Power Girl #1 sets up an entirely new status quo for the alternate reality cousin of Superman. This new status quo promises to be a fresh start for this character, with this serving as a great jumping on point. Read Full Review

Williams extends certain aspects of Power Girls personality that make her who she is. The inadvertent damage is a recurring theme that makes Power Girl seem relatable. Her desire to go beyond the physical confines of superheroism to try to deal with problems on a more holistic level is one that never really had the opportunity to be nearly as prominent as it should have been in the past. Hopefully, Williams can look into that a bit more closely. Williams writing in the first issue suggests a willingness to explore the title characters semi-disheveled single-girl lifestyle, which should be fun in future issues as well.  Read Full Review

While the action is okay, there are a lot of interesting things around the fringes of this issue. Read Full Review

This is a fun, fresh start for Power Girl. Read Full Review

I have a lot of affection for this character over the decades and am always glad to see a new series for her. Leah Williams covers a lot of ground in this opener and that's a packed and familiar thing so I'm more curious as to what the next few issues will be like. I want to see this virus storyline and where it can unfold but I mostly just want to see more time with Paige and Omen together and throw in some fun with Streaky as well. It's a solidly launched title that does everything it needs to and hints at what it can be if it gets the time to do so, so I'm hopeful we'll get there. Read Full Review

By and large, Williams does a remarkable job with the beginning of this ongoing, the first "Power Girl ongoing title since the end of its predecessor in the wake of the 2011 New 52 reboot. Read Full Review

Pansicas art is amazing. I love the visual style of the issue and the action is thrilling. A great looking issue from start to finish. Read Full Review

Power Girl #1, surprisingly, is not bad. With a new alter ego and a new purpose in civilian life, Power Girl #1 is a solid mix of personality, action, and intrigue. Mix a good script from Williams with an excellent art team, and you get a decent comic. Read Full Review

Power Girl #1 is a good start to the series but has room for improvement. Amalaks a good nemesis for Power Girl but I was never sure what his power set was and the fight between them is over way too quickly. Power Girl also needs to have a personality thats more than just a template. Still, Im looking forward to next issue after this issues great cliffhanger ending. Read Full Review

The creatives deliver a slightly mixed yet very fun first outing that showcases both a love for the character as well as a clear desire to push her to new heights within the Superfamily. Read Full Review

There's nothing wrong or bad about Power Girl #1. It's just the comic doesn't stand out. It has its moments. It has entertaining moments. But it lacks really memorable moments. As an introduction to the character, it works, but overall, it feels like back-up stories released as a first issue instead of a big splash to hook the reader. Hopefully, the second issue gives us a bit more, and what's hinted at has potential, but not sure you'd miss much by skipping this issue and starting with that one. Read Full Review

Power Girls new series doesnt do the best job at showcasing her character strengths essentially taking a blank slate approach to a longtime fan favorite that might not prove sustainable long-term. Read Full Review

Was this a terrible issue. No. Was it a good issue. I can't go there either. I feel like DC and Williams are still looking for their footing with Power Girl. What type of book is this going to be. Who is she? I'll give them a little more time to figure it out.  Read Full Review

If you're a fan of Power Girl, I suggest you don't buy this or read it, it'll just make you upset. Read Full Review

Loved the Alternate Covers for this issue. Story has potential and art was fantastic especially with facial expressions. Not a great #1 as far as showcasing Power Girl to readers.

yeah why DID she jump to the sea to set off a bomb. really effed up if you think about it

Burning Hot-take that I never thought I would say: I think Leah Williams honestly has talent as a writer but has been totally failed by editorial at DC and Marvel.

Before you ruin me in the comments, here me out. We know from interviews that she didnt know much about Power Girl and asked for help about her history (as it is confusing), and DC instead told her to make her own character with the skin of Power Girl. This is just setting her up for failure. As for Marvel. Well we know Marvel editors are some of the least talented people around based on 'waves arms at all the failed Marvel books with several reboots'.

As for this book itself, while its not great, it does show hints that Leah is trying. The villain of this book actually makes sense for the political message Leah tries to shoehorn into it. Like its not just someone going 'hey colonialism is bad'. She actually uses a character created by Jim Shooter who would actually hate Kryptonians for their colonialist history. Now he is also a hypocrite as he does the same stuff as them but that really fits into his character. So Leah gets full marks for this one.

