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Quick Thoughts on Supergirl 20
Supergirl looks amazing. Full stop. I love the art, no questions asked.

I don't so much like *her*.

That isn't entirely true. I like her quite a lot. She's eminently likeable: she's caring, compassionate, passionate, and believably flawed.

What she isn't is the Kara I'd been coming to recognize. She isn't snarky, she isn't bratty, she isn't "a crazy chick." This Supergirl is simple. She's sweet, uncomplicated, a genuinely nice person who makes teenage mistakes. Impulsive, young, confused, A Good Person. If you've ever pictured a Supergirl in your head as The Iconic Supergirl, this one probably has a lot in common with that portrayal.

She's kind of like Steph. Only without any of Steph's edges, and I *like* edges.

I liked the crazy, messed-up, fucked-up, Bat Supergirl. (Even though the crystals were stupid.) I liked the Kara from the Infinite Holiday Special, the one from the last few issues of SUPERGIRL, the one who hit my Even Robin buttons. The one I desperately wanted to introduce to Rose. This one... doesn't ping me. She pings a lot of other people, and I see why Ami Angelwings adores her.

Me? I find her kind of boring.

I'll buy the book, though, with art like that. Because Supergirl looks *human*, she looks like a teenage girl, and I am ecstatic about that. People, her boots have *tread*. She has *shorts* under that skirt, and the upskirt shot *made sense for the story*. It was stunning. I am still in happy gleeful shock. Supergirl and Cassie looked a little too much alike for my tastes, but man, oh man, as long as Renato Guedes is on this title DC has my money.

P.S. Check out this piece for auction. Got $70 USD clunking around? There are worse things it could be spent on than this picture.