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Batgirl (2016)
Batgirl, Vol. 2: Son of Penguin
Barbara Gordon, a.k.a. Batgirl, is back in Burnside! But everything’s…different—friends, school, even Burnside itself. Batgirl must determine her next steps when she realizes that the shady new tech mogul moving into her neighborhood is none other than the estranged son of the Penguin!
But Ethan Cobblepot isn’t an obvious Penguin—Babs might just be falling for this unexpected man. Will he turn out to be the hero he says he is, or the villain he was born to be?
New York Times best-selling creators Hope Larson (A WRINKLE IN TIME) and Rafael Albuquerque (AMERICAN VAMPIRE) throw one of Gotham’s greatest heroes for a loop in BATGIRL VOL. 2: BACK IN BURNSIDE. Collects BATGIRL #7-11 and stories from BATGIRL ANNUAL #1.
But Ethan Cobblepot isn’t an obvious Penguin—Babs might just be falling for this unexpected man. Will he turn out to be the hero he says he is, or the villain he was born to be?
New York Times best-selling creators Hope Larson (A WRINKLE IN TIME) and Rafael Albuquerque (AMERICAN VAMPIRE) throw one of Gotham’s greatest heroes for a loop in BATGIRL VOL. 2: BACK IN BURNSIDE. Collects BATGIRL #7-11 and stories from BATGIRL ANNUAL #1.
168 pages, Paperback
First published October 24, 2017
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Hope Larson
141 books719 followersHope Larson is an American illustrator and comics artist. Hope Larson is the author of Salamander Dream, Gray Horses, Chiggers, and Mercury. She won a 2007 Eisner Award. She lives in Los Angeles, California.
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May 14, 2022
This was sort of good I guess!
So Batgirl returns to Burnside and she sees the plight of poor, homeless people and what she discovers there will change everything for her. She is also dating a new guy, Ethan, the son of Penguin and yeah his "Vicform" start-up and how he might be using it for evil purposes and all that and so Babs has to stop him and yeah its fun the whole sequence of events and the crazy challenges she has to face and some interesting ideas there for sure and the fight with Magpie was great and then Ethan being the villain "Black sun" and the fight there was predictable, but I like how he uses info to manipulate people and do his bidding.. that was some innovative villain motive and a good challenge for Babs!
And a team up with Supergirl to rescue some girl which was meh but seems like will continue someplace else and then a story with her and Alysia's friendship and how they can't go out to celebrate it but on a day when Babs has to save someone vs "Riot black" maybe.. but with the superhero thrills!
So yeah overall a book with fun dialogue and villains and I like how Hope uses these YA tropes but to also convey some social messages and shows how Babs kinda is the symbol of that and also her being a librarian and helping people code adds some fun dynamic to her and I love the awkwardness and all. The stories in the end dragged a bit but still a fun read. The art was the great part for sure but the covers by Manapaul are just too damn gorgeous! <3!
So Batgirl returns to Burnside and she sees the plight of poor, homeless people and what she discovers there will change everything for her. She is also dating a new guy, Ethan, the son of Penguin and yeah his "Vicform" start-up and how he might be using it for evil purposes and all that and so Babs has to stop him and yeah its fun the whole sequence of events and the crazy challenges she has to face and some interesting ideas there for sure and the fight with Magpie was great and then Ethan being the villain "Black sun" and the fight there was predictable, but I like how he uses info to manipulate people and do his bidding.. that was some innovative villain motive and a good challenge for Babs!
And a team up with Supergirl to rescue some girl which was meh but seems like will continue someplace else and then a story with her and Alysia's friendship and how they can't go out to celebrate it but on a day when Babs has to save someone vs "Riot black" maybe.. but with the superhero thrills!
So yeah overall a book with fun dialogue and villains and I like how Hope uses these YA tropes but to also convey some social messages and shows how Babs kinda is the symbol of that and also her being a librarian and helping people code adds some fun dynamic to her and I love the awkwardness and all. The stories in the end dragged a bit but still a fun read. The art was the great part for sure but the covers by Manapaul are just too damn gorgeous! <3!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 19, 2017
Batgirl returns to Burnside to find it's been taken over by the tech boom. Barbara decides to go back to school for library science as an ode to the original version of Batgirl even though Computer Science makes more sense for this iteration of the character. There's a nice balance of action and Barbara hanging with her friends. Ethan Cobblepot isn't very well fleshed out and his whole deal is kind of hokey, especially the end . (So dumb.) There's also a so-so team-up with Supergirl. Overall, it's a fun, breezy read.
