I liked this issue . . both the story and the art, but overall . . . it just felt like a lesson in futility. I like what Kelley Puckett is trying to do here. The lesson, for Supergirl, is that even with her incredible powers . . she's not a god. There are some things she just can't do. And there comes a time when you just have to throw in the towel. You can try over and over to fix something, but . . some things are unfix-able. In the case of this little boy, Tommy, Kara's come up short over and over. She's tried to tackle the problem from every angle she can think of . . . and some she shouldn't have even thought of. But . . she's making no head-way. I think part of the problem . . the reason she won't give up, is because Kal-el keeps telling her she should. I think she just wants to prove him wrong. Or at least wrong about her. But she's acting like the spoiled teen-ager who thinks she has all the answers, when she doesn't even know all of the questions. She doesn't know what she doesn't know. And even after this issue . . the torment to Tommy's parents . . she still refuses to give up, and the story's going to be continued in the next issue. But hey, if the story can get me to think about something this much . . it must've made an impact. Right? Brad Walker does the art. He first showed up in . . I think it was, Action Comics . . a year or so ago. For the short time he's been on the job . . the guy has some huge talent. He's not quite there yet, but . . he's very, very close. He show's some moments of brilliance. But really . . . I think Supergirl just needs to let it go.
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