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Batgirl, Vol. 3: Point Blank
Cassandra Cain returns to Gotham’s streets as Batgirl. Raised to be a perfect fighting machine, Cassandra has vowed to use her unrivaled combat skills to protect the citizens of Gotham. After defeating the feared assassin Lady Shiva in a harrowing battle, Cassandra must prove that she’s more than just an incredible fighter as she trains with Batman to become a detective.
Batgirl’s detective skills are soon put to the test when she must help an amnestic secret agent recover his memory in time to stop a mysterious catastrophic event threatening Gotham City! Time is quickly running out and Cassandra must fight harder than ever before, using both her wit and strength to solve the mystery. Can Batgirl save Gotham before it’s too late?
Collects BATGIRL #26-37 and a story from BATGIRL SECRET CASE FILES & ORIGINS #1.
Batgirl’s detective skills are soon put to the test when she must help an amnestic secret agent recover his memory in time to stop a mysterious catastrophic event threatening Gotham City! Time is quickly running out and Cassandra must fight harder than ever before, using both her wit and strength to solve the mystery. Can Batgirl save Gotham before it’s too late?
Collects BATGIRL #26-37 and a story from BATGIRL SECRET CASE FILES & ORIGINS #1.
288 pages, Paperback
First published February 19, 2003
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Kelley Puckett
249 books39 followersKelley Puckett is a comic book writer. He is the creator of the character Cassandra Cain, the Batgirl who succeeded Barbara Gordon and who was succeeded herself by Stephanie Brown, as well as the second Green Arrow, Connor Hawke.
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April 20, 2025
2025 Review - The biggest takeaway here? Crossovers really fuck with the flow. That said, this is still a strong volume overall.
Most of the tie-ins do a decent job of supporting Cass’s development, and her growth as a character continues to shine. The only real weak links are the Green Arrow issues, they feel a bit underwhelming compared to the rest.
Still, it’s a fun read, and watching Cass evolve throughout makes it all worth it. It’s easy to see why she became my favorite after this.
2017 Review: This is closer to a 3.5 but I'ma bump it to a 4 because Casandra is my Comic Wife. Okay, so let's go.
Batgirl is finding her place in the Batfamily. She's a great warrior, we know this, but can she be the next detective like Bruce? Well the series begins to explore that. It also gets heavy into a crossover event. In the late 90's, early 2000's, Bruce Wayne is framed for Murder. He then becomes a fugitive. That's where Connor (Green Arrow's son) Spoiler, Casandra, and Robin team up to try to clear his name.
So while this is still a Batgirl title and there's some great issues in here, the crossover last 3-4 issues and takes up 1/3rd of the book.
Good: The fights are still highly entertaining and well drawn. I still love this fucking style and it reminds me so much of my childhood. I also really love Casandra and the older she gets the more compelling she gets. The more she feels human. And that makes her super well done. I feel for her, care for her, and love watching her kick butt. I also enjoyed seeing her team up with Spoiler or any Batman moments, they were great.
Bad: The crossover is a bit long and honestly if I didn't read some cliffnotes I'd have no fucking clue what was happening. It barely tells you why Bruce is on the run or the reason, and a half a page flashback doesn't do that storyline justice. Also the ending doesn't feel like a ending but this is probably the last we'll get of Batgirl Casandra :(
Overall I'll miss this series. I fucking LOVE Casandra as Batgirl. I want more of her. I know she's in Detective Comics now and I enjoy he there, but she was able to really shine in her own series. Maybe one day she'll return because to me, she's the best Batgirl EVER!
Most of the tie-ins do a decent job of supporting Cass’s development, and her growth as a character continues to shine. The only real weak links are the Green Arrow issues, they feel a bit underwhelming compared to the rest.
Still, it’s a fun read, and watching Cass evolve throughout makes it all worth it. It’s easy to see why she became my favorite after this.
2017 Review: This is closer to a 3.5 but I'ma bump it to a 4 because Casandra is my Comic Wife. Okay, so let's go.
Batgirl is finding her place in the Batfamily. She's a great warrior, we know this, but can she be the next detective like Bruce? Well the series begins to explore that. It also gets heavy into a crossover event. In the late 90's, early 2000's, Bruce Wayne is framed for Murder. He then becomes a fugitive. That's where Connor (Green Arrow's son) Spoiler, Casandra, and Robin team up to try to clear his name.
So while this is still a Batgirl title and there's some great issues in here, the crossover last 3-4 issues and takes up 1/3rd of the book.
Good: The fights are still highly entertaining and well drawn. I still love this fucking style and it reminds me so much of my childhood. I also really love Casandra and the older she gets the more compelling she gets. The more she feels human. And that makes her super well done. I feel for her, care for her, and love watching her kick butt. I also enjoyed seeing her team up with Spoiler or any Batman moments, they were great.
