Supergirl: Being Super

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A Newsweek Best Graphic Novel of the Year! She's super-strong. She can fly. She crash-landed on Earth in a rocket ship. But for Kara Danvers, winning the next track meet, celebrating her 16th birthday and surviving her latest mega-zit are her top concerns. And with the help of her best friends and her kinda-infuriating-but-totally-loving adoptive parents, she just might be able to put her troubling dreams--shattered glimpses of another world--behind her. A Newsweek Best Graphic Novel of the Year! New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Honor-winning writer Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me) and Eisner Award-nominated artist Joelle Jones (Lady Killer, Catwoman) combine forces for a coming-of-age tale of Supergirl, presented with new color in an all-new format. Kara Danvers is super-strong. She can fly. She crash-landed on Earth in a rocket ship. But winning the next track meet, celebrating her sixteenth birthday, and surviving her latest mega-zit are her top concerns. And with the help of her best friends and her kinda-infuriating-but-totally-loving adoptive parents, she just might be able to put her troubling dreams--shattered glimpses of another world--behind her. That is, until an earthquake shatters her small town of Midvale...and uncovers secrets about her past she thought would always stay buried. The time has come for her to choose- Will she find a way to save her town and be super, or will she crash and burn Collects the limited series Supergirl- Being Super #1-4.

Reviews

An interesting choice for those looking for more than the usual hero fare. Kirkus

An impressive standout. Booklist starred review

"A pretty perfect balance between what one might expect in a more realistic, 'literature'-style comic book and a superhero comic."School Library Journal, Good Comics for Kids

Gorgeously rendered. Nerdist

A gateway for new readers. Hollywood Reporter

This is the most grounded, authenticSupergirl Ive ever read. The Mary Sue

Supergirl: Being Superis a comic book that was long overdue. SYFY Wire

"The best kind of origin story...outstanding." A.V. Club/The Onion

"Award-winning author Mariko Tamakidelivers a heartfelt, modern take on Kara Danvers early years on Earth thats heartbreaking and endearing all at once." Paste Magazine

"Being Superexplores the challenges of growing up and coming to terms with changing friendshipsas well as those pesky superpowers." Entertainment Weekly

Author Bio

Mariko Tamaki is a Canadian writer living in Oakland. Her works include New York Times bestseller This One Summer and Skim with Jillian Tamaki, Emiko Superstar with Steve Rolston and the YA novel (You) Set Me on Fire. This One Summer was the winner of Printz and Caldecott Honors in 2015 and received the Eisner for Best Graphic Album (New). Joelle Jones is an Eisner-nominated artist currently living and working in Los Angeles, CA. Since attending PNCA in Portland, OR, she has contributed to a wide range of projects and has most recently begun writing and drawing her own series, Lady Killer, published by Dark Horse comics. Jones has also provided the art for Supergirl- Being Super and Superman- American Alien (DC), Helheim, Brides of Helheim (Oni Press) and Mockingbird (Marvel). She's also done work for Boom! Studios, The New York Times, Vertigo and more! Joelle will be taking on projects for DC and Marvel this year as well as continuing her series Lady Killer.