Supergirl #34 - DC

This issue a new creative team takes over. Sterling Gates is now the regular writer. I'm not sure what he's done before, or what his background is, but . . this first story shows a lot of promise. He really covers all of Kara's core characters. The new penciller is Jamal Igle. His work in this issue looks fantastic. He's been a promising artist for a few years now, who's gradually gotten more and more work. And rightfully so. This issue looks great. It's easily his best work to date. Basically this new direction seems to be about Kara finding herself . . or rather, finding a life for herself. As Clark suggests, she's Supergirl 24/7 . . trying to help everyone and anyone who needs her. But in order for her to gain a perspective on the people she's trying to serve . . she needs to live among them . . experience first hand their trials and tribulations. He's suggesting a secret identity. Kara tried that a few issues back, but it lasted for like a day and a half. The first chance she got, she jumped at being Supergirl again. She has lots of friends and colleagues . . the Titans, Clark, Wonder Woman, Cassie, the Kents . . but it's Lana Lang who actually does the most when she comes to her aide. Lana herself has been kind of lost after losing her job with LexCorp, so she decides that since they're in similar predicaments that they'll also find the solution together. Lana decides to accept the job offer that Perry White has been trying to shove down her throat, and the first day on the job she introduces everyone to her niece . . Linda Lang. I think it's an interesting new direction, and hopefully this one will stick. This is like the third new direction since this books inception. However, I'm just happy that the book is sticking around. I really like the Supergirl character but I don't think that she's ever really gotten the attention that she deserves. And by attention, I mean the attention of talented creators that will do her character justice. This series kind of started out that way, but then . . it kind of floundered in the middle a little bit. Hopefully, now we'll get things back on track. I guess . . only time will tell.