Sarah, this is.

I got a little personal in this article and thought I’d share some of what I wrote here. This concerns Power Girl’s new costume as seen on the recently released cover of World’s Finest #1.

I’m going to come off like a HUGE hypocrite, but you’ll just have to hear me out. Huntress’ costume, which we’ve already been seeing in Paul Levitz’s mini-series, I love. Particularly because that stupid belly window is gone. I think Power Girl’s new costume looks terrible, and I miss her boob window.

Now I’m betting you’re flustered, flabbergasted, and out right exhausted with confusion. We women can be so fickle. Why do I like one costume for covering up and not the other? For Huntress, a giant open window on your abdomen is like a target painted on your vital organs. She’s human and she’s fighting gangsters with guns, you’re going to be shot and you easily could die. It was just silly. If you’re basically a female Batman, have some sense and armor yourself from head to toe. Power Girl is not human. She can stand up to bullets and worse, so exposed skin isn’t a death wish.

That’s my practical reason, this is my more personal reason. I’m a fairly large-busted lady, and it’s something I’ve struggled with ever since they developed. I was always such a tomboy when I was younger and once puberty and breasts showed up it was impossible to be accepted as one of the boys anymore. I’ve grown up and come to terms with that.  Adolescences is awkward for everyone and you eventually become comfortable with who you are. But who isn’t constantly mocked by their own insecurities?. When you’ve got big boobs you’re stared at, people think you’re easy or looking for attention. And believe me, being the nerdy girl I am extra attention is never what I wanted. So much so I would do whatever I could to cover up.

Then there’s Peej.

She’s got these huge tits, but they’re out there and she doesn’t give a single fuck. Why? Because she’s Power Girl and if you’re lost staring at her boobs she will knock your block off. She’s so confidant, so powerful, no one would think to label her a slut. For me, Power Girl’s my bosom hero. She’s who I look to to remind myself to be comfortable with who I am. I’m not defined by my boobs, but they’re a part of me and I should be proud of them. I’m not going to grab the scissors and start cutting windows in all my t-shirts, but seeing her so unafraid of what people think is inspiring.

So the new costume is a bit of a downer. Not to mention ugly. I never minded her costume being white, but now that it covers so much of her it’s too much. Looks like a ski suit. The  cape/bib is awful. I know they’re trying to finally give her some kind of emblem, but too little too late DC. Gold gauntles and boots? Tacky. I miss that there’s no blue in her costume anymore.

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This design is pretty sweet. It’s the best one I’ve seen so far, and no, that’s not only because it feature the Joker. Though that helps. Seeing something like this allows me to see the potential of this new logo, and I don’t hate it nearly as much.

I’ll admit the green mouth is a little weird. And not in a good way.