March 9, 2021
The Good
- the art suits the tone of this comic
- Hope's pacing (wish that she did more comics)
- super girl / bat girl teamup
- love the Burnside outfit (I know a lot of people hate)
- Babs' clothes (good window into mid 2010s yuppy / hipster style)
The Meh
- Penguin's kid is a bit boring
- you can easily tell what scenes were out of Hope's hands and probably came from editorial. No issue with the message but that they just come off as contrived
- Babs's supporting cast lacks charisma
enjoyable, but given Barbara's dark history and the tone set by Gail Simone, this maybe should've been a DC Ink title or have Stephanie or Cassandra as Burnside Batgirl
April 24, 2018
Batgirl is, to my knowledge, the only superhero librarian. Almost nobody does that good a job writing about work and careers and this is especially true of comics. Also, as a librarian, very few people in the real world have a good grasp on what the job of a librarian actually entails. This just isn't something that's done well and there had been a narrative move to make Barbara Gordon more of a hacker/web developer/researcher in recent years and that make sense as it is probably easier to yada yada over plot holes if Batgirl can just hack into a security system. But Hope Larson, to her immense credit, chose to take the road less traveled. She has a written Batgirl back into librarianship just as the world needs librarians most. Rather than have her bogged down in "gamer gate" misogyny or the libertarian hellhole that the tech industry has built for all of us, Barbara Gordon has found a way to be true to herself and help people in and out of costume. There is a brief section where Gordon is volunteering at a weekend coding class where she perfectly describes how data mining works to an elementary school student and why it's potentially dangerous. She uses her research skills to get out of jams and fights a villain who weaponizes social media to whip up angry mobs to do his bidding. This collection is inspired and timely and I can't wait to see where it goes from here.
December 14, 2019
3.5⭐️
February 11, 2025
Eu daria⭐️ 3,5 estrelas ⭐️ se possível, pois melhorou em relação a primeira edição, sendo uma história mais pé no chão, urbana, misturando elementos que são essenciais na vida da Bárbara: tecnologia e livros/leitura.
Nesse segundo volume da Batgirl Renascimento, temos a protagonista atundo em Gotham, mais precisamente em Burnside, o que combina muito mais com a personagem. Nesse âmbito, temos Barbara lidando com questões cotidianas, como faculdade, estudos, trabalho, amizades, pagar aluguel e conciliando tudo isso com a vida de heroína.
Acontece, que todos esses aspectos da Barbara começam a se afunilar em certo ponto da trama, somado ainda a um romance, o que “transborda” a vida de Barbara, fazendo com que alguns campos da sua vida acabam sendo deixados de lado, como amigos e trabalhos da faculdade.
Embora Barbara se sobrecarregue, é muito bom ver a personagem com perseverança e entusiasmo para continuar ensinando programação para crianças e fazendo curso de biblioteconomia, por exemplo.
Apesar de todo o lado civil da personagem ter destaque, a Batgirl também possui papel de destaque na trama, pois a mesma, investiga a atuação do filho do Pinguim na cidade, que embora não seja um criminoso tal qual seu pai, se utiliza da tecnologia para obter vantagens em cima da população.
No geral, alguns aspectos do vilão são interessantes, como utilizar-se de tecnologia e toda essa questão cibernética, mas acaba não sendo um vilão realmente sério ou que impõe preocupações ao leitor. Isso inclusive é o que eu mais senti falta nesse volume 2, um vilão que talvez impusesse medo ou perigo para a Batgirl.
Contudo, está sendo divertido acompanhar essa série da Batgirl até aqui, está sendo uma leitura leve e com uma pegada mais jovem, dando uma personalidade própria da bárbara para a trama, sem toda aquela melancolia do Batman.
Nesse segundo volume da Batgirl Renascimento, temos a protagonista atundo em Gotham, mais precisamente em Burnside, o que combina muito mais com a personagem. Nesse âmbito, temos Barbara lidando com questões cotidianas, como faculdade, estudos, trabalho, amizades, pagar aluguel e conciliando tudo isso com a vida de heroína.
