REVIEW: Power Girl #15

Power Girl #15, “What The Storm Tossed Out”, is primarily Ejecta’s origin story. Although presented as a flashback tale, the story cleverly takes place shortly after Omen’s encounter with Ejecta last issue. This way the story continues to move forward even when we’re looking at the past.

The standard cover is by Yanick Paquette and Arif Prianto. Regardless of her intentions, Ejecta has been doing good around Metropolis and appears to having a parade in her honor. Of course Power Girl and Omen’s collective disapproval is on display as they intend to “Rain On Ejecta’s Parade” as the cover title suggests.  

Jeff Dékal’s variant is a really cool black and white rendition of Power Girl with the reds and blues of her outfit highlighted. There’s an art deco feel to the piece and even though the colors are muted, they really pop against the rest of the art.

The variant by Tiago Di Silva is a picturesque take on Power Girl “strolling” through the skies. The realism of the art has her looking right at home amongst the clouds.

Adriana Melo and Colorist Romulo Fajardo Jr. continue their stellar interior art duties. The way they capture the subtleties of time passing differently through multiple dimensions and the slight environmental color tones of those dimensions is brilliant. Being an origin tale there’s naturally a lot of exposition, but their layouts and visuals keep the story flowing without feeling bogged down.  

Leah Williams, lettered by Becca Carey, do a fantastic job of creating a new complex antagonist for Power Girl and crew. To call Ejecta a straight up villain after this issue would feel a bit extreme even if her goals are to do harm to Paige and her friends. The way Power Girl reacts after knowing Ejecta’s story truly shows her strength of character even if her frustration of discovering Symbio’s survival is outwardly displayed. Where things are heading is still anyone’s guess as the cliffhanger could lead to dire consequences for Power Girl’s enemies.  

(8/10) Leah Williams is really shaping up Power Girl as a force unto her own. The way she has Paige feel her emotions and face her traumas is especially inspiring. There’s a lot of positive messages within the series, even when things get bleak, that remind me of the type of comics I enjoyed in my youth, and this issue is no exception.