Supergirl #24 - DC

I like this book, and I love this character, but, as with the last blog, I worry about the future of it. Kelley Puckett is doing a good job with the stories. In the recent interaction between her and Superman, in regard to the Green Lantern conflict, we saw the story solely from Kara's perspective. Which I thought was good, because it shows how hard she's willing to work to garner her cousin's approval and respect. I also, for the most part, like what Drew Johnson's brought to the table visually. Some of it seems . . well . . simple. But then other panels, such as the ones in the beginning, when she's flying through space, are perfect. However, and here's where I think the problem lies, this book started out so strong. Joe Kelly, Greg Rucka and Ian Churchill really gave the series a fantastic kick start. And especially coming right out of the Superman / Batman book, and the Ed McGuinness story-line. But, I'm afraid, whatever's done now is going to be compared to that work. And let's face it, as talented as these guys are, it's going to be very hard to fill those shoes. But, with this story-line, we have the start of a neat concept. And one that, from my recollection, is the first time it's been approached in a comic series. Basically it's playing on the laws of physics. The stars that we see in the sky now . . the flickers of light . . are actually like watching reruns. Because of the vastness of space, the time it takes light to travel from it's origin to where we can see it, what we see is actually years, if not decades, behind what's actually going on. A star could be burned out for years before we know it, because we're seeing the after images of it's incandescence. Well, along these lines, in their recent skirmish, Superman had the Lanterns set up an antenna array wide enough to focus the visible light from a ship they were tracking. Afterwards, before they took it away, it dawned on Superman that they were about 30 light-years from Krypton. He surmised that with their vision powers and this array, they would basically be able to see in to the past and witness the final days of Krypton. He immediately wanted to show this to Kara, kind of as a present to her. However, what he doesn't realize is that while he doesn't have any clear memories of that time . . he was an infant after all . . Kara was actually a teen-ager. So while it is a gift, it's also a burden, because these were also the final days that she spent on the planet, and with her parents. Like I said, a neat idea. I really do like this book. I just worry about it. This is what? . . . it's 4th or 5th incarnation. And no matter how much the readers love this character, it always seems to struggle in the long stretch. So my hopes are . . this time it'll make it. Please!