Acontece, que todos esses aspectos da Barbara começam a se afunilar em certo ponto da trama, somado ainda a um romance, o que “transborda” a vida de Barbara, fazendo com que alguns campos da sua vida acabam sendo deixados de lado, como amigos e trabalhos da faculdade.
Embora Barbara se sobrecarregue, é muito bom ver a personagem com perseverança e entusiasmo para continuar ensinando programação para crianças e fazendo curso de biblioteconomia, por exemplo.
Apesar de todo o lado civil da personagem ter destaque, a Batgirl também possui papel de destaque na trama, pois a mesma, investiga a atuação do filho do Pinguim na cidade, que embora não seja um criminoso tal qual seu pai, se utiliza da tecnologia para obter vantagens em cima da população.
No geral, alguns aspectos do vilão são interessantes, como utilizar-se de tecnologia e toda essa questão cibernética, mas acaba não sendo um vilão realmente sério ou que impõe preocupações ao leitor. Isso inclusive é o que eu mais senti falta nesse volume 2, um vilão que talvez impusesse medo ou perigo para a Batgirl.
Contudo, está sendo divertido acompanhar essa série da Batgirl até aqui, está sendo uma leitura leve e com uma pegada mais jovem, dando uma personalidade própria da bárbara para a trama, sem toda aquela melancolia do Batman.
October 7, 2020
Augh. This is what happens when you mix agendas with comics. Youre so eager to prove your point that the story suffers. For example, Supergirl calls herself an illegal alien. The writer doesn't understand how pregnancy works. Batgirls friend takes out a thug with a stupid "No means no." quip. It drags the story down.
Get past all that and the story is boring and generic. Oh gosh a villain's child is going to turn out evil. And he has daddy issues. And Batgirl starts dating him. And he takes over the city with social media. Evidently that includes sprouting people out of nowhere to block Batgirls path and also having Batgirl navigate through them and not just go around.
My goodness this was really sad.
Get past all that and the story is boring and generic. Oh gosh a villain's child is going to turn out evil. And he has daddy issues. And Batgirl starts dating him. And he takes over the city with social media. Evidently that includes sprouting people out of nowhere to block Batgirls path and also having Batgirl navigate through them and not just go around.
My goodness this was really sad.
April 18, 2021
I mean yeah Penguins son is probably evil but... still.
September 2, 2018
5 🌟
Nice to see Batgirl in Burnside again. Glad that she is going to school to be a librarian. Sad that her romance with Ethan didn't work out. Wonder what will happen now that Penguin has taken an interest in Ethan. Also glad to see Nightwing again.
Can't wait to read Batgirl, vol. 3: Summer of Lies!!!
Nice to see Batgirl in Burnside again. Glad that she is going to school to be a librarian. Sad that her romance with Ethan didn't work out. Wonder what will happen now that Penguin has taken an interest in Ethan. Also glad to see Nightwing again.
Can't wait to read Batgirl, vol. 3: Summer of Lies!!!
August 7, 2018
Bueno, ya me está gustando más.... Vuelve el espíritu de Batgirl de Burnside!
March 18, 2023
There’s something about the pacing of this run that is just off.
April 25, 2018
I will forever be grateful to Hope Larson for righting this ship.
February 10, 2018
A continuation of Barbara's adventures in 'Beyond Burnside', now taking place entirely in Burnside. Looks like it's back to basics.
Hope Larson really has a breezy writing style, and her characters and stories are eccentric yet human enough to get you invested in what is going on with them, even if the content is fairly predictable and not as dark or deep as you'd expect from a comic involving a member of the Bat family. It's just plain fun. I love the change in artists, too - this volume is a vast improvement on the art in the previous volume. It's colourful, cute and nice to look at, without so many distracting lines and off-putting character facial expressions.
I think simple and fun are what I would best describe 'Son of Penguin', not that it doesn't make you think. Barbara is fantastic as ever, and it provides a lot of social commentary and insight into our current technological age. It's surprisingly up to date.
But it goes too far sometimes. The extremes of "social media is turning us all into mindless, corporate slaves who won't think for themselves" gave me flashbacks to Batgirl's first stories at Burnside - not a good sign. I will give 'Son of Penguin' credit for not feeling as gimmicky, though. But I mean, this is the second 'Batgirl' comic I've read in a row where a villain's plot involves mass mind control using social media. We get it, okay? It's getting stale at this point. I know computers and hacking are Babs' forte, but give her something new to fight against. At least give her more interesting, complex villains instead of disposable one-offs.
