Power Girl # 3 - Gorilla Warfare

Power Girl #3 is the tie breaker.

Issue #1 was good, Issue #2 not so good but not good enough to keep many issue #1 readers on board.

But this is a 3 part story; aren’t you curious as to how it ends? 

Good

Art

It’s a shame I had so little to say about the artwork in my issue #2 review, but what is there to say? Well there’s plenty. Visually, the Power Girl series is in good hands as long as Conner/Mounts are in charge and they make it loud and clear in this issue. From the cover to end, this is Amanda and Paul’s best work yet.

Entertainment Value

Was this issue as exciting as PG #1? No, it surpasses i t. Issue #3 has it all, plenty of action, a twist, and very high stakes that make for a very entertaining and satisfying read. 

Defining Power Girl

What made this issue exceed my expectations is how much of Power Girl’s character is defined through the adversities and other situations she had to overcome. I understand now that I should have seen this coming, it was a no brainier. Its part of the natural development (no pun intended) of the main character. But (for me) it’s how Jimmy and Amanda reinforced older (or expected) traits and established new ones through this script and the artwork that has given me a better (and more permanent ) understanding of the roots of Power Girl's character. She impressed and surprised me in this issue.

Bad

I’m not saying it was a perfect issue, but for me there was nothing that prevented me from enjoying it.

If you find anything let me know.

Wrapup/Story Arc

Power Girl #3 is the best issue in series thus far. You won’t be disappointed.

So with 2 out of 3 satisfying issues, I’d say Power Girls first story arc was a success. Though issue #2 had its problems, this arc still had a good intro and a strong finish. And what better why to end the arch than with a peek of what is to come next.

The issue begins with Power Girl still trapped in the Ultra Humanites device. Yet as he gets close he notices that the mahine is icing up. and she breaks out punching him. 
  Duringthe fight Power Girl shoots him with her heat vision and burns his fur off and even some of his ski. She wants to get him medical attention, but the Ultra Humanite refuses to let Manhattan go. He isists that the only way that he will release the city is if she gives her body to him. 
  Instead she smacks him around and then finds the control panel. It looks like an organ. A reference to 20,000 leagues under the sea. She can't figure out how to work it, so she destroys it instead and then flys off to get  Terras help. 
  Instead of lowering Manhatten, Terra raises enough earth to reattach it. Then the lowering begins. Together they put Manhattan back in place and save the day.  
  This is not the book to come to for story. As a matter of fact, this is almost a story void. It is trying to create a sense of tension but all I got was a sense that If Manhattan were raised of the ground, more than just Power Girl would be on the job. The book isn't all bad, as a matter of fact it is enjoyable. It's just that it kind of reminds me of the Saturday Night Live movies.  Entertainment without substance.