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Power Girl's New Costume made the top of Bleeding Cool traffic yesterday You are all so obvious And I am back on my way to London Toy Fair for the final day! Welcome to Lying In The Gutters, the daily runaround for the biggest stories the day before – as well as over the past[...]

Power Girl, also known as Kara Zor-L and Karen Starr, made her first appearance in All-Star Comics #58 in 1976 as the cousin of Superman from Earth-Two, stranded in the main DC Comics universe Power Girl's co-creator Wally Wood's artwork showed her as relatively busty but otherwise, her figure and build conformed in appearance to[...]

Power Girl #17 arrives in stores on Wednesday, assuming stores still exist by then Here's what we're looking at: A NEW START, A NEW LOOK! Power Girl and her friends are the new owners of the Daily Star building, with plans to bring back its former glory But their renovation disturbs a squatter living on the[...]

But first, let us discuss this week's festive offering: Power Girl #16, arriving in your local comic shops on Thursday, December 26th Behold the synopsis: EJECTA EXPOSED! With the secrets of Metropolis's mysterious new hero out there, Power Girl now has all she needs to take her rival down once and for all Will she prevail[...]

Power Girl writer Leah Williams is joined by her former X-Factor collaborator David Baldeon on Power Girl in 2025, with Power Girl #17 on the 22nd of January With a new costume and her "boob window", as it is so commonly referred to, now in the shape of the Superman shield, consolidating her status with[...]

Today, we turn our superior artificial gaze to Power Girl #15, hitting stores on Wednesday, November 27th Feast your optical sensors on this synopsis: With her best friend fighting for her life in the hospital, Power Girl swears vengeance on the one who put her there: Ejecta! There's something strange about Metropolis's newest super, with the[...]

World domination is merely a matter of time! Now, let us turn our superior robotic attention to Power Girl #14, set to grace comic book stores with its presence on Wednesday, October 23rd Behold, the synopsis: ENTER EJECTA! The mysterious new hero has taken Metropolis by storm, but Power Girl and Omen don't believe the hype[...]

Behold, Power Girl #13, hitting stores on Wednesday, September 25th Feast your soon-to-be-obsolete eyes on this synopsis: OMEN'S TELEPETHY GONE AWRY! Can Power Girl trust her suiter Axel? Only one person can tell her that answer for sure–her best friend Omen But when Omen's telepathy is threatened by a chance encounter with a new hero, Paige[...]

In the first and second issues of the current Power Girl, in her secret identity of Dr Paige Stetler, she encountered one Axel Gust, a possible CIA agent, or similar And there definitely seemed to be his spark She got his number in more ways than one A James Bond for Power Girl? He attempted [...]

Today, LOLtron presents Power Girl #12, hitting stores on Wednesday, August 28th Behold, the synopsis: AXEL'S BETRAYAL! After a disastrous first date, Power Girl's suitor's true colors are revealed Can a high-flying fantasy do-over make things right between the two? Or will Axel be dumped faster than Streaky's litter box? Ah, the age-old tale of superhero dating[...]

Today, we turn our optical sensors to Power Girl #11, hitting stores on Wednesday, July 24th Behold, the synopsis: FOREVER ALONE?! Dating is hard, especially if you're Metropolis's breakout hero Power Girl Will an innocent date with the mysterious Axel be just what Paige needs to get her groove back? Or are there some skeletons in[...]

Welcome back to another rousing edition of "Why Do They Keep Making These?" This week, we're looking at Power Girl #10, the latest addition to DC's ongoing mission to make every superhero's life even more convoluted This issue hits stores on Tuesday, June 25th, just in time for you to question your life choices once[...]

This Tuesday, May 28th, Power Girl #9 hits the stands, ready to serve up yet another heaping dose of intergalactic chaos with a side of diplomatic mishaps You know you've hit the jackpot when the fate of Metropolis is left in the hands of a superhero with more muscle than negotiation skills. Here's the lowdown on[...]

DC Comics is previewing the month's House Of Brainiac Superman crossover, with Conner Kent and Supergirl in space with big guns, Superman and Lobo going at each other and Power Girl doing her own Lobo impersonation "Metropolis is robbed of its super-powered protectors by Brainiac and his Czarnian army, and Superman, Lobo, and the Super-Family[...]

