Did Supergirl get punched out of her skin?

Trekker4747 · November 8 2011, 06:22 PM

So I went to a Vintage Stock today and bought an old collector's book/graphic novel of the "Death of Superman" story from the mid/late '90s. I remember reading this and having it when I was in highschool but in the intervening years those comics are either long gone or in a box somewhere at the parent's house.

Anyway, I was flipping through the issue -haven't read it yet- and something odd stood out to me that I don't quite remember.

Supergirl flies up to Doomsday to fight him and he punches her, we see her face plop out like it's play-dough and then this purple mass lands on the ground.

Did Doomsday punch Supergirl out of her skin?! Or am I forgetting/missing something here?

JoeZhang · November 8 2011, 06:50 PM

At that stage, Supergirl was a shape-shifting piece of goo known as Matrix, she reverted to her normal form when Doomsday hit her.

Trekker4747 · November 8 2011, 06:56 PM

Ah, yeah... Probably a good thing I forgot about that.

Robert Maxwell · November 8 2011, 06:57 PM

JoeZhang wrote:

At that stage, Supergirl was a shape-shifting piece of goo known as Matrix, she reverted to her normal form when Doomsday hit her.

lolwut

Stuff like this reminds me why I don't read comics anymore.

Guartho · November 8 2011, 06:59 PM

Ah yes. I didn't read the comic, but my brother had the novelization. I remember Supergirl's ability being used as the solution to resolve a particularly difficult problem in the end.

Lindley · November 8 2011, 07:08 PM

Robert Maxwell wrote:

JoeZhang wrote:

At that stage, Supergirl was a shape-shifting piece of goo known as Matrix, she reverted to her normal form when Doomsday hit her.

lolwut

Stuff like this reminds me why I don't read comics anymore.

"At that stage, the Island was randomly hopping between different time/space coordinates and it only stabilized in the 1970s when John turned the frozen donkey wheel."

It's not just comics.

Broccoli · November 8 2011, 07:22 PM

Robert Maxwell wrote:

JoeZhang wrote:

At that stage, Supergirl was a shape-shifting piece of goo known as Matrix, she reverted to her normal form when Doomsday hit her.

lolwut

Stuff like this reminds me why I don't read comics anymore.

When did you stop? I'm curious, because comics have always been full of goofy shit like this since the beginning.

Gaith · November 8 2011, 08:01 PM

Did Supergirl get punched out of her skin?

Well, I'm certainly hoping that that's the grossest thing I'll hear all day, thankyouverymuch.

Hound of UIster · November 8 2011, 08:09 PM

Trekker4747 wrote:

Ah, yeah... Probably a good thing I forgot about that.

It gets better. Matrix then bonded to a dead girl and the two of them became an Earth Angel. Together they fought the first vampire and his mother, Lilith who were trying to control the female aspect of God embodied in Matrix.

Hound of UIster · November 8 2011, 08:11 PM

Robert Maxwell wrote:

JoeZhang wrote:

At that stage, Supergirl was a shape-shifting piece of goo known as Matrix, she reverted to her normal form when Doomsday hit her.

lolwut

Stuff like this reminds me why I don't read comics anymore.

This was back when DC management decided that Superman was the only Kryptonian and that no other Kryptonians should exist. So Supergirl, Zod and Krypto were all sent off to the farm.

Guartho · November 8 2011, 09:25 PM

Lindley wrote:

"At that stage, the Island was randomly hopping between different time/space coordinates and it only stabilized in the 1970s when John turned the frozen donkey wheel."

It's not just comics.

What's that from?

Herkimer Jitty · November 8 2011, 09:25 PM

Trekker4747 wrote:

So I went to a Vintage Stock today and bought an old collector's book/graphic novel of the "Death of Superman" story from the mid/late '90s. I remember reading this and having it when I was in highschool but in the intervening years those comics are either long gone or in a box somewhere at the parent's house.

Anyway, I was flipping through the issue -haven't read it yet- and something odd stood out to me that I don't quite remember.

