A great origin story of my favorite super heroine ever. Made me wish more than ever that I was her!
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous inspiring fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I'm starting to find that the more comics I read, the more I've really been wanting female-fronted stories.

I was super into this origin story for Barbara Gordon, especially in the modern day. Barbara is such an interesting character in how she debates whether or not to take on crime, and what it means for herself and the people around her.

I also really liked seeing her interact with the rest of the Bat-Crew and how she learned from them. I'm already a sucker for origin stories, but including a feminist main character holds even more appeal for me. I'm definitely looking forward to reading more of her titles.
adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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neslg's review

5.0

babsy you will always be famous

This was pretty good!

Babs is kind of hot here...is that weird? Probably. How old is she? Is she out of HS atleast? I hope so.

Anyway that out of the way. I really enjoyed most of year one. It was just a cool way to see how Babs transforms into Batgirl. All the little fuck ups, all the work to get to be a major part of the batfamily, all the success and even her own villains. It stayed interesting throughout with some solid art as well. Also her and Dick are so cute together. More please.

On flipside there's some bad here. Well not bad but not memorable. This was a fun story, a good introduction, but nothing beyond that. I don't think I remember any of the villains past a guy who looks like a moth and fire user. That's it. Also Gordan wasn't kind of dumb here for being one of the better detectives in the series.

Either way though a fun read, good and easy and far better than the New52 volume I read with Batgirl. Check it out!
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katieb94's review

5.0
adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes