Wow. You couldn't be more wrong about her character if you tried. The Harley/PG mini is such a low point to base her character off of. Go back and read the JSA series, the All-Stars series, her own series or even better yet, track down the trades of the early All-Star Comics staring the Justice Society.
Hell, Sovereign Seven had a better PG than what we get in Harley's books, and S7 was a creator owned project where Karen was brought in as a replacement for a fan favorite team member when he got killed!
And I say this as someone who actually enjoys Karen in Harley's books. I find those appearances pretty meta; Karen having to deal with a character who treats her the way a lot of readers do. I've never thought Karen comes off looking too awful in those appearances, she's the straight man in the bit. But as I've said before, I'm likely biased because I watch my wife deal with similar issues of objectification.
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
It does get tiresome, absolutely. I'm glad Palometti and Conner use Karen, because no one else at DC does these days and I do enjoy their take on her, but yeah this single approach to PG, which is used largely just to highlight Harley's....unique.....world view is highly limiting.
But hey, better that than the crap we got with the New52 right?
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
On a sadder note, that business over at DC would seem to put paid to any Power Girl solo, or even a JSA ongoing. I don't think we'll see any of that for the foreseeable future. Maybe as an OGN? But she doesn't seem the type to give one of those.
As far as direct markets go, yeah PG is straight up f*cked. If she's lucky, then *maybe* she sticks around somewhere as a supporting character, or as part of a team title like JSA.
But if they do indeed push into digital and keep *most* of their OGN efforts going, or even invest more into that (the articles I saw weren't clear on it) then Karen's odds of getting a book are probably a little higher than they were. The issue with the direct market is that, by and large, it only supports the big name characters and creators so the C-listers like Karen end up as nothing more than pet projects. But these other formats don't have that limitation; they appeal to a wider audience who don't have the built-in bias of Wednesday Warriors. I mean, Raven had a OGN that sold crazy good right? Raven. If she can do it, so can Karen. Someone just has to throw a viable pitch out there.
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
Ascended I know man poor power girl. This is why we need to get Karen into a relationship with dick asap.
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.