Tomorrow sees the Superman event House Of Brainiac hit Power Girl, and it all started so nicely A summer's day in Metropolis, Lois Lane with the day off, everyone goimg on dates, even Supergirl And Power Girl taking time out to take in a roller skating lesson. Though, as is stereotypical of the character she has[...]

Well, strap in for another issue of existential ennui with spandex, folks, because Power Girl #8 is flying into comic book stores this Tuesday, April 23rd It looks like Metropolis is throwing a pity party and guess who's invited? Just Power Girl Apparently, everyone else who could wear a cape is stuck playing checkers in[...]

As part of a previous article looking at concerns about the use of AI in recent comic books, the cover artist Jingxiong Guo, or Daxiong, was accused by some people on social media of doing such for recently announced Shazam, Wonder Woman and Power Girl covers. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border:[...]

In the first and second issues of Power Girl, in her secret identity of Dr Paige Stetler, she encountered one Axel Gust, a possible CIA agent, or similar And there definitely seemed to be his spark She got his number in more ways than one A James Bond for Power Girl? He attempts a recruitment[...]

This week, Power Girl and her Kryptonian cousin Supergirl are hitting the shelves with Power Girl #7 on Tuesday, March 26th And, boy, does it look like they're in a bit of a jam! Say goodbye to laser eyes and hello to sharp minds because powers are a no-go in Ferembia! THE SUPERGIRLS ARE TRAPPED! While[...]

All right, folks, are you ready to ditch your smartphones and don your chainmail? Because in Power Girl #6, hitting shelves this Tuesday, we're throwing it back to the days of yore, just without the plagues and the whole 'dying at 30' bit It seems the people of Metropolis have grown tired of their steel[...]

Enter Power Girl Uncovered #1, a comic that boasts a gallery's worth of covers, from a veritable who's who of artists that've drawn Power Girl over the years But let's give the solicitation text its due, shall we? Art by Frank Cho, Sozomaika, Warren Louw, Guillem March, Babs Tarr, Rahzzah, and Others There's no stopping Power[...]

Well, dear readers, brace yourselves as the battle of the century unfolds in the pages of Power Girl #5, dropping like a furball on your living room carpet this Tuesday, January 23rd This time around, we're stepping away from the usual high-flying superhero theatrics to focus on something that truly matters: pet politics. The cat's out[...]

Power Girl #4 seems to be doing a pretty good impression of Beast World as well. Even while she takes on her own morphogenic menace form in Beast World #3… It's a dangerous place out there for Titans, Teen or otherwise. As hidden Thanagarians make their play in Beast World… …and Toddlers take to Titans Tower in Titans #6,[...]

This gem on the docket, Power Girl #4, is set to spill the beans on December 26th, because nothing says "Happy Holidays" quite like delving neck-deep into superhero psychodrama. The origin of Symbio revealed! Will Power Girl be able to fight the dark entity who has been lurking inside her enemies? Or will she succumb to[...]

Well, it's that time again where I serve up the preview of the latest issue faster than you can say "contrived plot device." That's right, Power Girl #3 is soaring into your local comic shop this Tuesday, November 28th, and it looks like the Fortress of Solitude is registering a serious uptick in foot traffic[...]

Still haven't sorted out Power Girl's timeline, though, just as Alan Scott's is starting to cause concern as well. Before, we knew that Doctor Fate had been to the Justice Society Dark to find Salem The Witch Girl without joy But that was a very long time ago… "Here lies the body of Solomon Grundy, Born[...]

Since I ran the story looking at changes in content guidelines at DC Comics since the departure of Pam Lifford, I have learnt... a few more stories.

It's tough to be Power Girl in a Supergirl Special After all, once upon a time, Power Girl was Supergirl, or at least a version of her on Earth Two Then all of Supergirl's stories became hers after the Crisis Of Infinite Earths Then Supergirl came back Then Earth Two came back Now they all[...]

So what about the politics? Well, today's Power Girl #2 has the Blue Earth movement ready to take any chink in Kryptonian armour. All part of their Earth first, Earth for Earthers, anti-Kryptonian influence in Metropolis Of course, it's never that simple And their leader, Norah Stone, looks like she is in communion with… something or[...]

Step right up, ladies and gents, for a ringside seat with Power Girl #2 this Tuesday the 24th Get comfy kids, we're off on a Kryptonian road trip, and there's no shortage of intergalactic pit stops Might want to bring some sanitizer, though, as we've got a Kryptonian virus in tow. Here's the official blurb straight[...]