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Supergirl: One more review...

One more review has surfaced. I could have simply integrated this into the other post. But as this is the last issue and we're not likely to receive this level of response anytime in the near future, I am indulging myself and double posting today.

The website is Wired.com  and the specific column is: Geekdad: Raising Geek Generation 2.0. Looks like a column some of my friends with kids would benefit from reading.

"For a pre-teen or near pre-teen , Landry Q. Walker forges an excellent script that they can easily get into, as well as understand on a simple level but not feel like they’re having their intelligence insulted. Plus, it’s fun. It’s really, really, REALLY fun. Eric Jones provides some absolutely terrific vividly colored and kinetic art, and he’s not afraid to play around with different styles, either. He normally sticks to a “cartoon” look, but as reality bends—watch out!"




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