Bad: The crossover is a bit long and honestly if I didn't read some cliffnotes I'd have no fucking clue what was happening. It barely tells you why Bruce is on the run or the reason, and a half a page flashback doesn't do that storyline justice. Also the ending doesn't feel like a ending but this is probably the last we'll get of Batgirl Casandra :(
Overall I'll miss this series. I fucking LOVE Casandra as Batgirl. I want more of her. I know she's in Detective Comics now and I enjoy he there, but she was able to really shine in her own series. Maybe one day she'll return because to me, she's the best Batgirl EVER!
March 31, 2017
I loved this just as much the second time around!
Cassandra is probably my favorite DC character. She's certainly my favorite Batgirl and this run is really something. The art took some getting used to but it really gives you a feel for how quickly Cass moves. I love the shots of her flying around Gotham and I really love the life Scott's art gives to Steph, Bruce, Cass and Babs.
This volume picks up after Cass defeats Shiva in the last book. There's a super cute story where Steph comes to Cass to train. Even though they are clearly unevenly matched, Steph tries her best and they challenge each other. Steph keeps trying to bear Cass and Cass learns she has a friend in Steph. Babs has always been more of a mother figure and Bruce was always a mentor/father figure. Cass' relationship with Steph is nice and I really like seeing them together.
There's the story where Cass and Dick try to prove Bruce's innocence. It really shows how far Cass was willing to go for Bruce. She clearly loves him and it was interesting how they told that story without Bruce being in the issue at all.
The story with Connor Hawke and Aggripina (?) was boring. I like the fight scenes but I didn't care for the plot at all.
The story where Cass wants to avenge the death of a father and son was so well done. She helps track down the killer but she isn't satisfied because they couldn't prevent the crime in the first place. It's such a great way to convey any hero's struggle with feeling like they're truly making a difference.
Anyway, I don't know if I just missed it the first time or what but I didn't recognize the tiny story at the back where Cass fights a simulation of Babs' Batgirl. Her excitement and pride after she takes Babs down was so adorable! Loved that!
5 stars.
Cassandra is probably my favorite DC character. She's certainly my favorite Batgirl and this run is really something. The art took some getting used to but it really gives you a feel for how quickly Cass moves. I love the shots of her flying around Gotham and I really love the life Scott's art gives to Steph, Bruce, Cass and Babs.
This volume picks up after Cass defeats Shiva in the last book. There's a super cute story where Steph comes to Cass to train. Even though they are clearly unevenly matched, Steph tries her best and they challenge each other. Steph keeps trying to bear Cass and Cass learns she has a friend in Steph. Babs has always been more of a mother figure and Bruce was always a mentor/father figure. Cass' relationship with Steph is nice and I really like seeing them together.
There's the story where Cass and Dick try to prove Bruce's innocence. It really shows how far Cass was willing to go for Bruce. She clearly loves him and it was interesting how they told that story without Bruce being in the issue at all.
The story with Connor Hawke and Aggripina (?) was boring. I like the fight scenes but I didn't care for the plot at all.
The story where Cass wants to avenge the death of a father and son was so well done. She helps track down the killer but she isn't satisfied because they couldn't prevent the crime in the first place. It's such a great way to convey any hero's struggle with feeling like they're truly making a difference.
Anyway, I don't know if I just missed it the first time or what but I didn't recognize the tiny story at the back where Cass fights a simulation of Babs' Batgirl. Her excitement and pride after she takes Babs down was so adorable! Loved that!
5 stars.
May 27, 2020
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I am disappointed in this run as a whole. As is far too often the case an interesting character gets diluted to be just like every other character you see over and over again. It's frustrating.
This run of Batgirl started out with a lot of promise. Cassandra Cain is being trained by Batman and Oracle to be the new Batgirl. She was raised to be an assassin by super bad guy Cain. He raised her without language or any other distractions from fighting and killing.
Since she was raised with zero human communication she is mute and has a very difficult time getting along with fellow humans. That's interesting! I haven't seen this character before! Give me more!
Well, you'll get that character for 3 whole issues before everyone wussed out and found a super lame way to give her the power of communication. It's so lame. Just all of a sudden she comes across some random guy who happens to be able to to re-wire her brain to give her language but is unable to turn it back. He does this all without her permission and of course giving her language wrecks her fighting skills.
Who the heck is this guy who thinks it's his place to go around changing people's brain patterns like he knows what's best? Doesn't matter apparently because he only shows up to ruin the only thing that made Cassandra Cain stand out in overcrowded Gotham City.
The rest of volume 1 still had some promise so I remained hopeful that it could turn around by the end. Short story, it doesn't. It gets worse and worse as it goes along and by the end I didn't even know what was happening anymore.
As with many comic books this one assumes that you have a lot of previous knowledge. Good luck with deciphering several issues if you're unfamiliar with Stephanie Brown. I barely know who she is and those issues got very confusing for me. As well as several weird mystery plots that came out of nowhere and then got solved just as quickly.
Also for some reason ancient Rome gets into the mix.
