My only qualm is that I don’t think DC knows who Supergirl is. Is she the confused firebrand from her own series, the Mary Sue from Legion, or this hybrid of the two? I like her in Legion, and like her here, but I wonder why the editors can’t decide “this is who she is”.

I know what you mean, it took some getting used to, but it actually makes sense. The Mary Sue is a year younger than the confused firebrand, what with the infinite crisis and all. I guess during the course of the Legion-series we’re gonna see some dark development there…

If it was up to me though, I’d want the character to be similar to the way she was portrayed in the Justice League Unlimited cartoon, as it is probably my favorite version in general.

Seconded. The JLU Powergirl was pretty cool too.

My only qualm is that I don’t think DC knows who Supergirl is. Is she the confused firebrand from her own series, the Mary Sue from Legion, or this hybrid of the two? I like her in Legion, and like her here, but I wonder why the editors can’t decide “this is who she is”.

Yeah, I can’t quite figure this out myself. For me, the hybrid Supergirl that appears here is the best version that’s appeared in comics. A fine mix of farm girl naiveté, cleverness and the ability to smash things to bits. I’m not really a big fan of her new series, even though every now and then there’s a issue that is fairly entertaining.

If it was up to me though, I’d want the character to be similar to the way she was portrayed in the Justice League Unlimited cartoon, as it is probably my favorite version in general.

My only qualm is that I don’t think DC knows who Supergirl is. Is she the confused firebrand from her own series, the Mary Sue from Legion, or this hybrid of the two? I like her in Legion, and like her here, but I wonder why the editors can’t decide “this is who she is”.

Actually, Murdoch can just say that the girl told him she was 18 and get away with it because really, how could he tell.

“Seriously, Officer, she totally smelled 18…”

No. Daredevil is just plain blind to the existence of those laws. It’s a hole in his law school education.

Actually, Murdoch can just say that the girl told him she was 18 and get away with it because really, how could he tell.

Here’s one of my regular questions in my search for new books….how accessible is this book? Dropping a lot of Marvel stuff, so I got more money to spare, and Perez is always an attraction on any book. I pretty much have no knowledge of the DCU, but that page in the review looks pretty funny, actually. Think I’d be able to follow and understand, in general?

Just so long as it’s not as self-indulgent as the ill-fated Marvel Team-Up…

Not a problem. It’s a very approachable book. In fact, it would be a book I would specifically recommend to DC newcomers. It’s very continuity light.

No. Daredevil is just plain blind to the existence of those laws. It’s a hole in his law school education.

Touche!

Here’s one of my regular questions in my search for new books….how accessible is this book? Dropping a lot of Marvel stuff, so I got more money to spare, and Perez is always an attraction on any book. I pretty much have no knowledge of the DCU, but that page in the review looks pretty funny, actually. Think I’d be able to follow and understand, in general?

Just so long as it’s not as self-indulgent as the ill-fated Marvel Team-Up…

Does this mean Daredevil is similarly immune?

No. Daredevil is just plain blind to the existence of those laws. It’s a hole in his law school education.

Now before anybody labels my a hypocrite, I’ll readily admit I look at 16 and 17 year old girls and have to remind myself that they aren’t really adults yet. Yes, Hal gives Kara the whole speech about not hitting on everything with two legs, but that’s not enough; he should have never been tempted in the first place. My problem isn’t that an older man gets tempted by a teen girl; my problem is that it was Hal Jordan. If we only held superheroes to the same set of standards that we hold ourselves, they wouldn’t be very super would they?

I’m usually with you on this kind of thing, D3, that heroes are supposed to be held to a higher standard. But the Hal/Kara flirtation, and Hal’s obvious discomfort with it being used for comedic value, were some of my favorite parts of Brave and the Bold #3, and here’s why:

1) As Sean points out, Hal does have a bit of a history with the underage ladies
2) It was funny, and Hal was basically acting like a horndog pilot (which he is) trying to restrain those tendencies in the name of being a role model and hero (which he also is). I liked the struggle, I found it in character, and again, I found it kind of cute and funny.

Just not as funny as this rationale for it.

I like perv Hal. I like to think that the man with no fear would fear no statutory rape law.

Does this mean Daredevil is similarly immune?

Though, the running gag that Hal has to keep reminding himself every time Supergirl flirts with him or throws sexual advances his way, that she’s in fact 17 years old and in many ways just a kid, is classic.

It didn’t feel classic to me. In fact, it felt like Hal Jordan spent more time perving on an underage girl than solving a mystery in this issue. My big question is: When is the porno music going to kick in?

Now you could say that I’ve just seen too many pornos (and you would be right) but the whole teen girl in knee high boots and short skirt flirting with the older authority figure, who has to continually remind himself that he shouldn’t go there, is THE classic porno introduction.

Now before anybody labels my a hypocrite, I’ll readily admit I look at 16 and 17 year old girls and have to remind myself that they aren’t really adults yet. Yes, Hal gives Kara the whole speech about not hitting on everything with two legs, but that’s not enough; he should have never been tempted in the first place. My problem isn’t that an older man gets tempted by a teen girl; my problem is that it was Hal Jordan. If we only held superheroes to the same set of standards that we hold ourselves, they wouldn’t be very super would they?