Yeah, Barbara dates the Penguin's son, and guess what? He does turn out to be evil. Go figure.
Babs' extremely unlucky love life has existed pretty much since her inception, and I'm sure at this point DC is aware that it is a running gag, intentional or not. All her love interests seem to turn out to be evil or suspicious or both.
With that said, Dick Grayson makes a cameo in this comic, which is lovely (and hunky). He is presented as a breather moment for Barbara in wanting an old friend to talk to and hang out with. Not that any of this bothers her much, since men are not her priority; not like her degree, her superhero-ing, and her female roommates, old and new. Larson brings back some of the best parts of Gail Simone's New 52 'Batgirl' run, whilst moving forward with her own creative ideas for the character's growth.
Barbara is majoring in Library Sciences now; a great callback to her days in the sixties as a librarian, and as someone who loves libraries this is endearing to me. There is a direct continuity nod from the previous comic in how she focuses on and switches off her eidetic memory via meditation, in order to relax and think outside of the box in a certain dire situation.
Alysia Yeoh is back! It's like she never left! Providing queer POC trans representation - her story is about the discussion of insemination for her female partner and what it would mean to be starting a family with her. Misgendering is briefly touched on; something I wish could have been delved into further. The final issue of 'Son of Penguin' is all about Barbara and Alysia's friendship. It is a celebration of female friendships and they are wonderful together, calling each other "babe" and everything (Alysia also calls Babs "GBG" - another great example of continuity from Simone's run!). Since they're so close, however, I can't quite understand why Babs doesn't just tell Alysia she's Batgirl, when Frankie Charles knows. It's not like she'll be in any more danger than she would be regardless. She's savvy, can take care of herself, and she can clearly be trusted with the secret.
Speaking of Frankie, she is also a woman of colour with female partner issues, and her muscular dystrophy is not forgotten about. Nobody is a token. Nobody is a minority.
So the feminism and diversity is awesome to see in a modern DC comic, given genuine care by Larson and other women writers.
'Batgirl, Volume 2: Son of Penguin' - includes a bonus Batgirl and Supergirl issue to add to the female friendship theme, although the story is unfinished. Among the general, breezy lightheartedness, there is self-referential humour: such as a one-time villain making fun of Batgirl's new costume, specifically her yellow boots, which are sure to stand the test of time!
Whatever its flaws, I love Barbara Gordon and always will. An inspirational, incredibly brainy, career-driven, well-traveled, experienced young woman, who lets us know we are not alone. Whatever her own problems, she is here for us. She's so friendly, and written so complexly, that she manages to avoid the White Saviour stamp. Expertly.
Final Score: 3.5/5
Hope Larson really has a breezy writing style, and her characters and stories are eccentric yet human enough to get you invested in what is going on with them, even if the content is fairly predictable and not as dark or deep as you'd expect from a comic involving a member of the Bat family. It's just plain fun. I love the change in artists, too - this volume is a vast improvement on the art in the previous volume. It's colourful, cute and nice to look at, without so many distracting lines and off-putting character facial expressions.
I think simple and fun are what I would best describe 'Son of Penguin', not that it doesn't make you think. Barbara is fantastic as ever, and it provides a lot of social commentary and insight into our current technological age. It's surprisingly up to date.
But it goes too far sometimes. The extremes of "social media is turning us all into mindless, corporate slaves who won't think for themselves" gave me flashbacks to Batgirl's first stories at Burnside - not a good sign. I will give 'Son of Penguin' credit for not feeling as gimmicky, though. But I mean, this is the second 'Batgirl' comic I've read in a row where a villain's plot involves mass mind control using social media. We get it, okay? It's getting stale at this point. I know computers and hacking are Babs' forte, but give her something new to fight against. At least give her more interesting, complex villains instead of disposable one-offs.
Yeah, Barbara dates the Penguin's son, and guess what? He does turn out to be evil. Go figure.
Babs' extremely unlucky love life has existed pretty much since her inception, and I'm sure at this point DC is aware that it is a running gag, intentional or not. All her love interests seem to turn out to be evil or suspicious or both.