I honestly don't know why this bothers me so much but it does. Why does Rome need to be involved in anything in Gotham? This book certainly doesn't explain it very well so I still don't have an answer for that question.
I would love to see this run finished in a totally different way. Keep the initial 3 issues, keep the premise, but change the rest.
Keep Cassandra Cain interesting!
By the end of this one she's just another mask in the Bat Clan.
I am disappointed in this run as a whole. As is far too often the case an interesting character gets diluted to be just like every other character you see over and over again. It's frustrating.
This run of Batgirl started out with a lot of promise. Cassandra Cain is being trained by Batman and Oracle to be the new Batgirl. She was raised to be an assassin by super bad guy Cain. He raised her without language or any other distractions from fighting and killing.
Since she was raised with zero human communication she is mute and has a very difficult time getting along with fellow humans. That's interesting! I haven't seen this character before! Give me more!
Well, you'll get that character for 3 whole issues before everyone wussed out and found a super lame way to give her the power of communication. It's so lame. Just all of a sudden she comes across some random guy who happens to be able to to re-wire her brain to give her language but is unable to turn it back. He does this all without her permission and of course giving her language wrecks her fighting skills.
Who the heck is this guy who thinks it's his place to go around changing people's brain patterns like he knows what's best? Doesn't matter apparently because he only shows up to ruin the only thing that made Cassandra Cain stand out in overcrowded Gotham City.
The rest of volume 1 still had some promise so I remained hopeful that it could turn around by the end. Short story, it doesn't. It gets worse and worse as it goes along and by the end I didn't even know what was happening anymore.
As with many comic books this one assumes that you have a lot of previous knowledge. Good luck with deciphering several issues if you're unfamiliar with Stephanie Brown. I barely know who she is and those issues got very confusing for me. As well as several weird mystery plots that came out of nowhere and then got solved just as quickly.
Also for some reason ancient Rome gets into the mix.
I honestly don't know why this bothers me so much but it does. Why does Rome need to be involved in anything in Gotham? This book certainly doesn't explain it very well so I still don't have an answer for that question.
I would love to see this run finished in a totally different way. Keep the initial 3 issues, keep the premise, but change the rest.
Keep Cassandra Cain interesting!
By the end of this one she's just another mask in the Bat Clan.
November 8, 2017
Not as good as the previous 2 volumes. There's a lot of tie ins with the Bruce Wayne: Murderer and Fugitive storylines. Clearly a lot of these issues are part of a larger crossover and don't make that much sense without the other issues. Chuck Dixon steps in for three issues and delivers a dud of a story featuring Conner Hawke, Robin, and Spoiler fighting some Roman soldiers.
September 30, 2024
This book is a mix of good and bad IMO, and it's split almost down the center of the book into two parts: issues #26-32 & issues #33-37
"The bad" (issues #26-32):
-I'm not a huge fan of Spoiler/Stephanie Brown. She's in this a lot, so eh.
-I didn't love the Batman: Bruce Wayne, Murderer? storyline, which I'd actually read before & didn't love. I hate the doubt the Bat kids have in Bruce. (I'm looking at you, Barbra & Dick!!)
In all the frames at Wayne Manor, Alfred is standing silently in the background and his presence breaks my heart. He has always been Bruce's rock (and sometimes sole supporter), and his "well done,” to Cass at the end of their sleuthing (prooving Bruce's innocence) broke me.
-And then, the crossover with Connor and Robin & Spoiler was OK, but I think I like the Cass by herself stories a lot more since she kinda gets lost in this one. I love Robin in general, but I'd rather another him and Cass story like in Batgirl, Vol. 2: To the Death than a group team-up.
"The good" issues (#33-37):
-The whole "looking for Alpha" storyline with Cass is a good one. It's got everything in it to make a great Batgirl story: It starts off with Cass visiting David Cain in prison for information but she ends up going after him in a rage after he looks at her with such happiness, pride, and love, and damnnn it just breaks my heart. He's so messed up.
-I love that Cass picked the day she became Batgirl as her Birthday, and I love that Batman loved it too.
-That Cass is working on her skills as a detective (like a real Batkid!).
-When Cass finds Alpha he's not what she expected & she tries to help him and reveals herself ("You can change.").
-The last story Thicker Than Water was maybe my favorite of this volume with a big reveal for Cass. It's a story about a little girl and her father (who she doesn't know is her father, but she knows is her father, you know?), who is a petty thief. The last page with Cass looking at the little girl and her mother, and Batman looking at Cass... So well done.
-The last tiny story (4 pgs) Batgirl vs. Batgirl by Scott Peterson was also adorable & a good point to end the volume on.
So yes, I really only liked half this volume, but overall the art is much better here than in Batgirl, Vol. 2: To the Death, and I still love Cass. She's the best Batgirl.
So, 3.5 overall.
"The bad" (issues #26-32):
-I'm not a huge fan of Spoiler/Stephanie Brown. She's in this a lot, so eh.
