It's Post-Crisis and DC has just 'cleared up' Power Girl's troublesome origin in the pages of Secret Origins. Kara's memories of Krypton are actually fake. Power Girl is really from Atlantis before it sunk into the sea. Turns out Power Girl is more related to Aquaman than her 'cousin' Superman!
To keep Kara safe from powers wishing her harm, grandfather Arion, Lord of Atlantis, implanted the erroneous memories into her brain and sent her into the far off future of 1988. Now that Power Girl know the truth, she's opened herself up to those attacks! First up is an all-new villain named Force.
No, he's not a rabid Star Wars fan. He's a puppet of a shadowy character banished to a dying realm by Arion. This 'weaver' wants revenge on Arion. But since the ancient wizard is long dead, the death wish falls on Kara now.
Meanwhile, we get a lengthy glimpse into the civilian life of Kara who goes by Karen now. By day, Karen is the owner of start-up tech company under pressure by investors to switch over from office development software to video games. By night, Karen and her friends are hopelessly single, but more than ready to mingle.
This was a major problem for DC books after the Crisis. They tried too much to be a soap opera and less like a superhero comics. It's a 22 page book and maybe 4 pages is devoted to heroics. Action Comics' Paul Kupperberg pens this tale. I'm usually a big fan of his work. But this first chapter was tough to read. That dialogue was awful. I'm talking B-movie bad. It's comical but sadly not in a funny way.
The art however is absolutely amazing. First is a beautiful cover by Dick Giordano and Kerry Gamill. Interiors are by Rick Hoberg. The All-Star Squadron artist has past experience with Power Girl and Hoberg does an amazing job here. Except for the hair. It's not long and flowy as Power Girl/Supergirl is known to don. It's rather un-Power Girl like. Too 80s for my taste.
A very visually appealing story but the plot itself needs work.
Rating: 5 out of 10 stars.
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