Power Girl #8 - DC

This issue wraps up the Vartox of Valeron story-line. Last issue he came to Earth to ask Power Girl for her help in repopulating his planet. He tries to woo her, and seduce her . . to no avail. And then he released a planet killing monster, the Ix Negaspike, in hope that battle would arouse her emotions. That didn't help either. She still found him repulsive. Anyways, the last issue ended with them fighting this indestructible beast. Power Girl tried to freeze it and shatter it, but . . it just ended up making more of the beasts. However, she did notice that with their increased number also came decreased intelligence. With Vartox's help, she freezes and shatters them once again. 'There's not enough brain matter to regenerate this many copies of itself. I think I turned them into indestructible space cows.' Anyways, she also finds out that the reproduction process on Valeron isn't the same as on Earth. Basically they both need to touch this 'Pregno-ray' and it sends their energy to the men and women of Valeron. This apparently helps them move their soul into younger versions of themselves. Thereby extending the life of their planet. So Power Girl gives in, and does end up helping. Meanwhile, while all of this is going on, there appears to be a girl, Satanna, that has an agenda to take Power Girl down. She's looking for the Ultra-Humanite, and she appears to be in league with Dr Sivana. Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray write this book. While Amanda Conner does the art. Honestly . . I really like it. First of all, the art is fantastic. It really has a 'fun', upbeat type feel to it. And Jimmy and Justin write just enough humor into the story to keep things interesting. I loved the dialogue between Karen and Vartox this issue. Especially after she started drinking the 'golden wine'. Actually . . I think I may like this one better than the regular Supergirl series.