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Title: Batgirl: Year One by Scott Beatty, Chuck Dixon ISBN: 1-4012-0080-X Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Fresh Take On A Classic Character
Comment: This new Batgirl story really invigorates the classic character. All the classic elements of Batgirl's origin are here, but they are updated and fleshed out. I like how her relationship to Batman turns out. At first he tries to make her quit and give up being a superhero, but then he sees how serious and capable she is. The story gets 5 stars. the artwork gets 4, because, although it was fresh and sort of abstract, I think Batgirl was drawn too skinny. She did not look healthy. All in all this was a great story and made me miss Barbara Gordon as Batgirl even more than I did.
Rating: 5
Summary: Terrific Update!
Comment: The writer and artist made a super update on the character and origin. The streamined art was perfect for the story... capturing a bit of old-fashionedness and nostalgia without looking campy and/or dated. Excellent correographed action, the storyline got confusing visually rarely. Barbara Gordan has spunk and in the would of Powerpuff Girls and realistic female heroes they showed her strong, compassionate, smart, and funny without dumbing her down. Brought some of the "modern sensibilities" of the current female characters to an origin story. Best mini-series of 2003.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great update of the original Batgirl
Comment: Chuck Dixon, at the time this book was written, had spent several years chronicling Barbara Gordon as Oracle in "Birds of Prey." That combined with his own great work on "Robin: Year One" made him a natural choice to work on this volume. Together with Scott Beatty, he did a great retelling of the original Batgirl, getting rid of some of the campier elements from her 60s-era debut and making her a powerful female superhero. The writers also managed to work in some foreshadowing to future events in Barbara's life such as her relationship with Dick Grayson (a.k.a. Robin I, a.k.a. Nightwing) and set up the pieces for her eventual role in "Birds of Prey" -- also a great series. The artwork in this book has a very clean style, almost a hybrid between traditional comic book artwork and the style you see on "Batman: The Animated Series" People who like the character will be in no way disappointed... although I must admit, I find it very interesting (almost amusing) that Barbara Gordon's Batgirl seems to have a lot more fans now than she did before the Joker put a bullet in her spine in "The Killing Joke."
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Title: Birds of Prey: Of Like Minds by Gail Simone ISBN: 140120192X Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Batman & Superman: World's Finest by Karl Kesel ISBN: 1401200826 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Robin: Year One by Chuck Dixon ISBN: 1563898055 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Batgirl: Death Wish by Chuck Dixon, Kelley Puckett ISBN: 1563899817 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Catwoman: Crooked Little Town by Ed Brubaker ISBN: 1401200087 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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