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Cassandra Cain
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1 on Batgirl #12 ReviewCassandra, her brother Jade Tiger, and Jaya Jayesh are now on a journey to the Himalayas to meet with Nyssa al Ghul. Cass is still trepidatious about teaming with her once-enemy, Nyssa, but she will do what has to be done to deliver justice to the Unburied for Lady Shiva's death. But at what point…
The assassin from the Unburied has fallen. Now, Batgirl and her brother, the Jade Tiger, must face a new adversary from the Blood of Wu. But unbeknownst to Cassandra, this new foe has a proposition for her. Will Cass embrace this proposal or will it turn deadly if she refuses? Batgirl #11 concludes “The Three…
When we last left Cassandra, she sought out guidance from Bronze Tiger. What she found out was that she has a secret half-brother named Tenji Turner, a.k.a. The Jade Tiger! While still processing this shocking revelation, an assassin from the Unburied has come to kill Batgirl and any offspring from Lady Shiva. How will Cass…
After taking a two-issue detour going over Lady Shiva’s backstory, we are back in the present day in Batgirl #9. Cassandra Cain seeks out Ben Turner, a.k.a. the Bronze Tiger, at her mother’s behest before her demise in the hands of the Unburied. Cass wants retribution but as more unexpected secrets get revealed, more enemies…
In part two of “The Book of Shiva” arc, Cassandra continues to read the diary that her mother left her. After going over her tragic beginnings, Shiva now recounts her and her sister’s journey to America. Along that journey, the sisters encounter some of the most fearsome martial artists in all of the DC Universe…
After coming off the epic and tragic finale of the “Mother” arc, Batgirl #7 finds Cassandra Cain learning more about Lady Shiva’s history. What secrets will she find out about her mother? Isaac Goodhart steps in as guest artist for this two-issue arc that covers the origin of Lady Shiva. Here are my thoughts. I…
We’re at part two of On the Run and each member of the team is dealing with boat loads of stress. The fragmented stories are impressively in sync and we have lots of action to boot. Now the villains leave a lot to be desired but let’s not get ahead of ourselves! Kelly Thompson has…
In the last issue, Cassandra Cain attempted to rescue her mother, Lady Shiva, from the clutches of the Unburied. Unfortunately, she was unsuccessful and ended up getting captured as well. Now, both mother and daughter need to work together once more to escape before they meet their death sentence. Issue #5 was my favorite of…
A new story unfolds as we creep into a building with Cassandra Cain. So many bits of information to follow, separating our team and scattering them across the four corners of the planet. Each recon mission is written about in parallel so Kelly Thompson has to not just handle one new story but five! Let’s…
The Unburied strikes again! And this time, the mysterious monk-warriors have captured Lady Shiva and taken her to an unknown location. Even though their relationship has been tumultuous to say the least, Batgirl does care about her mother and is now in hot pursuit of her captors. Will Cass be able to save Shiva before…
In the last issue of Batgirl, Cassandra and Lady Shiva were fleeing from Gotham on a train to regroup and come up with a plan to confront the Unburied. That led them to meeting up with Nyssa al Ghul (who’s back from the dead somehow) and a couple of associates of the League of Shadows.…
New year. New Batgirl issue. When we last left Batgirl, she and her mother, Lady Shiva, were ambushed by the mysterious monk-warriors, the Unburied, led by their leader Kalden. Cassandra and her mother narrowly escaped the assault, but Cassandra’s friends were not so lucky. Now, in full retreat mode on a train, Batgirl and Lady…
Lady Shiva has returned to warn her daughter, Cassandra Cain a.k.a. Batgirl, that they’re in grave danger and need to leave Gotham immediately. The threat is the mysterious Unburied, and they have even Shiva concerned. Batgirl reluctantly agrees to team with her mother, but their foes remain determined to take them down. The first issue…
Cassandra Cain has infiltrated the underground schemings of your most gentrifying hipster looking cult with… mixed results. The rest of her team are unsure of her whereabouts and a mouthful of knockout gas has our small bat waking up in unfamiliar cages surrounded by Amazon warriors being exploited for… reasons? Will Cass find out what’s…
Cassandra Cain is getting the spotlight in her first solo Batgirl series in nearly two decades. Writer Tate Brombal, artist Takeshi Miyazawa, and colorist Mike Spicer team up to bring this story to life. Brombal has said that this series will include some family drama, undiscovered secrets coming to light, and lots of martial-arts action.…
Cassandra Cain was the first ever Batgirl to get her own solo series back in 2000 after her spectacular debut in the No Man's Land event. It ran for over 70 issues before she eventually gave up the mantle to Stephanie Brown in 2009. Since that time, who "is" and "isn't" Batgirl became somewhat of…
I can’t tell you how excited I am that Batman: Wayne Family Adventures even exists, let alone got published not only as a Webtoon, but got a physical release as well. This comic has been my number one favorite thing DC comics has published since it’s initial release back in September of 2021. I’m delighted…
Spirit World #3 continues the adventures of Xanthe, Batgirl, and Constantine together in limbo. Unfortunately, the very concept of reuniting this early stalls out the original story engine. As a result, it is up to writer Alyssa Wong to rebuild this story piece by piece! And It Feels So Good, Right? Instead of letting the…
Batgirls enters its final issue this month as it wraps up a short arc focused on The Hill, the people within, and the Batgirls place in all of it. As the series comes to close, it strives to tie together themes and ideas from the series, as well as the arc itself. Let’s take a…
Spirit World #2 returns to explore the background of its lead character of Xanthe Zhou. When we last left off, Xanthe was on their way to rescue Cassandra Cain from the Spirit World. Now, our hero has to answer to someone from Xanthe's past. Breaking Your Mother's Heart When the story began, Xanthe saves a…
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