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From the minds of Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Amanda Connor comes a new rock-slinging heroine! As Terra's earthshaking stunts grab the attention of the world, a new threat rises from beneath the surface. Will Terra live to fight another day, as she takes on the blaze and fury of Pyrite and the Lavarians? And what is the secret behind this new mover and shaker's powers? Guest-starring Justice Society of America members Power Girl and Doctor Mid-Nite as well as Justice League of America member Geo-Force!
128 pages, Paperback
First published December 15, 2009
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Jimmy Palmiotti
1,681 books175 followersJames "Jimmy" Palmiotti is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film.
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May 19, 2015
Terra’s back, but is she going to be traitorous and/or insane like her previous incarnations? So far she’s doing everything right – she’s helpful, courteous, kind and dresses like she’s going to a naughty cosplay party.
She attracts the attention of two of DC’s premiere female superheroes: Supergirl (who has her own identity issues starting with the big "S" on her costume) and (sigh) Power Girl (sigh). The new Terra doesn’t help matters by being tight-lipped about everything (including her name). Power Girl, who’s kind of pushy, tries to take Terra under her, um, wing(s).
Despite some nice cameos by Geo-Force (the first Terra's brother) and Dr. Mid-Nite, this comes off as rather a dull and pedestrian collection. You have some misguided villain who wants to mine the underground with some big-ass machine (it's always a big-ass machine) and you learn everything you ever wanted to know about subterranean life (ZZZZZZZZZZ).
She attracts the attention of two of DC’s premiere female superheroes: Supergirl (who has her own identity issues starting with the big "S" on her costume) and (sigh) Power Girl (sigh). The new Terra doesn’t help matters by being tight-lipped about everything (including her name). Power Girl, who’s kind of pushy, tries to take Terra under her, um, wing(s).
Despite some nice cameos by Geo-Force (the first Terra's brother) and Dr. Mid-Nite, this comes off as rather a dull and pedestrian collection. You have some misguided villain who wants to mine the underground with some big-ass machine (it's always a big-ass machine) and you learn everything you ever wanted to know about subterranean life (ZZZZZZZZZZ).
June 19, 2012
If you liked the Palmiotti/Gray/Conner run on Power Girl, you'll like this. It's a lot of fun. In a world chock full of anti-hero grittiness, it's nice to read something that's lighthearted and filled with nothing but the upsides of being a hero. Terra is an endearing character that is reminiscent of how Thor was written for his recent movie. There's a lot of laughter to be had as Terra comes head to head with Earth culture and society.
July 9, 2020
After finishing the short but sweet Gray/Palmiotti/Conner Power Girl run, I decided to revisit this earlier work featuring PG's part-time sidekick and full-time bestie, Terra.
Terra (Atlee to her pals) hails from a subterranean race of people living beneath the earth's surface. She is on a mission to redeem herself and earn the respect of her peers after a couple of her clones went evil and ran amok. So using her earth manipulation powers she travels the world righting wrongs, saving innocents, and being an all around stand-up gal. I'm not sure what the post-secondary education system they have down there, but she's clearly not a marketing major because she refuses to give her name or do any kind of helpful PR to further her cause. So she's known as the "rock girl" to most people.
This one is decent little read with a bit of wit, charm and action. Just none of it in large doses. So aside from the always-superb artwork of Amanda Conner, nothing about this book really stands out. Though we can see the beginnings of a formula that the aforementioned creative team would perfect later that year in their Power Girl run.
Terra (Atlee to her pals) hails from a subterranean race of people living beneath the earth's surface. She is on a mission to redeem herself and earn the respect of her peers after a couple of her clones went evil and ran amok. So using her earth manipulation powers she travels the world righting wrongs, saving innocents, and being an all around stand-up gal. I'm not sure what the post-secondary education system they have down there, but she's clearly not a marketing major because she refuses to give her name or do any kind of helpful PR to further her cause. So she's known as the "rock girl" to most people.
This one is decent little read with a bit of wit, charm and action. Just none of it in large doses. So aside from the always-superb artwork of Amanda Conner, nothing about this book really stands out. Though we can see the beginnings of a formula that the aforementioned creative team would perfect later that year in their Power Girl run.
May 11, 2013
I only knew of the first Terra/Tara via the teen titans cartoon, so I was intrigued by this version. I liked Atlee; she was cute and determined and a bit refreshing. However, I still feel like I know next to nothing about her or how she came to be the latest Terra. Did she get surgery to look more surface-human or was she born that way? I also felt like I came into the middle of a supergirl/power girl story and Terra was a secondary character in her own book. If she gets another book by herself, I hope they delve deeper into her back story.
August 28, 2011
I picked this up to serve as a prequel to the recent Power Girl run by the same creative team. I've no idea of any of the history of Terra (or Supergirl and why she's acting the way she is at the start) but it doesn't really matter. The stories are fun, engaging and wonderfully illustrated by Amanda Conner. Light-hearted certainly but nice characterisation and the start of the friendship between Terra and PG.
