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Supergirl Vol. 1: Power

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'Supergirl: Power' (or as I like to call it 'Kara vs. DCU') is the immediate follow up to the 'Supergirl' story arc in the 'Superman/Batman' series. It documents Kara Zor-El's first adventures as The Girl of Steel and raises a lot of questions about the true motives of her arrival here on earth.

'Power' collects issue #19 of 'Superman/Batman' and issues 1-5 of the regular 'Supergirl' series.

Someone is keeping tabs on Kara, and it isn't Batman. Whoever it is has been setting up disasters around the world to 'test' the new kryptonians abilities. These 'tests' include blowing up the Hoover Dam, sending terrorists to the Eiffel Tower, and shooting down Air Force One. After dealing with Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, and Clayface, Kara goes looking for someone she can talk to, someone to be a friend, someone who can answer all of her questions. Her travels bring her in contact with the Justice Society of America, Teen Titans, Outsiders, and even the League. They all confirm her suspicions; there is something dark inside her. Kara discovers that the person who has been spying on her is non-other then Lex Luthor. After a little showdown she is exposed to black kryptonite and has a 'splitting of the minds' so to speak. Kara has to figure out who she really is, was she a good girl gone bad? Was she always evil? Or is blue, yellow, and red her true colors after all?

The reason I called this arc 'Kara vs. DCU' at the beginning of this review was because it basically is. Kara (in one form or another) takes on all of the major hero's in the DC Universe. She fights Power Girl, Superboy, Wondergirl, Raven, The Outsiders (minus Nightwing), The Justice League, Wonderwoman, Batman, and finally Superman himself. She even occupies a Green Lantern power ring for a short while.

I loved this arc, it wasn't as good as 'Superman/Batman: Supergirl' but it was still good enough to earn a five star rating from me. The art is brilliant and the story is as good as you can expect coming from a literary genius such as Jeph Loeb.

I do however suggest reading 'Superman/Batman: Public Enemies' and 'Superman/Batman: Supergirl' first. I mean, you don't really have to, Loeb provides a quick recap of how Kara Zor-El came to be on earth, but everything will feel a lot more complete if you've read the arcs leading up to this series first.

I'll be the first to admit it isnt the best arc ever written. The whole "new girl on a new planet she doesnt know" angle gets beaten to death and becomes quite predictable. However the art is very good and The sotry has some depth, which is more than one may say about a lot of comics out there. Over all its a good read, not a great one, but a good one and most importantly for me, it didnt bore. The effect of black kryptonite was a suprise for me which wasnt expected And the revamping of the characters origin by making her originally older than Kal and then finding herself to be youger than him was quite refreshing.

I bought the individual comics and am planning on buying the paperback.

I normally associate the name Jeph Loeb with words like "great", "innovative", and "groundbreaking"; but you won't find any of that here with his launch of Supergirl. Going back to his run on Superman/Batman, Supergirl: Power finds Superman's post-Crisis cousin Kara Zor-El donning the red, yellow, and blue suit of her cuz in her first adventures as a super hero. In this collection, she has run-in's with members of the JLA, meets the JSA and more notably her counterpart Power Girl, as well as Superboy, Poison Ivy, and Lex Luthor, as well as a duplicate. Loeb's writing here is below the kind of superhero yarns he usually crafts, which is a gigantic disappointment. His dialogue is weak and the story progression is predictable. There's some small tie-ins to Infinte Crisis, but even for completists of that series, this can be avoided. Ian Churchill's art features the kind of busty babes and muscled heroes you'd come to expect, and it's pretty well done for the most part, despite some cheesecake shots. All in all, Supergirl: Power is a disappointing work from one of the best and most well known names in all of comicdom, and while it may be worth a look for some, it won't hurt to do without it.

supergirl is back. this book is a fantastic, fun read. i enjoyed every page. it follows the turner batman/superman return of supergirl. being a new fan to the supergirl universe i had a great time reading this book. the art is top rate and the story is good.

plus watching an evil supergirl kick the crap out of lex and the jla is a blast. it's worth it for that alone. so go on, buy it!