With that said, Dick Grayson makes a cameo in this comic, which is lovely (and hunky). He is presented as a breather moment for Barbara in wanting an old friend to talk to and hang out with. Not that any of this bothers her much, since men are not her priority; not like her degree, her superhero-ing, and her female roommates, old and new. Larson brings back some of the best parts of Gail Simone's New 52 'Batgirl' run, whilst moving forward with her own creative ideas for the character's growth.
Barbara is majoring in Library Sciences now; a great callback to her days in the sixties as a librarian, and as someone who loves libraries this is endearing to me. There is a direct continuity nod from the previous comic in how she focuses on and switches off her eidetic memory via meditation, in order to relax and think outside of the box in a certain dire situation.
Alysia Yeoh is back! It's like she never left! Providing queer POC trans representation - her story is about the discussion of insemination for her female partner and what it would mean to be starting a family with her. Misgendering is briefly touched on; something I wish could have been delved into further. The final issue of 'Son of Penguin' is all about Barbara and Alysia's friendship. It is a celebration of female friendships and they are wonderful together, calling each other "babe" and everything (Alysia also calls Babs "GBG" - another great example of continuity from Simone's run!). Since they're so close, however, I can't quite understand why Babs doesn't just tell Alysia she's Batgirl, when Frankie Charles knows. It's not like she'll be in any more danger than she would be regardless. She's savvy, can take care of herself, and she can clearly be trusted with the secret.
Speaking of Frankie, she is also a woman of colour with female partner issues, and her muscular dystrophy is not forgotten about. Nobody is a token. Nobody is a minority.
So the feminism and diversity is awesome to see in a modern DC comic, given genuine care by Larson and other women writers.
'Batgirl, Volume 2: Son of Penguin' - includes a bonus Batgirl and Supergirl issue to add to the female friendship theme, although the story is unfinished. Among the general, breezy lightheartedness, there is self-referential humour: such as a one-time villain making fun of Batgirl's new costume, specifically her yellow boots, which are sure to stand the test of time!
Whatever its flaws, I love Barbara Gordon and always will. An inspirational, incredibly brainy, career-driven, well-traveled, experienced young woman, who lets us know we are not alone. Whatever her own problems, she is here for us. She's so friendly, and written so complexly, that she manages to avoid the White Saviour stamp. Expertly.
Final Score: 3.5/5
February 28, 2021
Another solid Batgirl volume. While I think this story might be more appealing than the previous one, especially because of its usage of the classic setting and characters (I’m looking at you Nightwing, always a pleasure to have your pretty face in the mix. Even if only for a little while) I found myself rather disenchanted by Ethan Cobblepot, what a bore.
Still I was more than happy to see Babs interact with friends and family in and out of her Batgirl persona. Plus bonus points for the commentary on education and the overall queer positivity in this volume.
Still I was more than happy to see Babs interact with friends and family in and out of her Batgirl persona. Plus bonus points for the commentary on education and the overall queer positivity in this volume.
October 4, 2017
[Read as single issues]
After galavanting around the world in her first arc, Barbara Gordon returns home to Burnside, only to find that a new company has moved in, and its CEO has an infamous father. Can Barbara deal with Ethan Cobblepot, while Batgirl gets to the bottom of his scheme to take down his father?
This is a total tonal shift after the first arc of the series, finding some nice middle ground between the Babs Tarr/Cameron Stewart/Brendan Fletcher run on the book and the Gail Simone one. It's much more superheroic, but it's also got a lot of modern twists to it too. Some of it feels a little force at times, but it is definitely a mirror of the world that Barbara would inhabit today.
Ethan as a character isn't that well fleshed out, to be honest. His motivations are predictable, and while there's a certain 'will he be evil? Maybe he won't...' quality about it, his ultimate heel turn is telegraphed pretty well from the start, so that's a shame.
Rafael Albuquerque departs the series, while Chris Wildgoose swaps in. His style is much more grounded and defined compared to Albuquerque, and suits the tonal shift of the series. It's nothing over the top, but it does the job and tells the story, and the colours are pretty nice too.
If you weren't a fan of the first arc of the series, this one's worth checking out since it feels almost totally different. It's fun, if a tad obvious in its storytelling.
After galavanting around the world in her first arc, Barbara Gordon returns home to Burnside, only to find that a new company has moved in, and its CEO has an infamous father. Can Barbara deal with Ethan Cobblepot, while Batgirl gets to the bottom of his scheme to take down his father?
