Power Girl Appreciation 2022

[Robanker]

Sad isn't it, that the biggest chance she's had yet came from a guy who admitted he neither liked her nor "got" her appeal.

I think it clicked after a fashion, but Johns definitely took time to figure her out. Had he stayed on following the resolution of her arc, I think we would have gotten a more traditional Karen. Compare her at the start when she joined the team and she was more like we remember the character.

He was tasked with restoring her history and there's no way to properly do that without really putting Karen through the ringer. You can't really have her discover her friends, family, planets and universe are dead and that she's been replaced with her just sassing over it. That's a bridge too far, y'know?

Using Karen as the conduit to connect our universe to a dead one is going to lead to her not being in the best spirits. I can understand objecting to that decision, but the execution is sound.

[Ascended]

I knew they were going to do this.

What are they doing? Did I miss an issue of One-Star? Or are you talking about the idea of keeping her very, very brief stint as a Supergirl in her past?

Un-Atlanteaning her was a bad idea.

Agree to disagree my friend. Returning Karen's proper Kryptonian origins with the "Crisis survivor" twist was the best thing they've done with her.

[Robanker]

The Atlantean origin is only superseded in bad ideas by making her Supergirl and the weird magic baby.

[achilles]

I think it clicked after a fashion, but Johns definitely took time to figure her out. Had he stayed on following the resolution of her arc, I think we would have gotten a more traditional Karen. Compare her at the start when she joined the team and she was more like we remember the character.

He was tasked with restoring her history and there's no way to properly do that without really putting Karen through the ringer. You can't really have her discover her friends, family, planets and universe are dead and that she's been replaced with her just sassing over it. That's a bridge too far, y'know?

Using Karen as the conduit to connect our universe to a dead one is going to lead to her not being in the best spirits. I can understand objecting to that decision, but the execution is sound.

Except that Johns always wrote her as a crier, and one who mostly needs rescuing, and one who mopes about things even she has no control over. He really never got over writing her like that. Which likely means he saw her as that sort of character; else why write her like that?

[Thor-Ul]

Except that Johns always wrote her as a crier, and one who mostly needs rescuing, and one who mopes about things even she has no control over. He really never got over writing her like that. Which likely means he saw her as that sort of character; else why write her like that?

Not always. Powergirl under Johns pen started her crier stage since JSA Classified and in the Infinite Crisis. But before that , it was far better character. The perpetual sobbing started strong in that moment. But from the fisrt numbers Kara was even there to help the JSA with their tech.

[Ascended]

The Atlantean origin is only superseded in bad ideas by making her Supergirl and the weird magic baby.

Okay okay, you win! If you trust me on PowerWing I'll trust you on this.

Anyone still reading One-Star Squadron? I decided to stick with it after that first issue got put in my pull box accidentially.

[Thor-Ul]

Okay okay, you win! If you trust me on PowerWing I'll trust you on this.

Anyone still reading One-Star Squadron? I decided to stick with it after that first issue got put in my pull box accidentially.

I leave in issue 2. Too much deconstruction of characters to fit the story.

[OBrianTallent]

Okay okay, you win! If you trust me on PowerWing I'll trust you on this.

Anyone still reading One-Star Squadron? I decided to stick with it after that first issue got put in my pull box accidentially.

I bought the first issue for the same reason, my LCS put it in my folder as they thought I might like it. It was however such a huge departure of character for her (and what the solicits appeared to have her being) that I just couldn't handle it. Stopped at the first issue.

[achilles]

I think DC should try to make their characterization for various lower tier character like PG consistent before veering off to Elseworlds' type variations like One Star Squadron. IMO, anyway.

[SuperX]

I think DC should try to make their characterization for various lower tier character like PG consistent before veering off to Elseworlds' type variations like One Star Squadron. IMO, anyway.

Funny, I have been saying the same thing about Conner kon-el Kent for years now, for all his appearances in and out of comics, they are so radically different from each other.

[achilles]

Funny, I have been saying the same thing about Conner kon-el Kent for years now, for all his appearances in and out of comics, they are so radically different from each other.

It's a line-wide problem IMO. Even the biggies get a lot of mischaracterization in DC.

[SuperX]

It's a line-wide problem IMO. Even the biggies get a lot of mischaracterization in DC.

Yep, one of Marvel's strengths is thst they keep it consistent, I wish DC would do the same, they are making it harder for themselves to get their IPs over and to stick

[Thor-Ul]

Yep, one of Marvel's strengths is thst they keep it consistent, I wish DC would do the same, they are making it harder for themselves to get their IPs over and to stick

No, Marvel' strengh is the illusion of consistence. They also have their own sins.

[Robanker]

The tights are always greener on the other side.

[Stanlos]

I bought the first issue for the same reason, my LCS put it in my folder as they thought I might like it. It was however such a huge departure of character for her (and what the solicits appeared to have her being) that I just couldn't handle it. Stopped at the first issue.

I have been ebaying the crap out of Peege appearances and am now refilling my Supergirl pre- Crisis gaps. I am desperate. Does Peege do anything of note in this One Star book?