Why did no one tell me they were launching another try at a Freedom Fighters comic (JUL10 0162, $2.99)? I like those characters. I would think DC publicity would do more about a new launch, especially around this time of year, when patriotism is in, but if I google the title and the writers’ names (Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray), instead I get this article from 3 years ago about the last time that time tried the same idea.

Power Girl #16

Where are the current promo pieces? Between that lack, and the reminder that this concept has flopped several times before, I don’t have high hopes for this title’s longevity. Shame.

The more I see the Power Girl title using standard cruddy superhero imagery — dead women, focus on breasts and hips, covered face (because she’s more interesting to the reader as a body than a character), darkness, shock, sadness, as shown here — the more I miss the fun and humor and good spirits and action of Amanda Conner’s run on the first 12 issues. I don’t understand why DC thinks it’s necessary for every superhero comic to be so down and depressing. Why not put out some alternatives to expand their customer reach? My only answer: Didio means death. That’s all he knows to plot.

Buy the Power Girl collections, A New Beginning and Aliens & Apes, instead.

If the big news of this week is Wonder Woman’s costume change, why don’t I see it anywhere in this catalog? Will it be gone within two months? Speaking of news making these solicits obsolete, there’s another Zuda book, Celadore (JUL10 0206, $14.99, out October), advertised.