This is a total tonal shift after the first arc of the series, finding some nice middle ground between the Babs Tarr/Cameron Stewart/Brendan Fletcher run on the book and the Gail Simone one. It's much more superheroic, but it's also got a lot of modern twists to it too. Some of it feels a little force at times, but it is definitely a mirror of the world that Barbara would inhabit today.
Ethan as a character isn't that well fleshed out, to be honest. His motivations are predictable, and while there's a certain 'will he be evil? Maybe he won't...' quality about it, his ultimate heel turn is telegraphed pretty well from the start, so that's a shame.
Rafael Albuquerque departs the series, while Chris Wildgoose swaps in. His style is much more grounded and defined compared to Albuquerque, and suits the tonal shift of the series. It's nothing over the top, but it does the job and tells the story, and the colours are pretty nice too.
If you weren't a fan of the first arc of the series, this one's worth checking out since it feels almost totally different. It's fun, if a tad obvious in its storytelling.
August 18, 2017
I like it.
World: The art is good. As much as I loved Albuquerque I always felt that he was not the right artist for Burnside Babs. This is the art that I want, light, fun and full of character. The world building is good, it's topical to our gentrification culture now and it's over the top enough to know it's not taking itself too seriously. The tone of the world is perfect. I like the friends and people surrounding Babs and I still think Frankie should be the new Oracle....but that's just me.
Story: It was very easy to spot this story and the villain, cliché and known. That being said the techy stuff that wrapped this safe story was fun and interesting even if the tech is ridiculous. The pacing was okay and the action was fun. However I found the end to be a bit rushed and the villain characterization a bit off and lacking. Overall I like this series it's what the DCU needs Babs to be.
Characters: Babs is great, she's got a great personal voice and her group of friends is fun. I would have wanted more school stuff but that's ok. Ethan was a but half baked and I would have wanted more depth to the character but this has been the case for the series since the reboot and that's okay I guess. The rest is just fun.
I like this series, it's a great bubblegum read.
Onward to the next book!
*read individual issues*
World: The art is good. As much as I loved Albuquerque I always felt that he was not the right artist for Burnside Babs. This is the art that I want, light, fun and full of character. The world building is good, it's topical to our gentrification culture now and it's over the top enough to know it's not taking itself too seriously. The tone of the world is perfect. I like the friends and people surrounding Babs and I still think Frankie should be the new Oracle....but that's just me.
Story: It was very easy to spot this story and the villain, cliché and known. That being said the techy stuff that wrapped this safe story was fun and interesting even if the tech is ridiculous. The pacing was okay and the action was fun. However I found the end to be a bit rushed and the villain characterization a bit off and lacking. Overall I like this series it's what the DCU needs Babs to be.
Characters: Babs is great, she's got a great personal voice and her group of friends is fun. I would have wanted more school stuff but that's ok. Ethan was a but half baked and I would have wanted more depth to the character but this has been the case for the series since the reboot and that's okay I guess. The rest is just fun.
I like this series, it's a great bubblegum read.
Onward to the next book!
*read individual issues*
December 15, 2017
In the end there are too many social and eduction agendas going on here with some not really having any impact on the story. Between coding, economics, information freedom, gender, parent rights, uber, and so many other issues that get brought up...a little less that and more punching would actually make this a little tighter volume. This is especially true since you got me in the door with the title, because Penguin has a son?
January 9, 2018
This is continuing from her last adventures in Japan and after the start of her new company and seeing how it affected Burnside in a negative manner. She cares a lot for her community and she decides to switch her major to library science! I'm really glad they decided to do this and the transition they took I thought was smooth and provided good character development for her. I really still love this new bat girl of Burnside version of bat girl, they show her doing problem solving and her balancing her superhero life and personal college life really well, I feel like they have equal time in the story and cover good topics for more modern problems. The art in these books still have a really nice pop of color and I feel the inspiration of Babs Tarr's past work on the art still running through the pages! The illustrations are really nice, has some great color and movement to these characters. The illustrator for this was a excellent choice.
The really only big thing that annoys me in this is the relationships, they are still making her fall in love with villains or suspicious people that she she knows she shouldn't get involved with. I feel like this would be different if it was a undercover to get information way, but it's always an actually dating type of deal. I just don't understand why because we see her intelligence through the series? If this just happens to be one of her character traits for falling for the bad guy it's kinda annoying.