September 10, 2020
It's been a really long time since I first read this mini series in it's entirety, and it was kind of fun to see how my opinion on it has changed over the course of a decade (which was surprisingly, not too much). I also kind of wanted to read something with Geo-Force in it and was too lazy to pull any of my other trades with him out so...
Terra follows the third incarnation of Tara Markov, or so it's assumed, as she tries to save people around the world as fast as she can while learning to be a superhero. Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner are always a fun comic duo, and Terra is no exception to it, even if it's not their best work in my opinion. Atlee is a really fun character, and I wish we had gotten to see a little more of her to be honest, she had so much potential to become a new fan favorite with her sarcasm and unfamiliarity of the surface world.
My only real complaint about Terra is the fact that they decided to sexualize her the way they did, since she's supposed to be a teenager. She's drawn like a fully developed woman, is in a costume that's very much there for the purpose of showing her ass-ets off and grown men are all drooling over her. It's usually played off as a joke, but it's just hard to read and not cringe over that aspect, even if this was the norm back when it was released (ugh.).
The plot itself isn't anything spectacular or particularly memorable, but it's a fun intro to Atlee, and I loved the cameos made by Dr. Mid-Nite, Power Girl and Geo-Force. Even with it's flaws Terra is a fun distraction from reality, and Amanda Conner's facial expressions are charming as always.
Terra follows the third incarnation of Tara Markov, or so it's assumed, as she tries to save people around the world as fast as she can while learning to be a superhero. Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner are always a fun comic duo, and Terra is no exception to it, even if it's not their best work in my opinion. Atlee is a really fun character, and I wish we had gotten to see a little more of her to be honest, she had so much potential to become a new fan favorite with her sarcasm and unfamiliarity of the surface world.
My only real complaint about Terra is the fact that they decided to sexualize her the way they did, since she's supposed to be a teenager. She's drawn like a fully developed woman, is in a costume that's very much there for the purpose of showing her ass-ets off and grown men are all drooling over her. It's usually played off as a joke, but it's just hard to read and not cringe over that aspect, even if this was the norm back when it was released (ugh.).
The plot itself isn't anything spectacular or particularly memorable, but it's a fun intro to Atlee, and I loved the cameos made by Dr. Mid-Nite, Power Girl and Geo-Force. Even with it's flaws Terra is a fun distraction from reality, and Amanda Conner's facial expressions are charming as always.
May 20, 2012
So I knew absolutely nothing about Terra when I picked this up. Didn't know her powers, where she came from, nothing. My only impetus for picking this up were the names on the cover, Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Justin Gray. I'm happy to say the gamble paid off. The art is fantastic as to be expected, and the story is equal parts interesting and funny. It also acts as a nice prequel for the Power Girl series.
February 15, 2013
This was so much fun and absolutely adorable. Terra is so cute and I want to give her big hugs. <3
June 5, 2016
This is so fun. I wish there were more and she was in the New52.
I really enjoyed Atlee when she appeared in Power Girl, she was the perfect straight man to PG.
World: I love the art it's great Conner and Palmiotti are one of my favourites. The world building is fun, it's light and the tone is wonderful. The world building stuff in issue 4 is superb.
Story: Fun fun fun. It's light it's fun and seeing the world through Atlee is wonderful. The story is paced well and the sense of adventure good. The use of cameos and DCU locales good. I liked how hopeful and optimistic the book is. No one is beyond redemption and it's not all doom and gloom. Good good stuff.
Characters: Atlee is wonderful. I love how golden age she feels, how good she is and how warm hearted she is. I miss this in comic books. It's not just her but also PG and every character in the book. This creative team just writes good clean fun books and characters.
I wish there was more, I love this character and I wish there was a PG Atlee book.
Onward to the next book!
I really enjoyed Atlee when she appeared in Power Girl, she was the perfect straight man to PG.
World: I love the art it's great Conner and Palmiotti are one of my favourites. The world building is fun, it's light and the tone is wonderful. The world building stuff in issue 4 is superb.
Story: Fun fun fun. It's light it's fun and seeing the world through Atlee is wonderful. The story is paced well and the sense of adventure good. The use of cameos and DCU locales good. I liked how hopeful and optimistic the book is. No one is beyond redemption and it's not all doom and gloom. Good good stuff.
Characters: Atlee is wonderful. I love how golden age she feels, how good she is and how warm hearted she is. I miss this in comic books. It's not just her but also PG and every character in the book. This creative team just writes good clean fun books and characters.
I wish there was more, I love this character and I wish there was a PG Atlee book.
Onward to the next book!
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August 7, 2011a great, clever and FUN reinvention of the Terra character.
July 26, 2012
Though this character has nothing to do with the previous incarnations of Terra, the book is so quirky and fun that you can't help but love it.
September 24, 2010
I enjoyed this. I'm a fan of Amanda Connor's art.
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