NEWS
NEWSARAMA reviews SUPERGIRL #46
October 27, 2009
While the book covers have been reading "World Against Superman" for a few weeks now, underscoring a certain truth in advertising, it was starting to grate a little to see the protagonists of all these books take hit after hit week in, week out. Something coming out once a month can be a little more tolerable, so long as the story itself doesn't run too long, but when it's weekly output in following the assorted Superman books, it can feel like something one has to endure as a reader rather than enjoy. So it's where Supergirl #46 succeeded for me in that there was a nice, gratifying feeling of conflict resolution, fully mindful that the overarching "New Krypton" epic still has a long ways to go. Let's just say I fully expect to be reviewing an issue of Supergirl this time a year from now as it pertains to "New Krypton."
The fourth and final chapter of "The Hunt For Reactron" is rewarding in many respects, not the least being an energetic script by the combined talents of Sterling Gates and Greg Rucka, and some equally lively art by Jamal Igle and the backup team who clearly helped the story get out the door on time. As quick as I am to call out the pitfalls of fill-in assignments, whether it's seeing a few issues of a certain book derailed by an guest artist who fails to match the style, technique and mood of the regular artist, or a single issue not seamlessly play "back & forth" with a rotation of artists exchanging individual pages, I will gladly laud it if the situation is handled well. It is here in this book that two art teams shared the assignment, and I failed to find a shortcoming in the overall production.
