Batgirl

Gail Simone

Book - 2012

Three years ago, the brilliant and brazen Barbara Gordon received a nearly life-ending shot to the spine at the hands of the Joker. Not only did she survive but, after years of paralysis, she also regained her ability to walk. A miracle, and Batgirl was born again!

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vol. 4: 1 / 1 copies available
vol. 5: 1 / 1 copies available
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Published
New York : DC Comics c2012-
Language
English
Main Author
Gail Simone (author)
Other Authors
Ardian Syaf (-), Vicente Cifuentes, Ulises Arreola, Dave Sharpe
Item Description
"Batman created by Bob Kane."
Originally published in single magazine form as: Batgirl #1-6 [v. 1] ; Batgirl #7-13, 0 [v. 2] ; Batgirl #14-19, Batgirl Annual #1, Batman #17 and Young Romance #1 [v. 3] ; Batgirl #20-26 and Batman: The Dark Knight #23.1: Ventriloquist [v. 4] ; Batgirl #27-34, Batgirl Annual #2 and Batgirl: Future's End #1 [v. 5]
"The new 52!"--Jacket, v, 1.
Physical Description
volumes : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN
9781401234751
9781451790689
9781401238162
9781480633742
9781401246280
9781480666627
9781401246297
9781480673014
9781401255114
9781480673113
  • v. 1. The darkest reflection
  • v. 2. Knightfall descends
  • v. 3. Death of the family
  • v. 4. Wanted
  • v. 5. Deadline.
Review by Library Journal Review

Batgirl finds herself on the hit list of a villain called Mirror in this new series. Having lived through an accident, Mirror is suffering survivor's guilt that has driven him to reverse the results of similar lucky breaks, including Batgirl's recovery from a gunshot-inflicted spine injury three years earlier. Batgirl grapples with proving her recovered abilities to herself and others while trying to stop Mirror from "correcting" any more miracles. In another story, Batgirl confronts Gretel, a villain who gains satisfaction from controlling men's minds telepathically and causing them to kill. Throughout the volume, Batgirl uses her characteristic brains-over-brawn style to get at the heart of her opponents' weaknesses, even heading to the library to do background research. Verdict Simone's perspective as a woman contributes veracity to the character, and Syaf and Cifuentes's stunningly realistic art style is refreshing in their portrayal of a superheroine with a normal physique. While many male comic book fans will enjoy Batgirl, this series has the potential to attract a large female readership, perhaps even those who are new to comics. Librarians will love it, too.-Heather Williams, Whatcom Community Coll., Bellingham, WA (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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