-I didn't love the Batman: Bruce Wayne, Murderer? storyline, which I'd actually read before & didn't love. I hate the doubt the Bat kids have in Bruce. (I'm looking at you, Barbra & Dick!!)
In all the frames at Wayne Manor, Alfred is standing silently in the background and his presence breaks my heart. He has always been Bruce's rock (and sometimes sole supporter), and his "well done,” to Cass at the end of their sleuthing (prooving Bruce's innocence) broke me.
-And then, the crossover with Connor and Robin & Spoiler was OK, but I think I like the Cass by herself stories a lot more since she kinda gets lost in this one. I love Robin in general, but I'd rather another him and Cass story like in Batgirl, Vol. 2: To the Death than a group team-up.
"The good" issues (#33-37):
-The whole "looking for Alpha" storyline with Cass is a good one. It's got everything in it to make a great Batgirl story: It starts off with Cass visiting David Cain in prison for information but she ends up going after him in a rage after he looks at her with such happiness, pride, and love, and damnnn it just breaks my heart. He's so messed up.
-I love that Cass picked the day she became Batgirl as her Birthday, and I love that Batman loved it too.
-That Cass is working on her skills as a detective (like a real Batkid!).
-When Cass finds Alpha he's not what she expected & she tries to help him and reveals herself ("You can change.").
-The last story Thicker Than Water was maybe my favorite of this volume with a big reveal for Cass. It's a story about a little girl and her father (who she doesn't know is her father, but she knows is her father, you know?), who is a petty thief. The last page with Cass looking at the little girl and her mother, and Batman looking at Cass... So well done.
-The last tiny story (4 pgs) Batgirl vs. Batgirl by Scott Peterson was also adorable & a good point to end the volume on.
So yes, I really only liked half this volume, but overall the art is much better here than in Batgirl, Vol. 2: To the Death, and I still love Cass. She's the best Batgirl.
So, 3.5 overall.
February 17, 2017
This third (and possibly final?) volume of Batgirl collects Kelly Puckett and Damion Scott's final year on the book, and unfortunately, it's not great.
Most of this volume is derailed by random crossovers and tying into other Batman events. A lot of the time is devoted to Bruce Wayne: Murderer?/Fugitive stuff, and as a result the stories don't really end very well because they're picked up on in other series instead.
There's a second crossover with Connor Hawke, Robin, and Spoiler that also seems to come out of nowhere and doesn't feel complete either, but this could just be that it's not very well formed as a story.
The rest of the book seems to be stuck in David Cain mode. I thought we were over all of the daddy issues, or at least using them for the main driving force of the story. Instead we get three or four more issues that have David Cain and/or Cass's feelings about him front and centre.
Puckett's Batman also seems very cold and unfeeling. This has been a prevailing plot point in her entire run, but it seems especially prevalent here. Batman's gruff, but he's not downright mean.
Even Damion Scott's art seems to suffer here. There are a few issues where he provides breakdowns instead of full pencils, and then the rest of his issues feel rushed and sometimes massively out of proportion. I know that that's his style, but it feels really excessive here.
Disappointing overall, especially compared to the first two volumes. Oh, and it's a very quick read. I think I read all 13 issues in just over an hour.
Most of this volume is derailed by random crossovers and tying into other Batman events. A lot of the time is devoted to Bruce Wayne: Murderer?/Fugitive stuff, and as a result the stories don't really end very well because they're picked up on in other series instead.
There's a second crossover with Connor Hawke, Robin, and Spoiler that also seems to come out of nowhere and doesn't feel complete either, but this could just be that it's not very well formed as a story.
The rest of the book seems to be stuck in David Cain mode. I thought we were over all of the daddy issues, or at least using them for the main driving force of the story. Instead we get three or four more issues that have David Cain and/or Cass's feelings about him front and centre.
Puckett's Batman also seems very cold and unfeeling. This has been a prevailing plot point in her entire run, but it seems especially prevalent here. Batman's gruff, but he's not downright mean.
Even Damion Scott's art seems to suffer here. There are a few issues where he provides breakdowns instead of full pencils, and then the rest of his issues feel rushed and sometimes massively out of proportion. I know that that's his style, but it feels really excessive here.
Disappointing overall, especially compared to the first two volumes. Oh, and it's a very quick read. I think I read all 13 issues in just over an hour.
December 8, 2021
MY BABY.
I loved this volume more than the second mostly because we got to see Cass' relationships (especially her female friendships) develop further and I adored every single way in which they did. I love that the second volume was Cass grappling with her parents and in the third volume we see a lot of Cass grappling with her adopted parent — Batman himself.
This girl goes through an entire emotional metamorphosis every time she's on the pages and we have to give her props for that!!
Side note, I loved the little sides where all the Bat members got together to make sure Bruce Wayne didn't murder anyone. Glad they can all agree that murder is not Batman's style.
