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3.0

This was goofy and lighthearted and pretty fun.

When I read some JSA, right away I liked Stargirl a lot. The teenager who just tries to do her best to help people. Loved the idea and the way she was. So it's nice to see her Origin story and how she was abit of a brat to a true heroic hero. This is basically her and her stepdad Pat as they begin their adventures together fighting crime. The regular classroom drama, mixed with some fighting, and a little of family meltdown, and you have this title.

Good: The art is cartoony as hell but really funny. The fights look pretty cool because of the wonky art. I really dug Courtney as a character here, even if she was a little full of herself and kind of bitchy at points. Her age shows teenagers are assholes most of the time. However, her relationship with her step father grew in a way I enjoyed.

Bad: It's goofy and so nothing feels scary or really any stakes. Also, while the dialogue is fun, it's dated as hell. Late 90's, early 2000's slang and dress code can either be a make it break it thing. I loved the design but the slang...not so much.

Overall, fun and cool to see where Stargirl came from. If anything else it made me give the earlier JSA comics another try! A 3 out of 5.