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I desperately want to like this title, but my above review explains how I feel. I read something 70 titles every month, and Power Girl was nominated for single worst one of them in July and August. And that includes a hell of a lot of not so great ones.
Since Crisis on Infinite Earths, its been awful hard to take Power Girl seriously, despite several creators really trying to make an honest go of it. This title pushes things back in the other direction. At a time when Supergirl is back and gaining more fans by the minute, Power Girl fans would certainly hope PG could carve out her own place in the DCU before possibly languishing in obscurity (or worse--lets not forget this is the modern era DC).
The Ultra-Humanite thing is just plan poor. Its "fire the writers off the title poor".
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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While the fact that I let the issues pile up in my pull-sack (heh!) surely speaks that issue 1 didn't blow me away, I like the book better than some here.
Karen's adorable.
I'll agree with Cobie about this-- without the truly mesmerizing art of Amanda Connor, I would likely be close to dropping the book. And yeah, the rebooted origin for Ultra-Humanite didn't cut it with me, either.
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I really wanted to like the new issue as much as I liked the first two issues, but I just couldn't. The story's all over the place, the jokes fall flat, and Amanda's art isn't up to her usual standards (I think that last one holds true for last issue as well, and makes me wonder if she's better off not doing a monthly.)
I've come to the conclusion that this book is pure fluff.
I've also decided I don't mind that. Fluffy can be fun. And fluff drawn by Amanda Connor? Hecks yeah!! I'm sticking with it for now. It will be nice to have some fluff to read amid all the zombies rising and stuff.
I was especially tickled by her latest foe/potential love interest/idiot in # 7. Some weird cross between Hercules and Thundra.
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Woo hoo! Good to hear your support, Lash. Everyone knows when you back a book, it's golden.
From: Denver, CO | Registered: May 2004
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quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: I can't believe they actually reintroduced the Blue Snowman. I almost died of joy.
I was nowhere near death, but I did enjoy finally reading about a character I've only seen mentioned. I always thought she had some potential, just from brief character bios I've read here and there.
Her 'rescue' from decades-long limbo reminds me of that slate of brought-from-the-golden (and even silver and bronze!)-age villains used in HAWKMAN before that title became HAWKGIRL and was cancelled.
What are *they* up to these days?
From: Knoxville, TN | Registered: Jul 2003
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The first Vartox issue was incredibly amusing, between Vartox and the Blue Snowman, what a hoot! I'm not sure it illuminates much about PG's character, though. I mean, has there been anything surprising, interesting or revealing about her behavior so far? It just seems too shallow, somehow. Aside from a hint of nice interraction with Dr. Midnite, there were really no interesting character bits for PG, just the typical anger/outrage straight-man routine.
-------------------- ...but you don't have a moment where you're sitting there staring at a table full of twenty-five characters with little name signs that say, "Hi, my superpower is confusing you!"
From: Chicago, IL | Registered: Jul 2004
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But, whats wrong with that? Seriously. Every once in a while, its nice to read a book that's just pure fun, that isn't a "shocking reveal" every issue or so.
I think there was something nice and personal that no one really seems to get. PG was choosing to hang out with the Doc. Makes you wonder if nothing else.
Like Lash said, its very nice, fun, lighthearted fluff. Baywatch was about as serious a tv show as a clowns flower button, but it was fun for people to watch. Xena...pure escapism. Sometimes, ya just sit back and let the waves of enjoyment wash over you. Thats what I'm doing, anyway.
-------------------- Damn you, you kids! Get off my lawn or I'm callin' tha cops!
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