Power Girl's new costume

OMG! Do they really have to go about trying to cave into groups of people who wouldn't pick up a comic book whether they fit their ideals or not?

She lost the classic and iconic outfit she had, for...this? The other was simple in design, but face it, that hole in the outfit just made it iconic.

She also lost her signature cape!

Then they reduced her bust size!

I find it sad. And I say this as someone who isn't even a big fan of Power Girl. I prefere Supergirl (and they ruined her too) over Power Girl. But alot of these changes are just terrible!

Then to add to it all, they couldn't even keep it a gymnastic style leotard, and added leggings to it.

Don't even have her folded over style boots either.

*sigh*

Okay, I need to know, is this them caving in, or is this really thinking "Hey, let's totally redesign the character!"

And also agreed, the body type is way different than usual. While not as big as some people make her out to be in CoH with their homages/exact copies, it just seems she's lost her general look though. The slightly broader shoulders...ect...

Just don't care for it. :/

Her bustline might be preserved. It could just be Perez's style understating it.

Is it odd that I think the cleavage-window would actually go better with this costume than the costume that it's actually on?

I only dislike* it on her original costume because it also has a bikini/leotard style bottom. I think that's just more skin than needed, where I could see it going well on this costume, because it covers so much of the rest of her.

Also not sure I care for the seaming on the legs.


*Dislike is actually a strong word. I don't really Dislike it, but I don't really like it either.

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Imagine that. DC artists screwing up a well-liked character.

(See Harley Quinn for the worst change).

I don't like the art in that pic. And I don't like the bracers, boots, and hair. But I kinda like the cape with the P-shield.

new costume looks like crap and has 0 to do with what we regularly know her costume to be...

I like the way that the front of the cloak is a variation of Superman's badge, but with a red "P" instead of an "S", and the way there's still the vertical seams on the suit - but the armored boots and gloves are kinda weird for her - they'd look ok on soemone else, but not her.
The lack of a belt and any kind of sleeves is also bad.

what's witht he completely vacuous expression? Huntress actually looks appropriately "GRR! ACTION". PG on the other hand... looks like she's trying to remember something

Though I didn't mind the first too much one way or the other, the new costume is a fail in my book. Maybe they were trying to go retro or something but the Blanche Devereaux hair and elongated, misshapen "P" aren't working. The 80's called and want that costume back.

Well, it's a nice-looking costume design that I would compliment if I saw ingame, but... it doesn't look like Powergirl now. :<

George Perez is the artist who came up with Starfire's orginal look, he is also who did the pencils for the cover this thread is about.

Not important info, but it's not like this thread is full of important info.

Huh, and to think, the old on had just grown on me via grandfather clause.

Now all in all, I actually like the suit itself, but I liked her old cape, gloves, and boots more.

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