I loved this volume more than the second mostly because we got to see Cass' relationships (especially her female friendships) develop further and I adored every single way in which they did. I love that the second volume was Cass grappling with her parents and in the third volume we see a lot of Cass grappling with her adopted parent — Batman himself.
This girl goes through an entire emotional metamorphosis every time she's on the pages and we have to give her props for that!!
Side note, I loved the little sides where all the Bat members got together to make sure Bruce Wayne didn't murder anyone. Glad they can all agree that murder is not Batman's style.
April 1, 2020
Pretty good, but it kinda just ends with no real conclusion. Wish they had re released the rest of this series, as I really do like Cassie.
December 31, 2021
My fave volume yet. More to come (once I reread, LBR)
May 11, 2020
Reprints Batgirl (1) #26-37 and Batgirl: Secret Files & Origins #1 (May 2002-April 2003). Batgirl has defeated Lady Shiva but more challenges await her. When Bruce Wayne is accused of killing Vesper Fairchild, Batgirl and the rest of the Bat Family must find a way to prove he’s innocent without exposing his identity as Batman. A visit from the Green Arrow has Batgirl in a team-up to stop an ancient cult. Plus, Cassandra continues to deal with questions about her past as her “father” David Cain could be tied to a dangerous new killer headed to Gotham City…a man called Alpha!
Written by Kelley Pucket, Scott Peterson, and Chuck Dixon, Batgirl Volume 3: Point Blank continues DC Comics reprinting of the first Batgirl series starring Cassandra Cain. Following Batgirl Volume 2: To the Death, the collection features art by Damion Scott, Vincent Giarrano, and Guiseppe Camuncoli. Issues in this collection were also collected as part of Batgirl: Fists of Fury, Batman: Bruce Wayne—Murderer?, and Batman: Bruce Wayne—Fugitive. Also contained in this volume is a short story from Batgirl: Secret Files and Origins #1.
I always have a soft spot for the Cassandra Cain Batgirl. Like the Stephanie Brown Batgirl, the character wasn’t treated very fairly with the return of Barbara Gordon (who is a really good Batgirl), and it always feels like she is one of the forgotten Batgirls. This volume doesn’t astound, but if you like Cassandra Cain, it works.
After the build up to Batgirl’s battle with Lady Shiva, it feels like Batgirl has direction problem. This volume gets sucked into the event series of Bruce Wayne—Murderer? and Bruce Wayne—Fugitive, but fortunately, the individual issues still read decently without having to read the whole series. Unfortunately, these issues also kind of feel like filler for an attempt to try to find something for Batgirl to do.
The return of Batgirl’s father David Cain doesn’t do much either. While I know that this story can never be put to bed realistically, it doesn’t feel like it brings up anything particularly new. Cassandra is still torn up about her past and she doesn’t know everything Cain knows about her…again. It feels a bit like rehash.
The other stories like the Green Arrow story and the Alpha story also are ho-hum in the big picture. I like Connor Hawke teaming up with anyone, but the story didn’t do much. The Alpha story has a decent ending by drawing parallels between Alpha and Batgirl, but it also feels like it wraps up too simply aka the day is saved.
Batgirl 3: Point Blank won’t win you over to Batgirl if you already didn’t like her, but it is another outing of a fun character that didn’t have a long enough chance to come into her own. The New 52 really messed with Cassandra, and I wish she could somehow operate as another Batgirl since she does have an interesting backstory, abilities and style. The collections of Batgirl’s original run end here, but I’d still pick up volume 4 if it was offered.
Written by Kelley Pucket, Scott Peterson, and Chuck Dixon, Batgirl Volume 3: Point Blank continues DC Comics reprinting of the first Batgirl series starring Cassandra Cain. Following Batgirl Volume 2: To the Death, the collection features art by Damion Scott, Vincent Giarrano, and Guiseppe Camuncoli. Issues in this collection were also collected as part of Batgirl: Fists of Fury, Batman: Bruce Wayne—Murderer?, and Batman: Bruce Wayne—Fugitive. Also contained in this volume is a short story from Batgirl: Secret Files and Origins #1.
I always have a soft spot for the Cassandra Cain Batgirl. Like the Stephanie Brown Batgirl, the character wasn’t treated very fairly with the return of Barbara Gordon (who is a really good Batgirl), and it always feels like she is one of the forgotten Batgirls. This volume doesn’t astound, but if you like Cassandra Cain, it works.
After the build up to Batgirl’s battle with Lady Shiva, it feels like Batgirl has direction problem. This volume gets sucked into the event series of Bruce Wayne—Murderer? and Bruce Wayne—Fugitive, but fortunately, the individual issues still read decently without having to read the whole series. Unfortunately, these issues also kind of feel like filler for an attempt to try to find something for Batgirl to do.
The return of Batgirl’s father David Cain doesn’t do much either. While I know that this story can never be put to bed realistically, it doesn’t feel like it brings up anything particularly new. Cassandra is still torn up about her past and she doesn’t know everything Cain knows about her…again. It feels a bit like rehash.
