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Summary
By tapping into classicSupermanlore in more ways than one , Power Girlofficially loose her new beast form upon the world . Power Girl’sBeast Worldtransformation make her one of the Superman Family ’s most powerful appendage — and the most dangerous , as she ’s more like a " Flamebird " than ever .
Power Girl adopts a literal " fire birdie " forminTitans : Beast World#3 by Tom Taylor and Lucas Meyer . Power Girl is the a la mode hero afflicted by the " plague " brought on by Beast Boy ’s transformation into a Starro , but unlike most transformations during this fresh DC event , Power Girl ’s is suspiciously apropos , as it has a act of connection to Superman lore .
Power Girl ’s raw beast form not only evokes the legends of Krypton ’s history , but it also evokes the legend of the Superman character , specifically his classic phrase : " It ’s a bird ! It ’s a plane ! No , it ’s Superman ! " This universe - famous musical phrase is recall by the takings ’s narration and Jon Kent ’s arrival later in the scene . The debut of Paige ’s animal bod put a twirl on the intimate introduction to the Man of Steel .
Power Girl has often been the black sheep of the Superman Family , but her raw identity proves she ’s ultimately take her place in the House of El .
Power Girl’s Ultimate Beast Form Echoes Classic Superman Lore
When Beast Boy ’s mind was wipe in mid - Garro transformation originally in this case miniseries , the new version of him expel Starro spores across the Earth . Whomever these sponger land on , those people curve up becoming brute - individual hybrids of themselves . So far , proofreader have seenBlack Adam become a bloody-minded lionwhile Batman becomes his inner beast . Now , Power Girl becomes an actual flame bird woman — but not before attempting to save an actual take flight airplane from a flock of huffy bird , a twist on a classic Superman scenario . Once Paige ’s transformation is thoroughgoing — and as she cracks the plane in half — the narration reads : " A shuttlecock . A plane . And then … Superman . "
Just like that , Jon Kent , now known as Superman , go far and then postulate onhis Electric Blue form , preparing to face - off with the newly transformed Power Girl . This Superman set phrase is truly iconic , dating back to the 1940s radio show and vulgarize during the 1950sAdventures of SupermanTV series . Even those not familiar with the history and bequest of the Flamebird name in Superman ( and Nightwing ) lore will have at least heard , " Look ! Up in the sky ! It ’s a bird ! It ’s a aeroplane ! No , it ’s Superman ! " The name Flamebird , of course , was originally applied to an ancient Kryptonian legend , and now that myth has been made literal thanks to Power Girl .
Superman’s Past Opens the Door for Power Girl and Jon Kent’s Present and Future
Pairing the fresh Flamebird with a sheet moments after it ’s attack by birds , accompanied by the narration , feels too measured to call coincidental . Bringing in Jon Kent as well is a cunning direction to utilize the past times of Superman to showcase the future of Superman , specially as Jon continues to play a fundamental role in the DC Universe . The same is true of Superman ’s multiversal cousin , Power Girl , who continues to star in her own on-going serial — if she can manage to transmute back into her usual Kryptonian ego , that is . But Paige ’s new soma proves once and for all thatPower Girlis a major player in theSupermanFamily — she is their young Flamebird , after all .
TITANS : BEAST WORLD # 3 ( 2023 )
Titans : Beast World#3is usable now from DC Comics .
