There have been a few Batgirl incarnations and people usually have a favourite among them – the original Barbara Gordon either in her pre Killing Joke appearance or her New 52 and beyond stories, Cassandra Cain’s journey and Stephanie Brown who held the mantle from Bruce Wayne’s “death” up until the New 52. With the …
Batgirl, Volume 1: Beyond Burnside is the first Batgirl collected edition of the DC Rebirth series written by Hope Larson following on from Cameron Stewart’s New 52 run. Despite being called ‘beyond’ Burnside this book does carrying pretty much straight away after Mindfields and sees Barbara take a break and head to Asia. The artwork …
Ah, the final volume of New 52 Batgirl and the final one by Cameron Stewart, too. You may have read that I have not been enjoying his run at all and find the overall direction they have got Barbara Gordon on to be all wrong (in my opinion). Batgirl of Burnside fared a bit better …
The second collected volume in Cameron Stewart’s Batgirl New 52 run is a collection of a couple of short stories. Despite being called ‘Family Business’ the Superheavy James Gordon as Batman tie in is only a smallish part of it making the book a little misleading really. It follows Batgirl’s new life in Burnside with …
The Batgirl of Burnside is the second phase of the New 52 run and is a ‘softish’ reboot following Gail Simone’s Batgirl run which ended with Deadline. By a soft reboot I mean a very soft reboot, from the looks of it what happened in Gail Simone’s run were canon as there are mentions in …
Overview Batgirl, Volume 5: Deadline is Gail Simone’s finale with Batgirl in her New 52 run and the conclusion to the entire Knightfall arc. Deadline also includes some crossover issues and a Future’s End special. It’s quite a hefty volume at 10 issues so there’s a fair bit of bang for your buck here. It’s …
Overview Batgirl Volume 4: Wanted is the follow up collected edition following the Death of the Family crossover. Gail Simone is back at the helm and the story continues following the fallout after James Gordon Jr’s ‘murder’. Things heat up as the Commissioner is determined to bring Batgirl to justice. But will he prevail? How …
Overview Batgirl: Death of the Family is the a crossover event across the New 52 which charts the events surrounding the Joker’s return to Gotham. For Batgirl’s part though it is only for around the first half this covers where the real plot line is the return and fallout of Barbara’s brother, James Gordon Jr. …
Overview I liked volume one and scored it a 3 and I hope they can stop with the plot holes but continue with Barbara’s charming monologue. Gail Simone does a wonderful job of making her seem real in an unrealistic world. I was not disappointed with this book and it was a huge improvement to …
A kinder, softer and flawed superhero in Gotham who will give readers a more real hero to follow and enjoy. Overview This is my first ever Batgirl book and also the first ever book where Barbara Gordon isn’t paralysed. I have already purchased Batgirl Rebirth #1 before I read that starting with the New 52 may …
