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booksnarks 's review for:
Batgirl: Year One
by Scott Beatty
If I am being completely honest with myself this would be more of a 3.5 but the things I loved about it outweigh the bad so 4 stars it is.
The villains were weak; I would have preferred that Batgirl dealt with someone a lot more mythos and personal connection than Killer Moth and Firefly on her first adventure as a caped crusader. I also was never a fan of the Barbara/Dick pairing so most of their interaction fell flat to me. The overall plot wasn't that interesting either if I am being completely honest, but there were things that I loved.
The Batgirl/Black Canary team up! Birds of Prey for the win! I loved that this hinted at what was to come from them and their working relationship. It was simply so great to see them kicking ass together. Barbara's characterization was also pretty spot on, even if I think that her motivations for being Batgirl could have been flashed out more.
The other shoutouts in the book were great; all the way from her future as the great Oracle to the torture endured at the hands of the Joker. I mean, just look at this particular Joker intro:
If this doesn't scream Killing Joke then I don't know what does.
The villains were weak; I would have preferred that Batgirl dealt with someone a lot more mythos and personal connection than Killer Moth and Firefly on her first adventure as a caped crusader. I also was never a fan of the Barbara/Dick pairing so most of their interaction fell flat to me. The overall plot wasn't that interesting either if I am being completely honest, but there were things that I loved.
The Batgirl/Black Canary team up! Birds of Prey for the win! I loved that this hinted at what was to come from them and their working relationship. It was simply so great to see them kicking ass together. Barbara's characterization was also pretty spot on, even if I think that her motivations for being Batgirl could have been flashed out more.
The other shoutouts in the book were great; all the way from her future as the great Oracle to the torture endured at the hands of the Joker. I mean, just look at this particular Joker intro:
If this doesn't scream Killing Joke then I don't know what does.