The other stories like the Green Arrow story and the Alpha story also are ho-hum in the big picture. I like Connor Hawke teaming up with anyone, but the story didn’t do much. The Alpha story has a decent ending by drawing parallels between Alpha and Batgirl, but it also feels like it wraps up too simply aka the day is saved.
Batgirl 3: Point Blank won’t win you over to Batgirl if you already didn’t like her, but it is another outing of a fun character that didn’t have a long enough chance to come into her own. The New 52 really messed with Cassandra, and I wish she could somehow operate as another Batgirl since she does have an interesting backstory, abilities and style. The collections of Batgirl’s original run end here, but I’d still pick up volume 4 if it was offered.
December 27, 2023
batgirl being able to find her place as a vigilante is SO important to me because now that she’s adjusted with the other two volumes she’s able to tackle more as a detective and facing cain and her having to make her own decisions and as much as she values batman and oracle her making her own decisions and being able to see her morals and values in contrast to batman and or the rest of the batfamily because of how she let the guy go on his own
and i ADORE the end of officer down for cass because her being an addition for the batfamily and her being able to have a father through batman and him being better and with everything with cain and how messed up it is it’s good for her to have a little comfort in Bruce and im happy we get to see more of her point of view and more of her personality because you get to see now she’s actually able to HAVE one and it’s so important for her
ALSO for the secret files and origins god i love cryptic cass she’s so freaky i adore her
and i ADORE the end of officer down for cass because her being an addition for the batfamily and her being able to have a father through batman and him being better and with everything with cain and how messed up it is it’s good for her to have a little comfort in Bruce and im happy we get to see more of her point of view and more of her personality because you get to see now she’s actually able to HAVE one and it’s so important for her
ALSO for the secret files and origins god i love cryptic cass she’s so freaky i adore her
June 22, 2021
And this marks the end of the Puckett-Scott run :(
I'm just gonna use this book to give my thoughts on the entire run.
This was just.... everything to me? Like this is the PERFECT antithesis to the claim that overpowered characters are inherently boring, when they're not. If you can't test the physical boundaries, you test their emotional ones. Physically perfect characters have just as much of a chance to have depth and learn and grow and be interesting as those that aren't if u care enough.
To me, this is a comic all about exploring grey areas. Cass realizing that she can't project her struggles on everybody she tries to save because not everybody that does bad wants to be good or deserves to be good and even bad people have good intentions sometimes even if it doesn't outweigh the bad they do. She had to learn not everyone thinks the way she does because people have different notions and personal definitions of what "justice" feels like.
The way the run focuses a lot on Parent-Child relationships to draw parallels to her relationship with David Cain without feeling redundant because every story delivered a new revelation and a new way to push her character forward. David genuinely loved Cass as his daughter and Cass genuinely did have love for David as a father.... but he still abused her. I loved that their relationship was allowed to be complicated while also not diminishing what Cass suffered at his hand.
I love this run a lot. For sure one of my all time favs.
I'm just gonna use this book to give my thoughts on the entire run.
This was just.... everything to me? Like this is the PERFECT antithesis to the claim that overpowered characters are inherently boring, when they're not. If you can't test the physical boundaries, you test their emotional ones. Physically perfect characters have just as much of a chance to have depth and learn and grow and be interesting as those that aren't if u care enough.
To me, this is a comic all about exploring grey areas. Cass realizing that she can't project her struggles on everybody she tries to save because not everybody that does bad wants to be good or deserves to be good and even bad people have good intentions sometimes even if it doesn't outweigh the bad they do. She had to learn not everyone thinks the way she does because people have different notions and personal definitions of what "justice" feels like.
The way the run focuses a lot on Parent-Child relationships to draw parallels to her relationship with David Cain without feeling redundant because every story delivered a new revelation and a new way to push her character forward. David genuinely loved Cass as his daughter and Cass genuinely did have love for David as a father.... but he still abused her. I loved that their relationship was allowed to be complicated while also not diminishing what Cass suffered at his hand.
I love this run a lot. For sure one of my all time favs.
January 13, 2019
Está mejor que los otros dos volúmenes, pero la verdad es que eso era fácil. Cassandra me gusta, pero las historias son un poco meh. Y Babs una bruta de mucho cuidado, ya sé que mucha gente la prefiere como Oracle a Batgirl pero espero que no se refieran a esta encarnación.
Ejemplo:
Spoiler: Batgirl me ha roto la mandíbula.
Oracle: No, si te la hubiera roto no podrías hablar y mi vida sería más fácil.
*Spoiler se va*
Oracle: ¿De verdad le rompiste la mandíbula?
Batgirl: No, utilicé un punto de presión que deja una pequeña...
Oracle:...¿fractura?
Batgirl: Muy pequeña.
Oracle: Bueno, pues la próxima vez le das más fuerte. Ahora vete, que estoy ocupada.
🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
Si trata así a los amigos (que además, por lo que entiendo, puede que Spoiler/Stephanie no sea ni mayor de edad) no quiero ver a los enemigos. Se mea encima el Joker la próxima vez que la vea.
Aparte de esto, recomiendo leerlo en paralelo con Batman: Bruce Wayne, Fugitive porque forma parte del crossover y así se entienden mejor las dos historias (aunque no sean grandes historias ninguna de las dos).
Ejemplo:
Spoiler: Batgirl me ha roto la mandíbula.
Oracle: No, si te la hubiera roto no podrías hablar y mi vida sería más fácil.
*Spoiler se va*
Oracle: ¿De verdad le rompiste la mandíbula?
Batgirl: No, utilicé un punto de presión que deja una pequeña...
Oracle:...¿fractura?
Batgirl: Muy pequeña.
Oracle: Bueno, pues la próxima vez le das más fuerte. Ahora vete, que estoy ocupada.
🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️
Si trata así a los amigos (que además, por lo que entiendo, puede que Spoiler/Stephanie no sea ni mayor de edad) no quiero ver a los enemigos. Se mea encima el Joker la próxima vez que la vea.
Aparte de esto, recomiendo leerlo en paralelo con Batman: Bruce Wayne, Fugitive porque forma parte del crossover y así se entienden mejor las dos historias (aunque no sean grandes historias ninguna de las dos).
February 23, 2018
Issue 26 has her worn out by her battle with Shiva and someone needs to go back to the temple of Shiva. It's a Spoiler story with her imaging Batgirl with her. It's an okay story.
Issue 27 is a story that ties into Bruce Wayne being wanted for murder. Batman tries to get her to beg off, but she looks into it on her own with a method that no one else would use.
Issue 28 saw Spoiler wanting to train with Cassandra and a guy's coming after Cassandra with robots because.
Issue 29 is another crossover with the Bruce Wayne storyline. This one a particularly dull issue that has the great fighter Batgirl serving as a stand-in for the victim in Nightwing's crime scene re-enactment.
Issues 30-32 is written by Chuck Dixon and has her team up with Conor Hawke to hunt down a killer who uses an arrow. This story isn't bad, but when you throw in a visit from Robin and Spoiler, Batgirl practically becomes a side character in her own book.
Issue 33 has her confronting Cain in the aftermath of Bruce Wayne, Fugitive as she delivers an ultimatum.
Issue 34 has her team up with Batman to catch a child killer and she comes to a realization about her own career.
Issues 35 and 36 begin with her searching for a man named Alpha and finding an amnesiac, who she teams up to stop a nuclear bomb from going off in Gotham. It's interesting to see how she plays it as she becomes aware of the man's identity.
In Issue 37, she's hunting down a criminal who has kidnapped her daughter from a mother who only appreciates her daughter's talent. It's an interesting tale that suggests her own Daddy issues play into her judgment.
Overall, the book has some problems, with Batgirl often being drawn into events that have little to do with her. Still, she got to acquit herself fairly well in two of the three Bruce Wayne crossovers. The book has many solid character moments worked in. The art is very expressive and stylistic to show the fluidity of our heroine's fighting as well as to convey the emotions of a character who still isn't very talky.
Even though, it's not quite as good as previous volumes, this one is still worth a read.
Issue 27 is a story that ties into Bruce Wayne being wanted for murder. Batman tries to get her to beg off, but she looks into it on her own with a method that no one else would use.
Issue 28 saw Spoiler wanting to train with Cassandra and a guy's coming after Cassandra with robots because.
Issue 29 is another crossover with the Bruce Wayne storyline. This one a particularly dull issue that has the great fighter Batgirl serving as a stand-in for the victim in Nightwing's crime scene re-enactment.
Issues 30-32 is written by Chuck Dixon and has her team up with Conor Hawke to hunt down a killer who uses an arrow. This story isn't bad, but when you throw in a visit from Robin and Spoiler, Batgirl practically becomes a side character in her own book.
Issue 33 has her confronting Cain in the aftermath of Bruce Wayne, Fugitive as she delivers an ultimatum.
Issue 34 has her team up with Batman to catch a child killer and she comes to a realization about her own career.
Issues 35 and 36 begin with her searching for a man named Alpha and finding an amnesiac, who she teams up to stop a nuclear bomb from going off in Gotham. It's interesting to see how she plays it as she becomes aware of the man's identity.
In Issue 37, she's hunting down a criminal who has kidnapped her daughter from a mother who only appreciates her daughter's talent. It's an interesting tale that suggests her own Daddy issues play into her judgment.
Overall, the book has some problems, with Batgirl often being drawn into events that have little to do with her. Still, she got to acquit herself fairly well in two of the three Bruce Wayne crossovers. The book has many solid character moments worked in. The art is very expressive and stylistic to show the fluidity of our heroine's fighting as well as to convey the emotions of a character who still isn't very talky.