Also depending on how she goes with building up Power Girls character (which I think is in a terrible starting point and I hate this Paige new origin BS), there could be some real development. We see her mess up by putting a bomb in the ocean messing up relations with the Alanteans and Superman calls her out on that rightfully. She panics and is insecure. If Leah does do some character development and she slowly overcomes that, that would be nice. She isnt a perfect female lead/Mary Sue which so many books have nowadays.

Omen and Power Girl friendship is a toss up. I chuckle at some of the dumb jokes but its also grating.

So overall I will say the highly unpopular opinion that this book might have some promise if Leah can hold in her worst impulses as DC editorial sure as cuss isnt going to help her. I really do think she could be a great writer if she has a strict editor pushing her in a positive direction. more

I really liked how Williams wrote Power Girl in the Special Issue from May of this year, so I thought I would give this one a shot. While I don't know that I enjoyed this as much as that story, it's still pretty solid and enjoyable. I thought the art was nice and I think it fits nicely with the story presented. I just wish this issue had something more, in that there wasn't a whole lot for me to latch onto here, if that makes sense. I feel similarly to how I felt about this week's other Dawn of DC first issue (The Flash #1), in that the potential for this to be better is definitely there, but it's not quite fully capitalized on, in my opinion. However, I will stick around for me to see how things progress. I had high hopes for this series after reading May's Special, so hopefully this run ends up meeting those expectations. more

Earlier this year, Leah Williams’ Power Girl Special #1 set up the stage for this new series, with Paige learning more about her new powers (as a result of the Lazarus Rain events) and dealing with issues related to imposter syndrome with how she fit into the Super Family. So it was an interesting choice by Williams to kick things off in the debut issue with Power Girl pretty, well, powerless. A C-list villain bests her and then she’s admonished by Superman for her actions. Superman then asks her to investigate a new issue due to her Kryptonian roots, which doesn’t seem like a great setup for someone who is already dealing with imposter syndrome. I’m hoping this is all a means of allowing Paige to further define who she is rather than letting others define her and I’m willing to give Williams the opportunity to reveal more. The issue, especially the action sequences, looked great thanks to the art and colors by Eduardo Pansica, Júlio Ferreira, and Romulo Fajardo Jr. I’m really digging the new suit which doesn’t objectify Power Girl the way that so many prior costumes have done. more

Leah Williams has cool ideas, cool concepts, but she is not a good writer.

Unsubtle politics, nerfed breasts, a stupid name change, an annoying antagonist, a jobbing protagonist, and an uninteresting setup. Just one more garbage DC book that will sell horribly and be forgotten.

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Softboy - Sep 26, 2023

I missed the politics in my read through of this filth, can you elaborate? It’s definitely for the best ANYTHIING Power Girl related from Leah Williams is forgotten.

ItsJess - Sep 27, 2023

There are a group of white protestors with southern accents screaming about aliens, and the black looking alien cries about Krypton practicing colonialism. Nothing subtle or creative about it, just tired real life parallels.

BillyBat - Sep 30, 2023

Honestly, in terms of politics, it remains much more subtle than many current comics. It didn't shock me. The real problem is that it's poorly written, and nothing is believable.

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Leah Williams’ Power Girl still doesn’t feel like an authentic version of Power Girl. I’ve followed the back ups in Action Comics and the Power Girl: Special, so I knew what I was getting into, and was hoping for improvement, but nope it’s still ingenuine and relatively unappealing.

Eduardo Pansica’s art is fantastic, and elevated by Farjado Jr’s coloring. The issue is very bombastic and the action sequences were the only parts I had fun reading. The antagonist set up for this arc Amalak is the only thing keeping me intrigued in the story.

My main problem with this issue, is that it’s just not a Power Girl suited story. Another problem is that Power Girl really can’t do anything for herself when written by Williams’, she’s way too codependent on other characters like Omen and Superman. This would’ve probably fit a brand new character instead. more

As I said in my video review, there are two types of writers, ones that understand the character and write stories around that character, and the second type that wants to tell a story and mangles the character to fit into that story. Williams is the second type. This is not Power Girl. Punching portals like America Chavez in Doctor Strange 2? What is even going on. Auctioning off alien technology? This is just crap. I won't be purchasing any more of this run.

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