The fan-favorite writing team of Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray (JONAH HEX, TERRA) team with popular aritst Amanda Conner (JSA CLASSIFIED, TERRA) for the rip-roaring solo adventures of Power Girl. She bursts from the pages of the JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA to star in her own series. Power Girl wants to build herself a secret identity but a major villain from her past, the Ultra-Humanite, has other plans in store for her and to get his way, he's holding Manhattan hostage. Plus, a trio of sexy alien marauders hits Earth for the ultimate party. Unfortunately, by their standards, that means destroying it!
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Jimmy Palmiotti is a prolific writer and artist whose recent work includes Batman, Fables, Hellblazer, Power Girl and many other DC and Marvel comics. Justin Gray is a hot new writing talent whose work includes Batman, Battle for Bludhaven, Birds of Prey, Daughters of the Dragon, Monolith and Punisher. Amanda Conner's credits include Birds of Prey, Preacher and The Pro.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Can comics still be funny and enjoyable ? Yes !,
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This review is from: Power Girl: A New Beginning (Paperback)
After having witnessed so many Crisis, wondered where she belonged and found out that there were no more place for her, Power Girl decides to settle on our Earth, New York City to be precise. Here comes again her alter-ego Karen Starr who has funded Starrware Labs, a business made for the greater good. Of course, the super-hero stuff doesn't leave her some free time and Power Girl has to manage pretty aggressive robots who makes the New Yorkers completely berserk ! She will discover that an old enemy is behind all this. An old savage and furry enemy ...
You don't need to read Crisis on Infinite Earths or Infinite Crisis or JSA: Thy Kingdom Come to understand the Power Girl series and that's a really good point ! Power Girl is the kind of comic-book that can be your first comic-book. You have action, you have humour and wonderfully beautiful art. It's enjoyable to the core, it's all fun, characters are light-crazy, everything has all the ingredients that make comic-books cool to read ! Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray & Amanda Conner deliver the best comic-books there are if you're tired with grim-n-gritty stuff and if you want to spend some good time.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This Power Girl series is my favorite current comic,
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This review is from: Power Girl: A New Beginning (Paperback)
A few years ago, I really wanted to get back into comics. I'd missed a lot since I stopped collecting in my late teens. Back then, I was mostly a Marvel fan anyway. I'd never even heard of Power Girl. When the news came out that Power Girl was going to be in her own book, I did a little research and discovered that she's a fascinating character. I had gotten the graphic novel, "Power Girl" (Geoff Johns, Paul Levitz and Paul Kupperberg) because I wanted to learn more about her. The more I read, the more I like her and the more I wanted to read, but it was totally the Amanda Conner drawings and Paul Mounts coloring that made me fall in love with Power Girl.
This series is not only fun and full of humor and little details in the drawings that will put a smile on your face, but its a great comic to just pick up and read without any commitment to buying 20 other books every month. Its like the "good old days" of comics, when I was a kid and comics could be bought and followed without all the tie-ins and big events. Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray are fantastic writers. I really look forward to their storytelling each month. If you are serious about getting into Power Girl, pick up the aforementioned "Power Girl" graphic novel (there's probably a link to it on this page) and also pick up "Terra", by Jimmy Palmiotti/Justin Gray/Amanda Conner/Paul Mounts. Find out who PG's current best buddy is. The Terra book takes place right before this series of Power Girl starts. In all honesty, I am very saddened that this creative team is leaving Power Girl as of issue #13. I have little hope that the new team will even come close to matching the power and magic in the first 12 issues. That will only make me treasure this book and the next volume, even more. With any luck, Amanda Conner will come back to PG one day, perhaps even to rescue her.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Textbook for fun!!!!,
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This review is from: Power Girl: A New Beginning (Paperback)
Power Girl: A New Beginning trade collects the first 6 issues of the effort by DC to finally give an individual voice to Power Girl. Predominately used as a running gag or a second tier character for DC and the JSA, the creative team of Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray have taken that worn concept and pulled the rug out from the reader. No longer is Karen an after thought, she is a driving force in her own series and city. She believes she truly wants to do good both in costume and out. The latter is where I think the creative team has shined. She is a part of the city and the people she surrounds herself with are just as inspired as she is.
No one is ever going to give Amanda Conner and Paul Mounts enough credit for what they delivered into each and every page. There wasn't a throw away page or panel in the book. The story telling is utterly amazing and if there was a guide for facial expressions and visual emotions, Amanda Conner would have to be the author. They've strung together a story of action, anguish, humor and heart. Buy this book and sit back and enjoy the romp this team created for us.
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