Last month Barbara and Bard found themselves pulled into the world of Unearth. There they were pitted against an unbeatable dragon and told to save the day, all while dealing with feelings of unrequited love and confusion. So, will they beat the dragon? And more importantly what will Babs decide regarding Jason?  The story picks…

Batgirl has survived facing off against Oracle, and come out of the fight with a new perspective on how to live life. How will her decision to be more open and impulsive, both as Batgirl and Barbara, impact what she does next? And how will she and Jason move forward after the kiss they shared…

Batgirl has spent the last few issues facing off against an A.I. version of Oracle brought to life by Lex Luthor. This month that battle reaches its ending at last as Batgirl is finally ready to attempt to outwit the thing she created.  Every time I think about this arc --and this issue in particular--…

Last month Batgirl and Oracle finally came face to face as Burnside burned all around them. In order to survive, Babs did the one thing Oracle never would have expected of her: she ran. In fact, she threw herself off a building into the river surrounding Burnside. What will happen now that Oracle has defeated…

Batgirl has been busy trying to figure out who Lex Luthor made an offer to and attempting to quell the chaos caused by his Year of the Villain. Oracle --now brought to life by Luthor-- has been equally busy, searching for the creator who abandoned her. With Burnside on fire, the two are on track…

Welcome to cyberspace Frankenstein! I mean Batgirl #39!If you know Mary Shelley’s iconic novel (or the Classics Illustrated comic book version) and tend to deduce whodunit about halfway into a mystery, you might have caught the similarities. It took me until this issue, with the Oracle android planning to confront Babs directly, to see this arc…

At the end of the last issue, the Terrible Trio (criminals masked as a Shark, Fox, and Vulture) reawakened the android that was Babs’s Oracle avatar with the help of Lex Luthor. Meanwhile, Babs was getting her butt kicked by Killer Moth. In issue #38, their showdown leads to hints of something bigger behind him,…

Batgirl #37 delivers a new creative team in Cecil Castellucci and Carmine Di Giandomenico. As much as I’d like to say I enjoyed this book, I didn’t. It’s not terrible, but I found it to be quite average. There are aspects I enjoy, but the overall execution leaves me unsatisfied. The Story The big question…

This issue might be titled “Terrible: Finale,” but it is anything but as Mairghread Scott makes the most of what she was given to deliver a satisfying conclusion! I’ve made it quite clear that I’m sad to see Mairghread Scott leave Batgirl. I feel as though she’s done some of the best work with Barbara…

In my coverage of Batgirl #34, I celebrated the arrival of entertaining new versions of The Terrible Trio, and bemoaned the continued surfeit of soap opera. Readers of the same disposition may enjoy issue #35 a little more as Babs spends the whole book in-costume, battling her new enemies. That’s right; this month, there is…

In Batgirl #34, a new story arc begins. Its called ‘Terrible,’ which I’m glad to say does not describe the quality of the issue. Of course, the title in question pertains to the return of The Terrible Trio, a triumvirate of animal-themed Batman villains that first debuted in 1958, but haven’t enjoyed the popularity or…

‘Old Enemies,’ the last arc of Batgirl, left plenty of loose threads hanging, so the last thing Babs needs right now is another distraction. Nonetheless, The Batman Who Laughs #2 saw the return of her psychopath brother, so it was only a matter of time before the siblings were reunited. In Batgirl #33, Mairghread Scott…

Batgirl #32 is titled ‘Old Enemies: Finale’ but it doesn’t involve a dramatic showdown between old enemies and it doesn’t feel like the end of the story. Yes, this is the last time we’ll be seeing Cormorant for a while but (as established in my review for issue #31) he’s a new enemy. The only…

Batgirl #31 doesn’t get off to a good start. Last issue opened with an essential recap because important events had taken place between issue #29 and issue #30. This time, we’re given a recap of issue #30, which is entirely unnecessary if you’re keeping up with this series, as most readers are. What makes matters…

Batgirl #30 marks the beginning of a new arc, ‘Old Enemies.’ I really enjoyed Mairghread Scott’s first storyline but I wasn’t enamoured of Wyrm or Grotesque so I’m delighted that this story will be dealing with established villains. The first to be introduced is Jason Bard. This is the New 52 version of the character,…

“Art of the Crime” closes its arc with some definite weirdness that might leave some of the audience scratching their heads, but which I think still brings this story to a satisfying conclusion on most points. And what’s not yet satisfied Mairghread Scott has deliberately left for the continuing adventures--which is the smart way to…

We’re now entering that mid-story place where arcs tend to get a bit saggy, but Mairghread Scott does her best--and mostly succeeds--at not belaboring the necessary bridges as Batgirl gets closer to the truth in this “Art of Crime” installment.  Aptly titled “facade”, Babs struggles to maintain her dual identity despite suffering from strange after-effects…

Mairghread Scott continues her plan to rebuild Batgirl as far away from the divisive bubble-gum image as she can get without losing Babs’ youth or exuberance (or in the case of this comic, her dogged determination).  In many ways she’s still daddy’s little girl, but as far as I’m concerned, hanging out with her father…

Mairghread Scott has come out swinging for the backfield with her work on Batgirl in the last couple of weeks.  With a sensational start in two stories featured in the Batgirl no. 25 Anniversary Special, and now both a killer issue no. 26 and this stellar (pun intended) Annual titled “The Brightest Star in Heaven”.…

I am calling this review “10 Things I Love about this Batgirl Comic”. The story is “Art of Crime” and it’s the continuation of Batgirl’s pursuit of Grotesque, which began two weeks ago in the Anniversary issue compilation (no. 25). The premise is simple but effective: high-roller theatrical art thief Grotesque has escalated his game…