she was brainwashed to poison Superman. It ended with an entire race of criminals being murdered ...). <BR/><BR/>I would just like her to have a defined personality and storylines that are a bit more complex than superhero team-ups and less creepy than the Kandor incest arc.<BR/><BR/>It seems Joe Kelly is taking steps in that direction, and like you I'll stick with him until it gets botched.Marc Burkhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949686463975572297noreply@blogger.com