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Batgirl, Volume 1: Batgirl of Burnside by Brenden Fletcher, Irene Koh, Babs Tarr, Cameron Stewart
viera's review against another edition
4.0
The 4 stars are for the art. I mean it. It’s that great. The story is nothing. No real villains, the characters were bland and lame. The story is rushed and the text is bloated. The plot should have been rejected out of hand. But the art is SO good! I want to read this again and again and just take apart the layout and stare at the art. This is an art book and the plot is just an excuse to showcase it.
morgharker's review against another edition
I got about halfway through and I can't read anymore. the New costume is awesome, the artwork is actually pretty neat, but the story and the way these characters interact is too much. I think the book is targeting towards a much younger audience.
bats_all_folks's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
xsleepyshadows's review against another edition
5.0
This is probably my all time favorite batgirl! This book has a brainy capable female protagonist and also have a ton of diversity AND current issues throughout the volume. We all know Babs is smart but in this volume you get to visually see her intelligence! You see her visually retrace her steps when she has to think about a party, you get to see her take out BLACK RIOT (a villain about issues of online privacy) out by using a QR code, and while saving the world she is trying to save her research thesis from her when her computer crashed! The art for this graphic novel is what made me fall in love at first glance It deserves 5 stars for the art alone!
Great batgirl that I strongly recommend! What an awesome hero! Batgirl of Burnside and Ms.Marvel are my top comics recently.
Great batgirl that I strongly recommend! What an awesome hero! Batgirl of Burnside and Ms.Marvel are my top comics recently.
erincataldi's review against another edition
2.0
Not one of my favorites, I was hoping for more of a back story to see how Babs got into the crime fighting biz, but unfortunately that's never really gone over. This volume covers several small crime fighting stories that end up all interconnecting in the end. There are good villains, action, and plot but overall i wasn't that impressed. The illustrations are great, but I wasn't in love with any of the characters. Meh.
natopotato's review against another edition
3.0
Al principio me pareció una aberración. El salto y cambio de unos autores a otros, es muy brusco y la verdad es que me shockea; más aun cuando pasa a ser una serie tan colorida, light y banal. De todas formas hubo escenas que me entretuvo y el giro final del arco hizo que le tome algo de importancia.
El estilo no me disgusta, al contrario, hay comics que me gustan demasiado con este estilo o uno más simplista, pero en el caso de Batgirl, creo que le quita algo de seriedad. Se que Batgirl es una versión entre la integilencia/invetsigación de batman y el carisma de Robin, que muchas veces se ha buscado eso, pero no siempre lo ha sido. Ha tenido arcos y momentos de su vida bastante oscuros, -como toda familia de bats tiene- que no son necesarios el 100% del tiempo, pero esto creo que se va demasiado al extremo en lo colorido.
Ahora leeré los otros dos volumenes que quedan de New 52, a ver como avanza el personaje y esperar solo lo mejor para cuando lea Rebirth.
PD: detesto que siempre la hagan tener citas.
El estilo no me disgusta, al contrario, hay comics que me gustan demasiado con este estilo o uno más simplista, pero en el caso de Batgirl, creo que le quita algo de seriedad. Se que Batgirl es una versión entre la integilencia/invetsigación de batman y el carisma de Robin, que muchas veces se ha buscado eso, pero no siempre lo ha sido. Ha tenido arcos y momentos de su vida bastante oscuros, -como toda familia de bats tiene- que no son necesarios el 100% del tiempo, pero esto creo que se va demasiado al extremo en lo colorido.
Ahora leeré los otros dos volumenes que quedan de New 52, a ver como avanza el personaje y esperar solo lo mejor para cuando lea Rebirth.
PD: detesto que siempre la hagan tener citas.
breevee's review against another edition
4.0
My first Batgirl comic. I loved the art, and the diversity of the cast (though agree with some reviews that felt characters like Nadimah felt shoehorned and didn't get to do a whole lot besides smile and nod while Batgirl talked). I often felt like I might be missing some backstory or should've read another comic previous to this one to understand the relationship between Barbara and Dinah, or who Alysia is, but I guess that was inevitable with a superhero and universe as old as Batgirl and Gotham, even if they are revamped to be younger and trendier. I think I'll keep going with the series and hope some more exposition and character development in later issues will resolve some of my holdups with the first volume.
isabellerubyj's review against another edition
4.0
Such a great new look on an already amazing character.
fishgirl182's review against another edition
3.0
DC rebooted the Batgirl franchise not too long ago with their New 52 rollout. The run, written by Gail Simone, was an intimate look at Barbara Gordon and her recovery after having been wheelchair bound for years. It dealt with both her mental and physical recovery and was applauded by many as an honest portrayal of PTSD. As you can imagine, the tone and topics of the book were quite dark and DC recently decided to reboot the franchise yet again with a new writing and artist team, hoping to give Batgirl a younger, hipper vibe.
Barbara (or Babs) loses all of her belongings in a fire and moves across the river to a new apartment with new roommates to focus on her thesis project at a local college. She runs into some trouble though when she's targeted for attacks and a mysterious person starts sending her messages signed as "Batgirl." In addition to dealing with super villains, Babs must also deal with new friends, dating, her academic work and how to navigate the world of social media.
I definitely think that writers Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher and artist Babs Tarr were successful in bringing out a younger, happier Batgirl. While she hasn't completely moved on from her past, she is definitely trying to move forward with her life. While I enjoyed seeing her deal with some of the more typical problems for a woman her age, it did feel a little juvenile at times. I did not find the villains particularly scary and the over emphasis on social media started to grate on me after a while. I get that social media would play a big part of trying to be a masked superhero in today's world but it felt like overkill.
The art definitely complimented the new tone of the book with really bright colors and a bold, dynamic style. The new costume is hip but still looks very functional. At times, some of the panels felt a bit cramped with the dialogue, but overall I really like Tarr's style.
I am not sure how I feel about this new Babs yet. I am glad that Batgirl is coming out from her shell and having more fun but I am not sold on the tone of this book just yet. I will probably read volume 2 to see how the character develops.
Barbara (or Babs) loses all of her belongings in a fire and moves across the river to a new apartment with new roommates to focus on her thesis project at a local college. She runs into some trouble though when she's targeted for attacks and a mysterious person starts sending her messages signed as "Batgirl." In addition to dealing with super villains, Babs must also deal with new friends, dating, her academic work and how to navigate the world of social media.
I definitely think that writers Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher and artist Babs Tarr were successful in bringing out a younger, happier Batgirl. While she hasn't completely moved on from her past, she is definitely trying to move forward with her life. While I enjoyed seeing her deal with some of the more typical problems for a woman her age, it did feel a little juvenile at times. I did not find the villains particularly scary and the over emphasis on social media started to grate on me after a while. I get that social media would play a big part of trying to be a masked superhero in today's world but it felt like overkill.
The art definitely complimented the new tone of the book with really bright colors and a bold, dynamic style. The new costume is hip but still looks very functional. At times, some of the panels felt a bit cramped with the dialogue, but overall I really like Tarr's style.
I am not sure how I feel about this new Babs yet. I am glad that Batgirl is coming out from her shell and having more fun but I am not sold on the tone of this book just yet. I will probably read volume 2 to see how the character develops.