Eric Guzman
- Wonder Woman @ Diana Prince
- Martian Manhunter @ The Idol-Head of Diabolu
- Aquaman @ Justice League Detroit
Showing posts with label Power Girl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Power Girl. Show all posts
Thursday, March 27, 2014
2013 Animated Style Power Girl and Huntress commission art by Eric Guzman
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Eric Guzman
Eric Guzman
Thursday, June 13, 2013
2008 Power Girl color commission by Craig Rousseau
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“oh, the pic above is a commission for another good friend, officer white...”Craig Rousseau Canson Color!
- Martian Manhunter @ The Idol-Head of Diabolu
- Supergirl @ Supergirl Comic Box Commentary
- Wonder Woman @ Diana Prince
- Zatanna @ Justice League Detroit
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Friday, August 10, 2012
2005 Power Girl commission by Arthur “Art” Adams
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Art Adams Art
Art Adams Art
- 2010 Wonder Woman pin-up commission @ Diana Prince
- 2006 Zatanna convention head sketch @ Justice League Detroit
- 1999 Martian Manhunter Annual #2 original cover art @ The Idol-Head of Diabolu
Monday, April 23, 2012
2011 "Ladies of DC - Power Girl" by Taylor Cordingley
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Ladies of DC: Bringing Out The Girls
"They're fun, they're sassy and they all seem to have a mean right hook. For years, DC Comics has consistently created amazing female superheroes. I'd like to pay tribute to these amazing women of the DC Universe with one of my patented pin-up series -- Ladies of DC! Third in this series is the precarious Power Girl!
POWER GIRL
Real Name: Kara Zor-L
Other Notable Aliases: Karen Starr, Nightwing
First Appearance: All-Star Comics #58
Abilities: Super strength, speed and stamina, enhanced vision (x-ray, heat), hearing and breath ('hurricane-y', ice), invulernability and flight
Power Girl was never a character on my radar. She only made occasional guest appearances and she was largely a D-list character who ended up at the JSA. But somehow that all changed. DC Comics worked out her origins, through her into the spotlight of one of their annual "let's shake the DCU up" events and gave her her very own on-going series. It was a series on my must-read list for such a long time and I'm glad to say I finally got around to reading it. Her book is an absolute joy to read -- it's witty, has gorgeous art and has a very well-fleshed out heroine. I've come to greatly appreciate the character and can't wait to see how she continues to develop. Although there is something that I noticed -- has anyone else had the strange feeling of déjà vu with the book at times? I feel like it's very similar to Ms. Marvel's ongoing series that she had a couple years back. Mind you, Ms. Marvel's raison-d'être was to become the best heroine possible after her battle with alcoholism and Power Girl's is -- um -- punch things really hard and make a difference doing it. ^^; Jokes, jokes. Oh, and can she make up with Oracle already? WHY is she still holding a grudge?!"
Ladies of DC: Bringing Out The Girls
- Hawkgirl @ Power of the Atom
- Miss Martian @ The Idol-Head of Diabolu
- Wonder Girl @ Diana Prince is the New Wonder Woman
- Zatanna @ Justice League Detroit
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
2010 Power Girl by ~joseph
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I like the thought that went into this piece, with a seemingly self-conscious Kara sizing herself up in a changing room, the specter of her origins dangling from a retail outlet hanger of Damocles. I would argue that the artist's calling Power Girl a misandrist is painting with much too broad a brush, and is likely derived from her terrible characterization during the Justice League Europe years. To read more, click the link.
~joseph also offers an insightful look at Martian Manhunter, so check it out.
I like the thought that went into this piece, with a seemingly self-conscious Kara sizing herself up in a changing room, the specter of her origins dangling from a retail outlet hanger of Damocles. I would argue that the artist's calling Power Girl a misandrist is painting with much too broad a brush, and is likely derived from her terrible characterization during the Justice League Europe years. To read more, click the link.
~joseph also offers an insightful look at Martian Manhunter, so check it out.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
2005 Power Girl Art Book Piece by Brandon Peterson
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Even with those pendulous funbags, my eye tends toward those background tones, the boss Atlantean symbol, and Kara's fist barreling towars me!
More Selections from Brandon Peterson's 2005 Artbook!
Even with those pendulous funbags, my eye tends toward those background tones, the boss Atlantean symbol, and Kara's fist barreling towars me!
More Selections from Brandon Peterson's 2005 Artbook!
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
1989 Mayfair Games DC Heroes Power Girl Character Card
Having lost their short term domination of the comics market (due to default from Dell's devastating split with Western) to Marvel Comics, DC tried to glut the market with any concept they thought could potentially sell. Fanboys had been clamoring for the Justice Society of America at least since Earth-2 had been established, but a funny thing happened on the way to the 1970s. Not only did the JSA look almost like a dadaist JLA (Flash with a hub cap hat! Color blind Green Lantern! Bat-Robin! Mr. Gas Mask! The Sorcerous Spittoon!) but it was a total sausage factory (with distended middle aged veins.) The J.S.A. needed some P.Y.T.s, and Sylvester Pemberton just wasn't going to cut it. Earth-1 wasn't exactly flush with heroines for Earth-2 to parallel, and it would have just been sad to simply port over the pre-New Look beards Batwoman and Bat-Girl. Instead, we got The Huntress and Power Girl.
Initially, Helena Wayne wasn't all that different from Barbara Gordon, but the added responsibility of being the sole guardian of Gotham City in a world without Batman made up for that. Power Girl needed no such qualifiers, because while she may have been the Supergirl of Earth-2, her look and personality were distinctly different from any heroine who had come before her. Cocky, liberated, and extraordinarily capable, DC had really hit the jackpot with Kara Zor-L. Unlike the Huntress, Power Girl had a strong enough personal "brand" to sustain herself when her ties to Superman were severed after the Crisis on Infinite Earths. Still, the '80s and '90s were unkind, giving Kara a frigid bitchy one-note personality and bland new costume in Justice League Europe, then knocking her up with a magic baby, and let's not even get into all the Atlantean headaches. Now she's back to being Superman's other cousin, which I honestly disapprove of, but I can't complain about her fun solo series and spotlight role among the JSA All-Stars restoring Kara's former grandeur.
What I can complain about is Power Girl's wimpy pose on her character card. I guess 1989 was an uncertain time for her, and how she would relate to the DC Universe, but still. Thankfully, there was no such compromising of her stats. Kara's Dexterity was equal to the sensational Wonder Woman, and only two points below Superman. Power Girl's Strength massively eclipsed the Amazing Amazon's by 6 points, which on its own is a higher number than most DC characters got. A Body of 15 was equal to the Martian Manhunter and Lobo, not to mention a point above Captain Marvel. Intelligence of 9 was comparable with Batman, J'Onn and Diana, with Will and Mind only one point below those first two. Influence of 8 was equal to or higher than most Justice League mainstays outside the Trinity. Spirit was about the same or only slightly less than that lot. An Initiative of 42 was about twice the average, well above most DC characters, Superman and Darkseid being notable contemporaries. Her Flight speed was just below Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman, and just look at all those double-digit Powers and Skills. Written correctly, Power Girl could be a premier super-hero, regardless of gender.
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