Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow

I realize, and accept, that Tim King can be a very verbose comic writer. His storytelling usually benefits from this style, however Supergirl is just long & exposition heavy and did not work for me. Love the art though.

My least favorite King book.

really really special. the art is incredible, the true grit story is always compelling, I love the way supergirl is characterized here. Stuff like this makes me want to dive deeper into comics, especially ones from marvel and dc. I really hope they make that movie!!

This is a rather unusual comic. The basic plot is simple enough: a young woman from a primitive planet seeks vengeance for the death of her father and accompanies Supergirl on a journey across space to find the killer. But it's the way that it's written that makes it stand out. It's told entirely from Ruthvye's perspective, a woman hero-worshipping Supergirl and seeing her deeds from outside, and it's largely in first-person prose, written in a lyrical style that befits a fantasy tale more than science fiction.

This could, I acknowledge, be problematic for some readers; both the style and the extent of the prose could prove heavy-going. This is something that I usually find doesn't work well in comics, but, on this occasion I felt that it did, giving an otherworldly tone to the story and lifting it above the mundane. It's also quite dark in places, with more blood than I'd expect in a comic featuring this particular character. It leaps along, cutting out the detail of many of the events, even when the narrator experiences them directly, but does so in a way that manages to keep the focus on what matters, especially her growing relationship with Supergirl. And I have to say that the art is gorgeous, enhancing the ‘fantasy' vibe.