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October 20, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Linkfest: Hey, Supergirl!

October 20, 2008 by Brigid Alverson   Leave a Comment

I saw this in the October Previews and was very excited: DC is putting out an all-ages Supergirl comic, Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the Eighth Grade. Newsarama has a four-page preview to whet our appetites. The art is simple and stylized, and it looks like there will be a strong dose of humor.

The standard depictions of Supergirl have gotten a lot of criticism recently from comics readers for depicting Supergirl as either really stupid or overly sexualized (she’s supposed to be 16). The handling of the character got so much negative reaction that in January 2007, DC editor actually asked women to give Supergirl another chance, a plea that was met with hoots of derision.

The new incarnation is meeting with more enthusiasm, however.

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Kirk Chritton interviews Halo and Sprocket creator Kerry Callen about the creative process at ComicsCareer.com.

Johanna Draper Carlson came back from Small Press Expo with a stack of graphic novels, including Emiko Superstar and the latest Baby-Sitters Club GN.
Good news for fans of Looking Glass Wars: The LGW website has a Hatter M comic and lots more goodies. The Hatter M trade paperback is due out soon; watch this site for reviews.

And Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner has a new website up as well.

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The Friends of Lulu blog has a rundown of Archie comics being released in October.

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About Brigid Alverson

Brigid Alverson, the editor of the Good Comics for Kids blog, has been reading comics since she was 4. She has an MFA in printmaking and has worked as a book editor and a newspaper reporter; now she is assistant to the mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts. In addition to editing GC4K, she writes about comics and graphic novels at MangaBlog, SLJTeen, Publishers Weekly Comics World, Comic Book Resources, MTV Geek, and Good E-Reader.com. Brigid is married to a physicist and has two daughters in college, which is why she writes so much. She was a judge for the 2012 Eisner Awards.

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