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bokbubblan's review against another edition
2.0
Did not enjoy as much as the first volume. Very jumpy, to be honest.
john_huppenthal's review against another edition
4.0
No big story in this one, but this is still one of the most pleasant books to read. The art is incredible and warm, the characters are kind and seem to genuinely care for each other, and the writing is top notch. It's a nice antidote to the angst of all the other Batman-related books.
indecisivespice's review against another edition
4.0
Aaaaaah I love the little cameo by the Gotham Academy girls!! And Luke is so dreamy but QADIR.
ria_mhrj's review against another edition
5.0
I didn't know I needed this in my life. Volume 1 was great, but 2 was an absolute blast. I love Babs, her friends, the infinite love interests and -best of all- the refreshingly diverse world she lives in. Can't wait to read volume 3.
merlin_reads's review
3.0
I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first volume, but it was still fun. I did love the addition of Dick Grayson, but I wanted a little more from Batgirl when she realized he was still alive. She just kind of shrugged it off and was very flippant about it. But it was still fun and I'm interested in what the final installment has to offer.
kjboldon's review against another edition
3.0
Still love the art by Babs Tarr, but not quite as fast, fun, or focused as the previous collection.
jnikolova's review against another edition
4.0
Also available on the WondrousBooks blog.
Although enjoyable, this volume definitely does not live up to the first one. (review of Batgirl, Vol.1 over here).
The graphics are still very beautiful and great to look at (this is important especially in comparison with the graphics of volume 3, which I'm not so crazy about). And I also kept having lots and lots of fun with the characters, their attitude(at least that of most of them) and the entire setting and the look of the book.
However, the biggest let down for me were the villains. I thought the majority of them were pretty weak and they did not really interest me, nor did they make me feel like they are an actual threat. There was not even some spectacular culmination to the volume. What exactly is bothersome about a lady who has two tigers and makes them attack people. Sure, death is death, but in the superhero world, that is very unremarkable.
I still like Batgirl as a character very much and will continue the series, I'm not disheartened! Among the others, I think Dinah's presence could have been nice. I have issues with Frankie, she is very pushy and she has no respect for Barbara's wishes. Superhero-wanna-be sidekicks are a thing, but very few that I have read about so far have been this obsessed with it and this insistent when their superhero friend is clearly against it.
Overall, I hope we'll see some fresh faces in the next volume and some more serious villains. The story about Barbara's nightmares is shaping up nicely enough so far.
Although enjoyable, this volume definitely does not live up to the first one. (review of Batgirl, Vol.1 over here).
The graphics are still very beautiful and great to look at (this is important especially in comparison with the graphics of volume 3, which I'm not so crazy about). And I also kept having lots and lots of fun with the characters, their attitude(at least that of most of them) and the entire setting and the look of the book.
However, the biggest let down for me were the villains. I thought the majority of them were pretty weak and they did not really interest me, nor did they make me feel like they are an actual threat. There was not even some spectacular culmination to the volume. What exactly is bothersome about a lady who has two tigers and makes them attack people. Sure, death is death, but in the superhero world, that is very unremarkable.
I still like Batgirl as a character very much and will continue the series, I'm not disheartened! Among the others, I think Dinah's presence could have been nice. I have issues with Frankie, she is very pushy and she has no respect for Barbara's wishes. Superhero-wanna-be sidekicks are a thing, but very few that I have read about so far have been this obsessed with it and this insistent when their superhero friend is clearly against it.
Overall, I hope we'll see some fresh faces in the next volume and some more serious villains. The story about Barbara's nightmares is shaping up nicely enough so far.
midwichtriffid's review against another edition
3.0
Liked this one a bit more then vol 1 and was presently surprised by the Steven Universe cameos. I liked that there was a decent amount of representation across the board but would like to see a villain arc that lasted longer then what we've gotten so far.