Superman cousin is back. Kara Zor-El (Supergirl) This time she is the real deal. Not like the other fake Supergirls that were out before.

This book has lots of action in it. Supergirl and then a copy, takes on: Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, JSA, Superboy, Teen Titans, the Outsiders, Justice League of America, a copy of herself, Batman, Superman, WonderWoman,and Lex.

In this book:

Superman/Batman #19, Supergirl #1-5.

If you want to see how she comes back to DC Comics get: Superman/Batman:Supergirl vol.2. #8-13.

Supergirl is a top DC sales comic book. Kara Zor-El is back for good!

I actually got this because I missed issue two in this series and this was the cheapest way to get it. All the other issues here were previously read. not a bad story and the art work was nice

If you take this supergirl as the NEW supergirl, the storyline would be fine. I think it is normal to be confused and uncertain. This book is not as bad as what some people commented.

I like the art and the plot, it is unexpected and my favorite part of it was the fight with wonder girl and the part where she found out the truth to all her problems. It is enjoyable and are one of my favorites. I recommend this book to people who are interested in supergirl. Some may find it bad, but I enjoyed it a lot.

in conclusion, I think it depends on the person's impression and point of view on supergirl. If you like it, enjoy. Plus, I recommend it more for teenagers.

This incarnation of Supergirl was introduced in the Batman/Superman series. And this collection is really where she (sort of) comes in to her own. She learns a bit about herself, and really, teen angst on a superhuman level, it can get interesting.

Many fans of the original pre-Crisis Supergirl cheered when DC Comics and scribe Jeph Loeb announced he was 'bringing Kara Zor-El back' in the pages of SUPERMAN/BATMAN. But here in this TPB, which contains the first five issues of the current SUPERGIRL run (plus an additional one-shot story taken from SUPERMAN/BATMAN), someone should have warned, "Be very careful what you wish for." Because it soon becomes clear that Loeb has pulled a typical 'bait and switch' on nostalgic fandom.

The vapid blonde tart depicted here may use the name "Kara Zor-El" and possess the usual Kryptonian abilities, but that's pretty much the ONLY elements this new version of SG has in common with her pre-Crisis counterpart. And instead of setting up a 'new' character within her given DCU environment for the length of this story arc, Loeb treats us instead to Kara's pointless fisticuffs with almost every DCU Super-team she runs into. If the point of this tiresome exercise was to explore Supergirl's idea of "power" in regards to herself and her earthly environs, then Loeb utterly fails in this regard, as he pulls another 'bait and switch' on Kara's backstory in the obviously rushed last chapter.

Also, to make matters worse, artist Ian Churchill only possesses about three generic facial expressions for Supergirl and the supporting cast, and instead focuses on lurid illustrations of SG's bizarre elongated torso and too-short skirt for socially-repressed fanboys. While this may be all-too-typical of Churchill's Image-derived (by way of Rob Liefeld) style, the art overall seems pretty out of place for depicting a archetypal teenaged superheroine who's often cited as a role model for girls.

All in all, Supergirl fans would be far better off seeking one of her DC Archives collections of the Silver Age, because SUPERGIRL: POWER looks and reads more like it was ironically named after Jeph Loeb's Hollywood-sized ego.

The naysayers of this comic are obviously not Supergirl fans. Jeph Loeb does an excellent job of reintroducing Kara to the DCU. This series follows Supergirl as she tries to find her place in a supergroup. Through her travels she visits the Justice Society, Teen Titans, The Outsiders, and JLA. This story is great, because Kara feels appropriately lost in her new world, and has to face many challenges, (including herself) on her journey to fit in. The book also doesn't wrap things up in a nice bow. In fact, it leaves many questions unanswered, which leaves the reader eager to continue collecting the series.

And for the lame-os ragging on Supergirl's sexiness, she's never been without a tight and/or revealing costume; even in the '50s she donned the mini skirt, so no crap she's gonna be hot! Get over it! I love this series. Thanks DC for bringing back Kara Zor-El!