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Batgirl, Vol. 6: Destruction's Daughter by Andy Kuhn, Andersen Gabrych, Alé Garza, Pop Mhan
toomanyfingees's review
4.0
Who am I kidding? There is room in my heart for all the Batgirls, but Cass Cain is doing some serious work trying to win the coveted spot of Batgirl numero uno. But all my favorite ladies made an appearence in this book. You've got Babs, and the Birds of Prey, a little bit of Steph, and lots of kick ass Lady Shiva battle scenes.
This book would have gotten 5 stars if not for serious boob problems. There were just moments where I was like, what is she wearing for a bra? 2 soup bowls? They look so unnatural and distracting.
This book would have gotten 5 stars if not for serious boob problems. There were just moments where I was like, what is she wearing for a bra? 2 soup bowls? They look so unnatural and distracting.
tshepiso's review
3.5
3.5 stars
And thus marks the end of Cassandra Cain's time as Batgirl. Her final arc, Destructions Daughter addresses many of the themes of this series as a whole and unpacks some of them in interesting ways
In it, we see Cass on the hunt for her suspected birth mother Lady Shiva. A lot of this Batgirl run has seen cases unpacking her relationship with her abusive father so I appreciated the time taken to explore Cass's relationship with her mother.
We again see Cass exemplify her radical belief in the power of redemption and how that manifest in her.
While a lot of the themes felt like Cass's batgirl Andersen Gabryvh's writing did occasionally feel off. I never quite bought the way he wrote Cass' internal monologue and he often tended toward a banter-y dialogue from her that felt untrue to her character
And thus marks the end of Cassandra Cain's time as Batgirl. Her final arc, Destructions Daughter addresses many of the themes of this series as a whole and unpacks some of them in interesting ways
In it, we see Cass on the hunt for her suspected birth mother Lady Shiva. A lot of this Batgirl run has seen cases unpacking her relationship with her abusive father so I appreciated the time taken to explore Cass's relationship with her mother.
We again see Cass exemplify her radical belief in the power of redemption and how that manifest in her.
While a lot of the themes felt like Cass's batgirl Andersen Gabryvh's writing did occasionally feel off. I never quite bought the way he wrote Cass' internal monologue and he often tended toward a banter-y dialogue from her that felt untrue to her character
howattp's review
4.0
This was a great conclusion to the Cassandra Cain run as Batgirl.
We get some brilliant revelations and some cathartic moments. She still doesn't touch Stephanie Brown as Batgirl, though.
We get some brilliant revelations and some cathartic moments. She still doesn't touch Stephanie Brown as Batgirl, though.
wanderlustlover's review
3.0
Part of my massive Barbara Gordon Re-read which I had a glorious amazing time with. The art in the early Batgirl stuff was very touch and go to me, which made me wince a while reading through it, but I definitely appreciated the beginning of Cass' story, and Bab's involvement in that with Cass and with/against Bruce.
mapatchli's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
captwinghead's review
3.0
3.5
This is the one Cassandra Cain book I didn't love so it's a little hard to review it.
I adore Cass but this book didn't really seem like it was about her and her feelings; it seemed more about how others see her.
The beginning is confusing to follow. It's mostly her going on a date with a guy I don't remember reading much about before. Then there's a hog man that tries to assault her bc she doesn't want to be with him. The beginning is about her deciding to find out if Shiva is her mother so I get that this will be about her being more ruled by emotion but it's not really a gradual change at all.
Anyway, loved her beating up Cain as usual. Loved the scene where she told Bruce she was going to find her mother. Loved her scenes with Shiva. The Birds of Prey break was good. The bit of her working with the other League of Assassins members was interesting. I adored the hallucination (?) of Steph. I still ship them.
Anyway, it was just okay. I still love Cass but this is the weakest out of the books I've read with her.
This is the one Cassandra Cain book I didn't love so it's a little hard to review it.
I adore Cass but this book didn't really seem like it was about her and her feelings; it seemed more about how others see her.
The beginning is confusing to follow. It's mostly her going on a date with a guy I don't remember reading much about before. Then there's a hog man that tries to assault her bc she doesn't want to be with him. The beginning is about her deciding to find out if Shiva is her mother so I get that this will be about her being more ruled by emotion but it's not really a gradual change at all.
Anyway, loved her beating up Cain as usual. Loved the scene where she told Bruce she was going to find her mother. Loved her scenes with Shiva. The Birds of Prey break was good. The bit of her working with the other League of Assassins members was interesting. I adored the hallucination (?) of Steph. I still ship them.
Anyway, it was just okay. I still love Cass but this is the weakest out of the books I've read with her.
nickpalmieri's review
3.0
Since Cassandra is a big player in the next part of my Robin read-through, I decided to skim through these issues to refresh my memory. Pretty quickly I wasn't just skimming, I was reading a whole issue, and then the next, and the next. The book is very readable in a popcorn reading kind of way, putting Cassandra on a quest where I was as eager as she was to find out the answers. And the question of her true heritage was definitely satisfactorily answered.
But I'm also a little torn on the overall direction for the character. I'm the type who prefers my Cassandra to be monosyllabic yet high-emotion, and nobody had nailed that balance since the original creative team of this series. This volume pushed her further away from that, and all these years later I still don't know how to feel about the final few twists. Is this a bold direction, or is all of her growth undermined? Then again, how much longer could the character have developed past her original concept before she became "just another costumed hero"? At the very least, I understand the direction things ended up taking.
Next up: "Robin: Wanted"!
But I'm also a little torn on the overall direction for the character. I'm the type who prefers my Cassandra to be monosyllabic yet high-emotion, and nobody had nailed that balance since the original creative team of this series. This volume pushed her further away from that, and all these years later I still don't know how to feel about the final few twists. Is this a bold direction, or is all of her growth undermined? Then again, how much longer could the character have developed past her original concept before she became "just another costumed hero"? At the very least, I understand the direction things ended up taking.
Next up: "Robin: Wanted"!
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