Supergirl #33 - DC

Well apparently Ron Randall will be taking over as the new artist in residence. That's cool for me. I think Ron is a hugely underrated talent. He hasn't gotten any real recognition since he did the Arion book way back when. But personally, I think he's very talented. Also that fantastic cover is by Stephane Roux. James Peaty has also come on board as the new writer. This issue Supergirl battles Clayface, and is set up by Empress. It seems that Anita's parents, who died and then came back as kids . . because of the magic and everything that Anita is mixed up in . . have been kidnapped by another magician, Rose. He's mad at the world, or more specifically the 'supers' in it, because of the tragedy in his life that happened when Doomsday came rampaging through Metropolis. Well, of course he blames Superman. He theorizes that if Superman weren't around, then these constant threats to the normal humans also wouldn't be around. So he wants to show the world that they really don't need the 'supers'. Therefore, by kidnapping Anita's parents, he black-mails her into setting Supergirl up. He plans on using magic to control her and then make her be an embarrassment, not only to the "S", but to the rest of the 'supers' as well. Long story short . . I know, to late . . Supergirl and Empress turn the tables on him. But I think, all of that wasn't really what the story was about. Supergirl needed some closure, after the last story arc, and I think that's what this story was all about. It got her mind off of things temporarily, and it made her realize that even though she couldn't save the boy, there were still other problems going on in the world. At the end she admits to Empress that maybe Rose did her a favor. "I've been spending to much time trying to fight things that I can't beat. Maybe it's time to get back to protecting people again . . . . some days you wake up and want to change the world. Others, you just want to break that same world in two. But most of the time you just have to get on with the business of living. Maybe I lost sight of that along the way. It won't happen again." I think it was a pretty good issue, for James' first time out. Now we'll just have to see if he can keep it up. I've always had high hopes for this book.