Joëlle Jones

I am not usually a DC comic reader (No idea why), but I wanted to branch out and why not branch out with Supergirl? Supergirl: Being Super tells the origin of super girl before she dons her cape. We find out how she came to earth though flashbacks in her memories and we also gain some insight to her life on the farm that she grew up on. This very much seems a coming of age comic that involves friendship, death, trust and betrayal.

The Graphics/ Artwork
The artwork by Jones was great. Every show more character had such a individualized look to them that made them standout, even the characters in the background. I loved the use of colors for each scene that made things pop. I just really liked it, will look for more of Jones work.

The Story
Like I said before this seems like a coming of age story, which surprisingly did not take away from the overall arc. I did see the betrayal coming, but I honestly was not sure that it was meant to be a surprise. If it was then it was a bit easy to see through. Overall I did enjoy the story and I really want to see how it develops in the next arc, especially after the ending
Our Heroine
Kara is very much a teenage girl, she just happens to have super powers. This is how she is portrayed, and it does not let you forget. This is a good thing. It shows her struggle to deal with these two clashing traits and how it affects the relationships she has around her. I like the way that Tamaki handled it and made Kara seem very real.

Overall
Overall it was a pretty great Origin arc and it did end in a way that made me want to continue reading about KAra's journey in to becoming Supergirl. show less

After wading through four previous and tedious Future State collections, I finally hit one I like. And that's mostly thanks to the Yara Flor version of Wonder Woman, who occupies the middle two sections of the book. Joëlle Jones knocks her fantasy-laden section out of the park with story and art, and the team-up with Superman is just fun in a silly way.

The opening part with Nubia seemed like it was just starting to clear its throat, and the ending part with OG WW Diana facing the end of the show more universe was just too overblown, though almost saved by that big wristband bang at the end. show less

I laughed hard while reading this dark comedy about a female serial killer. Josie Schuller works as a killer for a syndicate and is the perfect homemaker at night. She is gorgeous and dresses well so no one suspects what she is up to.

The story opens with her as an Avon lady, killing her client after offering her a lipstick. Then she gets a job in a nightclub, the Kitty Cat Lounge, where she dresses up as a cat to get close to a man her boss wants dead. She seems to love knives and messes show more which is not what you expect from a female killer. Page after page, Josie accepts jobs from her superior, a handsome man named Peck, and completes them within a day, all while looking picture perfect in her dream dresses.

As a former Avon lady, I was hooked from the first page. The author came up with a fresh, new idea with this female serial killer who kills like a man but enjoys domestic bliss. It is worth a look for those who enjoy comics. show less

I like Yara Flor as a character, and the art is pretty darn good throughout, but the storytelling in this collection, while aspiring to be zany and energetic, just comes off as a sloppy, slapped-together train wreck. I still like the Future State: Wonder Woman chapters I had read in a previous collection, but the rest was a chore to read as characters jumped all over or disappeared or did things just 'cuz.

FOR REFERENCE

Contents:
• [Three-page selection], Infinite Frontier #0 / Joëlle show more Jones, writer and artist
• Homecoming Part One, Wonder Girl #1 / Joëlle Jones, writer and artist
• Homecoming Part Two, Wonder Girl #2 / Joëlle Jones, writer; Joëlle Jones and Adriana Melo, artists
• Homecoming Part Three, Wonder Girl #3 / Joëlle Jones, writer; Joëlle Jones and Adriana Melo, artists
• Homecoming Part Four, Wonder Girl #4 / Joëlle Jones, writer; Joëlle Jones and Adriana Melo, artists
• Homecoming Part Five, Wonder Girl #5 / Joëlle Jones, writer; Adriana Melo, artist
• Homecoming Part Six, Wonder Girl #6 / Joëlle Jones, writer; Leila del Duca, artist
• Homecoming Part Seven, Wonder Girl #7 / Joëlle Jones, writer; Leila del Duca, artist
• Yara Flor and the Esquecida in Legends and Aggressions, Wonder Girl 2022 Annual #1 / Joëlle Jones and Douglas Marques, writers; Emi Lenox, Adriana Melo, Sweeney Boo, Ben Dewey, artists
• Hell to Pay Part One, Future State: Wonder Woman #1 / Joëlle Jones, writer and artist
• Hell to Pay Part Two, Future State: Wonder Woman #2 / Joëlle Jones, writer and artist
• Covers, Variant Covers / Joëlle Jones, Bilquis Evely, J. Scott Campbell, Will Murai, Matteo Scalera, Jamal Campbell, Dan Mora, Jenny Frison, Stanley "Artgerm" Lau, Julian Totina Tedesco, Jen Bartel, Kendrick Lim, Carla Cohen, Rafael Grampa, Kevin Wada, Scott Forbes, Christian Wildgoose, illustrators
• Esquecida Designs / Joëlle Jones, writer and illustrator
• Yara Flor Designs / Joëlle Jones, illustrator show less