Written by Judd Winick
Art by Sami Basri; John J. Hill; & Sunny Gho
Cover Art by Sami Basri
SUMMARY:
Entitled “Bomb Squad, Part Two,” DC Comics released this issue for October 2010. The first page relays the childhood backstory of arms trafficker Randall Mikavic before he becomes the gigantic CRASH (resembling a Chemo-sized Parasite, with a similar origin to Metallo). Only Power Girl stands in the gigantic drone’s way from demolishing New York City. Recruiting her Starrware Industries employee (and elite ex-hacker) Nicholas Cho, Power Girl needs his illicit access of classified military data to find CRASH’s weak spots, assuming this living weapon has any. Two plot twists await Power Girl, as outlasting CRASH in hours of combat won’t be enough.
REVIEW:
Meant for teens and up, Judd Winick’s storytelling this time offers sufficient entertainment, but it’s hardly remarkable. Case in point: CRASH is a blah composite of far more intriguing threats regularly harassing Superman. This whole issue is Power Girl’s ongoing battle vs. CRASH, with a sub-plot built for her reluctant aide, Nicholas Cho. Though Power Girl fans will likely be satisfied by Winick’s script, Karen Starr’s less-than-compelling persona as Supergirl’s late-twenties Earth-Two counterpart doesn’t deliver much for casual readers.
Still, the art squad’s visuals are excellent. For that element alone, Power Girl # 15 is probably a keeper.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
In a “DC Nation” column, Senior Story Editor Ian Sattler hypes Fan Expo Canada
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 6 Stars
