How would you feel if the ORIGINAL Power Girl died a heroic death for good...

[Cmbmool]

Given the concept of death is a joke in comics nowadays, does anyone think that certain heroes should take a permanent dirt nap...in other words...what if in the process of bringing back the JSA that Power Girl sort of dies a heroic death to bring the team back ?

I mean considering her messed up history: How would anyone feel if Power Girl died in a heroic way ?

[Sacred Knight]

I don't think the revolving door of death "problem" in comics is much of a problem in the first place. It's been part of comics lore for a loooong time (and by long time I mean way before Death of Superman). So I wouldn't bother trying to permanently kill off anyone, regardless of the hero, if the motivation is only to try and show that death means something again. Because it won't, and really never has outside of origin stories and the death of supporting characters to drive the hero.

[JasonTodd428]

To the OP: It wouldn't bother me in the slightest if they did start making deaths more permanent because I happen to agree with you that comic book deaths ARE a joke these days. These days I just cringe and roll my eyes over them instead of reacting to them as if they had any deeper meaning at all because sadly they don't.

I don't think the revolving door of death "problem" in comics is much of a problem in the first place. It's been part of comics lore for a loooong time (and by long time I mean way before Death of Superman). So I wouldn't bother trying to permanently kill off anyone, regardless of the hero, if the motivation is only to try and show that death means something again. Because it won't, and really never has outside of origin stories and the death of supporting characters to drive the hero.

I suppose it depends on your point of view whether it's a problem or not. Personally, because deaths in comic have become revolving door, I just can't take them seriously and those deaths lose all emotional impact for me as a result no matter how well they are handled or the circumstances involved. There is an essential piece of realism missing in those types of comic book stories nowadays that really lessens my overall enjoyment, for lack of better word, of such a story. YMMV there but that's just how I feel.

Just to give you an example: Back in the day I was literally in tears when Jason Todd was killed and it had a lot of emotional impact BECAUSE it was, at least at the time, intended to be final. There was going to be no coming back for him and so I was never expecting to see him again period. That meant something to me at the time because it showed that being a hero sometimes had fatal consequences. It was a realistic depiction and the memory of it stuck with me for years after even though I wasn't reading comics anymore.

Fast forward some years later to the death of Damian Wayne. I should have had a similar reaction here. It was once again the death of a character I had come to love over the course of his existence and he was dying a heroic death even. Unfortunately, comic book deaths these days are reversed from almost the moment they happen so I couldn't even muster up any feeling toward this one other than apathy with a side order of "oh, this nonsense again it'll be reversed in a month." That to me is a sad state of events because it makes death feel meaningless and trope-y instead of being a serious consequence of a heroic life like I feel it should be.

[Bored at 3:00AM]

Considering Limbo is the superhero equivalent of death, Power Girl has already been dead for years now.

[Trunks]

I want her alive and running her own tech company,and then kicking ass when she is power girl or powerwoman.

[The_Lurk]

I would feel lousy. Its my favorite char. Instead of constantly sidelining they should bring her back with a bang and an own series. Given her "ultimate survivor" pre any crisis have been in it all status it would make for some wild stuff and backdoor for some more obscure re-appearances in current DC. And considering that current Supergirl is more into doing selfies with Batgirl PG could cover some stuff SG had when she was a big girl.

Add a cherry on top and hand it (back) to Conner/Palmiotti (Hey, a man can dream ).