Summary: As R2 races off to save C3P0 from the clutches of Darth Vader, disabling Luke's X-Wing in the process, Luke turns to Kenobi's journal and uncovers a recounting of a mission by Yoda.
Plot: While the capture and rescue of Threepio isn't the most compelling of stories I still find myself a little cheated by what feels like filler. That isn't to say the Yoda story isn't without merit, but I feel like it would perhaps be served better as its own stand alone rather than an interlude and the same goes for R2s rescue story, what could have been a quick, fun slap stick one shot will now be stretched over two or more issues to accommodate the Yoda story. 
Art: Larroca's Yoda is fantastic, I loved the facial expressions he was able to convey and although I'm not a fan of the split story I look forward to seeing more of Yoda atleast visually.


Grade:7/10

Summary: Join us here for a day in the life of your average, ordinary, middle American, teenage girl...who just happens to be gifted with superhuman powers due to her kryptonian heritage! 

Plot: When I saw this cover in the solicits I thought to myself, "Are they really going to get this right this time?" I had a good feeling based on the tone of the cover and hopes were high, but it wasn't until I actually had it in my hands that I believed that someone had nailed how awesome Kara should have been all along, how awesome she was in my mind. I mean, Superman's story is great; he's the ultimate immigrant and outsider who makes good and finds his way in life and there are many different versions of the story that give you that great feel but Kara's tale, in my mind, has always felt more dynamic and yet there hasn't really been a story that adequetly captured that feeling to my satisfaction. She's not someone who finds out they are a strange visitor from another world and has to find a way to incorporate that into their being...she knows from day one that she is different, she wasn't an infant she was practically a woman grown when she had to leave her home. She knows who she is and knows that everything is different now and she has nothing left to do but make her own way. It's similar to Superman's journey, sure, but subtly different too, and that slight difference really matters in my head. And it obviously mattered to Mariko Tamaki too as for the first time she delivers that difference to the page. She captures all the wonderfully weird bits of an alien living your typically human life, and highlights all the blemishes we face every day. it's beautiful. It has a great supporting cast, Kara feels like a real person and you just never want it to end. This is how Supergirl should always have been and if baffles me that this isn't the "real" origin that she has in the DCU.

Art: Tamaki isn't the only one who gets what a Supergirl book should be either, Jones, Florea and Fitzpatrick really bring that same feel to the art as well. Together their look is light, energetic and natural which gives it that down home feel. What's greater is the diversity of the cast, not just in race and gender but in body types as well, no where is there a stick thin barbie doll or an over muscled adonis, everyone is different which gives it a great sense of realism that really hammers home the point of the narrative. 

Grade: 10/10  seriously, go out and buy this book!