New Webcomic “Power Ballad” is a Song You’ll Want To Sing

I read the words “lesbian superhero romcom” and I was in. Like, In It To Win It.(Lesbians in allll theeee comics, please and thank you! Also, can we kill the trope where they always die *stares at white male writers*) I saw the name of the artist Molly Brooks and a blue colored lightbulb went off in my head. I know Molly, I’ve bought a few of her comics before and I’m familiar with her takes on female leads and tightly structured drawn narratives that really work. This new endeavor by Brooks titled Power Ballad follows two women: Meera Verma who is an personal assistant to the Popstar Carina aka Carrie Peterson, the second main character of this story. Meera has her hands full as a personal assistant: scheduling and rearranging appointments, picking up dry cleaning…and also repairing body armor as well as making sure the vigilante alter-ego of her boss ends up in one piece. Carina, with Meera at her side is content to fight crime masked in a skeleton ensemble, make music and do her best to enjoy the ride. [title type=”h2″]*No Major Spoilers*[/title]

I love the incorporation of technology here by way of apps via Twitter in this comic as well. We get a eyeful of just another example of how people’s lives are, essentially at the palm of our hands. Seeing the tweets through each chapter feels genuinely on the mark with today’s fast paced freeway of information and oversharing. Maybe I’m reaching here but it’s a good look under the telescope of some social commentary of how we…