Even though, it's not quite as good as previous volumes, this one is still worth a read.
July 21, 2019
This one started off strong with the first couple stories and then really took a downturn. From what I can tell, this was the end of the creative team's run on the book, and I have to imagine it wasn't their choice, because nothing gets wrapped up and a lot of aspects ring hollow. I'm especially annoyed over the Sensor character that is introduced, along with the weird team he controlled, called Force 14. It seemed like they were being set up to be integral to the story, and then they're never seen again, or used again. Keep in mind, this series went for over 70 issues in single magazine form, so you'd have thought whoever picked up the writing duties would have noticed that and used them going forward, but nope. Lots of unfulfilled and untapped potential is how this volume left me feeling.
April 26, 2025
I really enjoy how this series feels like vignettes showing snapshots of Cass's journey rather than 1 overarching story. This trade, compared to past ones, also most clearly demonstrates that every one of these vignettes is a reflection of where Cass is at emotionally in a way I really enjoy. I'm also impressed by the event tie ins here. They truly feel like Cass's piece and emotional journey through the event rather than just a random slice of a larger story. I don't feel like I need the rest of the event just to understand what Cass is at about it
October 26, 2025
Some issues were good but others were just kinda meh. Still love Cass, I loved her friendship with Stephanie alias Spoiler and loved their team ups.
I didn't like the Green Arrow issues and I also had to skip the crossover issues bc I wanna read the "Bruce Wayne: Murderer?" event later on without getting spoilers (I still ended up getting spoiled when I read the stuff about Alpha, which pissed me off, also why does Alpha (the mass murderer) get a redemption but not that little girl's father, David Sullivan? That didn't make sense to me at all. Mass Murderer is way worse than a local THIEF).
I didn't like the Green Arrow issues and I also had to skip the crossover issues bc I wanna read the "Bruce Wayne: Murderer?" event later on without getting spoilers (I still ended up getting spoiled when I read the stuff about Alpha, which pissed me off, also why does Alpha (the mass murderer) get a redemption but not that little girl's father, David Sullivan? That didn't make sense to me at all. Mass Murderer is way worse than a local THIEF).
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 14, 2023
3.5 / 4 star rating for this one.
I was going to say Cassandra Cain is one of my favorite Bat girls, as if I don't love all the Bat girls.
I can't remember much about this one, it's been a few years since I've read all of them
Likely read in ~2015-2016 and then purchased the re-prints back in ~2017-2018
Cass' story is one of the more interesting backstories, and her martial arts abilities are interesting
I was going to say Cassandra Cain is one of my favorite Bat girls, as if I don't love all the Bat girls.
I can't remember much about this one, it's been a few years since I've read all of them
Likely read in ~2015-2016 and then purchased the re-prints back in ~2017-2018
Cass' story is one of the more interesting backstories, and her martial arts abilities are interesting
August 13, 2019
I forgot how much I enjoyed Kelley Puckett's run on Batgirl. While the individual issues are always finished too quickly, a large collection like this is nice. Seeing Cassandra develop into a heartfelt young woman is great to see. Damion Scott provides some dynamic work but I love Phil Noto's work so much here. Cassandra's relationship with Oracle and Spoiler is great. Overall, a fun piece.
May 12, 2021
An enjoyable conclusion to this Batgirl run. I liked the art a little bit more here than in the previous volumes (one especially). I forget if it's the same artist, but whether it is or was a new one, I did enjoy the art here.
From here I will be reading the second set of Cass Cain Batgirl volumes that I had some how missed.
From here I will be reading the second set of Cass Cain Batgirl volumes that I had some how missed.
October 13, 2023
Cass!!!! It was good. I don’t really understand issue #28. And while issue #26 managed not to follow Cass but still felt relevant to her, issues #30&31 struggled with this. But I really liked issue #27&29&33 and the secret files and origins stories.
February 26, 2017
God miss Cass and Oracle. The art was a little inconsistent but I still loved it.
May 14, 2017
Nice bit of Cass's run as Batgirl to read, but the art style seemed too cartoony for me.
October 26, 2018
A fantastic collection! I only wish there was another volume after this one.
December 29, 2018
Cassie is a great Batgirl. Love the friendship with Stephanie. Gotta look into Orphan
February 25, 2021
These were great comics. Good relationship shown between the bat family. Cassandra Cain grew as a character and was interesting to watch tackle issues.
September 26, 2021
Steph! Dick! CONNOR HAWKE!!!!!!!!
October 1, 2021
Fuck that crossover. Otherwise, a pretty alright volume and I wish they released the rest of the series in collections so I could read it.
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March 23, 2023Good series
Sadly this was the last collection for batgirl. Entertaining and well paced. Art is too animated style but it suits the fast pacing of the writing style.
Sadly this was the last collection for batgirl. Entertaining and well paced. Art is too animated style but it suits the fast pacing of the writing style.
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September 2, 2023cassandra & friends
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