Batgirl (2011-2016) #49

Batgirl (2011) (Single Issues)

by Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, Babs Tarr (Penciller)

To unravel the secret of Batgirl’s bizarre new nemesis, her friends must travel to strange and uncharted the inside of Barbara Gordon’s spectacular mind!

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels

24 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 2, 2016

About the author

Brenden Fletcher is a writer who's worked on DC Comics titles including the bestselling Batgirl of Burnside, Gotham Academy, and Black Canary.

He contributed the acclaimed Flash story to the Eisner and Harvey Award winning Wednesday Comics and has recently launched a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink series for Boom! Studios.

Reviews

[Ashly Lynne · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
I'm still not very sold on this Batgirl series (I've only read volume 1 and this issue), but this issue may have convinced me to pick up volume 2? We'll see.

[Bridgette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much better than the past few. I enjoyed the trip through her mind and seeing the past versions of Batgirl. Hopefully, the next few issues will be as good as this.

[Jay · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Fugue has not only inserted himself into Barbara's life, but now he's inserted himself into her memories as well. In the process, he's been attempting to mine everything from her mind to sell to the highest bidder, but Barb's friend Frankie might just be able to do something about it!

This wasn't as insipid or whiny as previous issues had been. Not saying I loved it, but a straight-forward, plot-driven story was a step in the right direction. No distracting romance sidelines, no silliness with supporting characters that aren't developed enough to actually care about, and no stupid situations that detract from the main story means a win here! Frankie actually takes center stage this issue and proves that she IS a character worth caring about and spending page time on. She really shines this issue as she travels through Barbara's mind with the digital doppleganger. It may not have been the most original story, but I'll take the improvement!

The artwork was hit or miss this issue. The idea of multiple artists each handling a particular section of memory isn't new, but none of the new ones really stuck out to me. It's all that style that we see in books like Spider-Gwen or Gwenpool over at Marvel. Babs Tarr's stuff is pretty original, but she only gets a few pages in this issue.

An improvement, but still not knocking my socks off.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cerebral stuff was cool, but did they have to show Jim Gordon's spit?

[Magdalena Wilson · Rating 1 out of 5]

I hadn't picked up this book for a few issues so I'm definitely missing something, but it just came off as so disrespectful of what came before it. I don't think I'll ever pick up another issue of this specific series again. I might be persuaded to come back to the series somehow, but it's not too terribly likely.

[Marisa Carpico · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic. Took tons of risks and totally worked. Especially gratifying to see something vital from the last arc have a huge impact here. Brilliant use of guest artists as well.