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(More customer reviews)When I started reading comics Power Girl was a member of Justice League Europe. I fell in love with the character immediately, not because of the way she looks, but because she was fallible. She was insecure, had problems with men, was unsure of the history of her life. I could identify with her more than with any other character.
(Spider-Man, the character most people associate as the character with real-life problems was Marvel's biggest character, guest starred in everybody's books, and was married to a red-headed supermodel by the time I started reading comics)
Power Girl's history is complicated. When the DC Universe consisted of a number of alternate Earths, Power Girl was an alternate version of Supergirl. For some reason, after the Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC kept the character active, but in order to do so they gave her a new origin in which she was actually from ancient Atlantis sent forward into the future with her memory altered for her protection.
Over the last few years Power Girl has been appearing in JSA, written by Geoff Johns, who has been dropping hints that Power Girl isn't actually from Atlantis. Then in JSA Classified # 1-4 (part of this collection) he finally explains her origin. But first he messes with us. Not only is there the possible Kryptonian and Atlantean origins, but added to the mix is a possible connection to the Legion of Superheroes!
Being a Power Girl fan, I read the monthly issues as they came out, and I was taken on a roller-coaster ride of possibilities. The writing is good, but it definately helps to know Power Girl's background in order to follow the story. Amanda Conner's artwork is excellent, beautifully capturing character and action and drama. There are no generic drawings here (you know, how some artists draw the same pose over and over?). Every panel has a feeling of life to it, even when the characters are just sitting there talking.
Possibly because Power Girl's background is so complex, this volume also collects some of her past exploits and origin stories. Still, it helps if you know about DC's multiple Earth history, and if you've read Crisis on Infinite Earths. This story is also a good prelude to Infinite Crisis, a sort-of sequal to Crisis also written by Johns.
If you love Power Girl like I do, this is a must have. If you don't love her like I do, this is still a good read.
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