Supergirl #51 - DC

I have to say . . the majority of this issue is kind of frustrating. I mean . . Connor and the Legion have come to try to help the Kryptonians, and save all the various races that are trapped aboard Brainiac's spaceship. But Zod has branded them all 'alien terrorists', so . . their hands are kind of tied. They're being attacked by both sides of this conflict. But by the end of the issue, things have started to sort themselves out. It seems that Zod and Ursa are starting to show their true colors. I believe that they are up to more than we know. Also, Kara has stepped up and helped to push her mother to use her position of authority more constructively. First she helps to sort out the confusion about Connor and the Legion, both with her mother and with the rest of the council. Which pisses Zod off to no end when they are all granted a pardon. And then I think Kara has pushed Alura to think about who's really running this planet . . her, and the council . . or Zod? I'm thinking that besides this attack by Brainiac, there also may be a form of civil war in New Krypton's future. One of the main reasons they aren't having any success against Brainiac is that the whole society is split into factions. And none of the factions seem to be willing to help the others. They need a leader that will tear down these walls. And, with the Legion pardoned, the issue ends with them all . . as well and Supergirl and Connor, heading off to help Superman and Mon-El aboard Brainiac's ship. Which leads us into Superman #698. I thought that Sterling Gates and Jamal Igle did a great job with this issue. They moved the story along, and we got more of a feeling of how things are shaping up on New Krypton. Not just with the attack, but with the society as a whole. Or . . the pieces that it's in right now. Which I think is exactly how Zod wanted it. He's a crafty SOB!