Supergirl flies up to Doomsday to fight him and he punches her, we see her face plop out like it's play-dough and then this purple mass lands on the ground.

I'd still hit it.

Robert Maxwell · November 8 2011, 09:30 PM

Broccoli wrote:

Robert Maxwell wrote:

JoeZhang wrote:

At that stage, Supergirl was a shape-shifting piece of goo known as Matrix, she reverted to her normal form when Doomsday hit her.

lolwut

Stuff like this reminds me why I don't read comics anymore.

When did you stop? I'm curious, because comics have always been full of goofy shit like this since the beginning.

1999, 2000, thereabouts.

Guartho wrote:

Lindley wrote:

"At that stage, the Island was randomly hopping between different time/space coordinates and it only stabilized in the 1970s when John turned the frozen donkey wheel."

It's not just comics.

What's that from?

I think that's Lost but I'm just guessing.

Lindley · November 8 2011, 11:39 PM

Indeed, it's how someone might try to describe the state of Lost circa season 5. The point is simply that any mythos has plot points that sound fairly wacky when removed from their context.

davejames · November 9 2011, 12:10 AM

Never got the appeal of this version of Supergirl. Not that sympathizing with a shapeshifting glob of goo is all that out of the ordinary in the comic book world, but if I read a Supergirl story, I want it to be about Supergirl. Not some confused alien lifeform that's simply taking her form.

November 8 2011, 06:22 PM	#1
Trekker4747 To boldly go... Location: Kansas City	Did Supergirl get punched out of her skin? So I went to a Vintage Stock today and bought an old collector's book/graphic novel of the "Death of Superman" story from the mid/late '90s. I remember reading this and having it when I was in highschool but in the intervening years those comics are either long gone or in a box somewhere at the parent's house. Anyway, I was flipping through the issue -haven't read it yet- and something odd stood out to me that I don't quite remember. Supergirl flies up to Doomsday to fight him and he punches her, we see her face plop out like it's play-dough and then this purple mass lands on the ground. Did Doomsday punch Supergirl out of her skin?! Or am I forgetting/missing something here?

November 8 2011, 06:50 PM	#2
JoeZhang Rear Admiral	Re: Did Supergirl get punched out of her skin? At that stage, Supergirl was a shape-shifting piece of goo known as Matrix, she reverted to her normal form when Doomsday hit her.

November 8 2011, 06:56 PM	#3
Trekker4747 To boldly go... Location: Kansas City	Re: Did Supergirl get punched out of her skin? Ah, yeah... Probably a good thing I forgot about that.

November 8 2011, 06:59 PM	#5
Guartho Rear Admiral Location: Guartho	Re: Did Supergirl get punched out of her skin? Ah yes. I didn't read the comic, but my brother had the novelization. I remember Supergirl's ability being used as the solution to resolve a particularly difficult problem in the end. __________________ "I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell." RIP, Red Ranger (AKA "Mr. Donkey Kong King" for no apparent reason)

November 8 2011, 08:01 PM	#8
Gaith Rear Admiral Location: Starfleet Command, The City that Knows How	Re: Did Supergirl get punched out of her skin? *Did Supergirl get punched out of her skin?* Well, I'm certainly hoping that that's the grossest thing I'll hear all day, thankyouverymuch.

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November 8 2011, 11:39 PM	#14
Lindley Moderator with a Soul Location: Fairfax, VA	Re: Did Supergirl get punched out of her skin? Indeed, it's how someone might try to describe the state of Lost circa season 5. The point is simply that any mythos has plot points that sound fairly wacky when removed from their context. __________________ Lead Organizer for EVN: Firefly. "So apparently the really smart zombies have automatic weapons!" -Torg, Sluggy Freelance

November 9 2011, 12:10 AM	#15
davejames Vice Admiral Location: Sac, Ca	Re: Did Supergirl get punched out of her skin? Never got the appeal of this version of Supergirl. Not that sympathizing with a shapeshifting glob of goo is all that out of the ordinary in the comic book world, but if I read a Supergirl story, I want it to be about Supergirl. Not some confused alien lifeform that's simply taking her form.