Also the only plot bit that bothered me was
I was excited to see Nightwing in this book, and I hope they get together at some point. He's my fav. ~Ashley
The really only big thing that annoys me in this is the relationships, they are still making her fall in love with villains or suspicious people that she she knows she shouldn't get involved with. I feel like this would be different if it was a undercover to get information way, but it's always an actually dating type of deal. I just don't understand why because we see her intelligence through the series? If this just happens to be one of her character traits for falling for the bad guy it's kinda annoying.
Also the only plot bit that bothered me was
I was excited to see Nightwing in this book, and I hope they get together at some point. He's my fav. ~Ashley
February 21, 2018
It wasn't super thrilling to read and the penguin isn't a favorite villain of mine, but I'm giving it 4 stars because of the attempt at the commentary about gentrification. Also, babs is getting a degree in library sciences now which is A+.
May 17, 2019
I loved this, way better than the first volume.
I like the characters, her relationship with Nightwing and her friendship with Frankie and Alysia. I’m enjoying the lightheartedness that I find in a lot of the Batgirk universe comics.
Chris Wildgoose’s art is great!
I like the characters, her relationship with Nightwing and her friendship with Frankie and Alysia. I’m enjoying the lightheartedness that I find in a lot of the Batgirk universe comics.
Chris Wildgoose’s art is great!
December 31, 2017
One of the best Batgirl comics I’ve read!! 🙌🏼💙🖤 #BabsIsBae
January 17, 2019
What happened to Batgirl?
December 1, 2022
This is somewhat a good volume. The story is fun and full of action. The art is different but still good and compliment the story.
July 5, 2018
ugh reprints an issue that was in the last Supergirl I read. Hate when they reprint stuff in different trades.
March 4, 2021
I have read other Batgirl comics but honnestly... this one kinda disappointed me. I didn't find the story interesting at all. I felt like the action was too static, I don't know if it's because of the drawings or the boring story. The fights are really short. I thought this book was going to be more about the penguin himself but it wasn't. I wanted to see Batgirl fight the penguin.
August 18, 2017
I love this new version.
She is intelligent, a feminist, an activist, her updated suit is hella cool. There is so much diversity in this series!
All I can say is: Let more women write comic books!!
She is intelligent, a feminist, an activist, her updated suit is hella cool. There is so much diversity in this series!
All I can say is: Let more women write comic books!!
June 20, 2017
I like the beats this story took but I felt they were a little undercooked and ever so slightly predictable. Barbara however I unconditionally love, she's almost at Kate Bishop level for me.
May 29, 2017
[Read in single issues]
At the beginning of this series, I was wondering why Barbra is so young but she's not young. She's still dealing with adult thing: roomates moving out, college life, friends having babies, going to bars as a social outing and not to get plastered, and dating guys with evil fathers who turn out to be evil themselves.
This volume lets you dig deeper into her life and better understand her.
At the beginning of this series, I was wondering why Barbra is so young but she's not young. She's still dealing with adult thing: roomates moving out, college life, friends having babies, going to bars as a social outing and not to get plastered, and dating guys with evil fathers who turn out to be evil themselves.
This volume lets you dig deeper into her life and better understand her.
December 26, 2017
Son of Penguin? Really? That's the best you can do to give Batgirl her own rogues gallery? This is a joke of the highest proportions. And just to show they have no idea what to do with the character since they ran Gail Simone off, Batgirl has re-enrolled in school in order to be a librarian!? In Batgirl's entire history, she's been the computer whiz Oracle, the founder of a tech company, and yes, even a United States Congresswoman during the Silver Age. How does DC Comics make her relevant to young girls in the 21st Century? We'll make her a librarian! Are you sure you wouldn't want to make her a secretary, or a nurse, or a teacher or some other stereotypical 1960's job description for a woman? I am so done with this book series, and I am writing it off as a lost cause.
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June 6, 2018Batgirl, DC Rebirth Series Ratings:
Batgirl, Volume 1: Beyond Burnside: ★★★
Batgirl, Volume 2: Son of Penguin: Son of Penguin: Lost Interest in Series
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I just wasn't that interested in the first one, not gonna bother with anymore.
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Batgirl, Volume 1: Beyond Burnside: ★★★
Batgirl, Volume 2: Son of Penguin: Son of Penguin: Lost Interest in Series
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I just wasn't that interested in the first one, not gonna bother with anymore.
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