Supergirl: Being Super #1 Review

Writer: Mariko Tomaki / Artist: Joëlle Jones / DC Comics Supergirl: Being Super is the newest origin story of our favorite Kryptonian cousin who’s been getting quite the attention lately. Between her TV show recently added to the Arrowverse and Steve Orlando’s Supergirl series from DC’s successful “Rebirth,” Kara Danvers is becoming more of a superhero household name and DC seems to be looking to cash in by giving more of what the people want. Enter Supergirl: Being Super by Mariko Tamaki, and right off the bat it separates itself from other Supergirl stories by focusing less on the heroics, and instead taking the riskier move to focus more on her relationships and development as a teenager.

While most readers pick up a DC or Marvel title for its action and adventure, Supergirl: Being Super offers less of both in hopes that readers can appreciate Kara more for her humanity than her heroic abilities. It makes for a slower read, learning about her friends and family and the important roles they play in her life, and so far it plays out well over a double-stuffed 50-pages issue that feels more like 20. Getting to know her friends is fun, with quippy dialogue blended with the adoration found in close-knit friend circles; all the while Kara narrates her life, how she feels, and what she’s learning about herself as she comes of age. If you read Being Super with expectations of fast-action heroics like the other ongoing iterations of her character, you will undoubtedly be disappoin…