Finally a Supergirl book I can FULLY recommend. Why is that so hard to find?

Supergirl is a lot about Kara trying to find her place. Nothing new there. The book even opens up with "Where do I start? Oh yeah, same old story." and it knows it can't reinvent the wheel so instead it polishes it and makes a fun as heck read for one of our favorite female badasses! Kara going through learning who she is. Not in the sense of being a alien, which she gathers already. She's trying to find her place among her peers, her family, her purpose.

This is a origin story similar to American Alien. We get to know Kara more than seeing big epic fights with her unstoppable powers. This is about a 16 year old girl (maybe? She's not sure when she landed one earth in earth years) but she's ready to try her best to adjust. When loss and depression hit maybe this teenage girl's super powers won't do her any good.

Good: The art is great. At first I thought the faces looked odd but once I got into the groove loved how everything looked and flow. The scenes in the skies and such are breathtaking. I also thought the dialog, for the most part, was sharp and playful. The banter was current and the characters, especially supporting cast, all did well. I really enjoyed Kara's internal thoughts and hearing how she deals with problems was refreshing.

Bad: The two flaws I saw was sometimes the dialog was pretty bad. It wasn't often but the outburst from Kara's friend could have been written better. Also the pacing is way off. FAR too short. This needed atleast 2-3 more issues to really hit all the right notes.

Overall this is a really enjoyable fun origin story about Kara (more so than "Supergirl") and I'm very much okay with that. I think Mariko is a very solid writer, and she was just a bit rushed in production but I recommend this one to any fans of superhero stories with a lot of heart!