andrewb626's review
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
quetzelish's review against another edition
4.0
This volume is leagues above volume one in terms of writing. Simone hit her stride with these issues and I find myself getting sucked in more and more. I wish I could say the same for the artwork. For the most part, it is very good. Realistic and fully fleshed out people. Detailed faces and, while not my favorite color palate (quite dark), it works very well. However, there are times when the faces are entirely disconnected from the action and suck me right out of the book. Barbara's range of faces in one battle midway though through book are two, mildly angry and open mouthed, and the faces of the villains don't show much nuance either. But that gets fixed by the next issue. All in all a good read and although Simone's characterization is much better, it could have used more of her humor. Simone's series like Red Sonja and the New 52 Secret Six are where her writing shines, with a combination of serious and funny.
burntfries's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jrug's review
4.0
This didn't hit me emotionally in the same way the first volume did. Simone's writing is still top-notch, though, and character of Batgirl continues to be a blast.
nerdywerewolf's review
4.0
Quick, easy read. I continue to adore Babs (surprise!) and while this was good, it definitely felt like it was building towards something bigger.
subhamroxx's review
4.0
This was another great one!
Batgirl faces off against a new villain "The grotesque" and we see his origins and motives is quite twisted and I like how it relates to Babs and the killing joke incident and how she takes him down and then there was a tie in to Night of owls event which was meh and an okay-ish talon, nothing special and then the big story when Knightfall.. a new villain comes and we see the origins of that and her team and what her motives are and omg I love it, the direct corollary to Barbara and her team "Disgraced" and the fight and why Babs fights her and then having the Kid Ricky there and the meta-commentary of "who really are the criminals" and yeah its epicly written!
And then there are the subplot with James and her mother omg loving it, a big arc and then certainly the coming together of all her villains.. just wow, brilliantly written. And the art is just so damn good! One of the best runs easily on Batgirl already.
Batgirl faces off against a new villain "The grotesque" and we see his origins and motives is quite twisted and I like how it relates to Babs and the killing joke incident and how she takes him down and then there was a tie in to Night of owls event which was meh and an okay-ish talon, nothing special and then the big story when Knightfall.. a new villain comes and we see the origins of that and her team and what her motives are and omg I love it, the direct corollary to Barbara and her team "Disgraced" and the fight and why Babs fights her and then having the Kid Ricky there and the meta-commentary of "who really are the criminals" and yeah its epicly written!
And then there are the subplot with James and her mother omg loving it, a big arc and then certainly the coming together of all her villains.. just wow, brilliantly written. And the art is just so damn good! One of the best runs easily on Batgirl already.
csquared85's review
3.0
It says something that I think the villains are the *least* interesting things about the book. I like Barbara's inner monologue and the scenes with her roommate or Black Canary (or anyone that's not fighting her) have a spark and personality that are absent from all the fight scenes. It doesn't help that so much of this book feels disjointed. Grotesque is a weird kind of one-and-done villain arc, the Night of Owls didn't make any kind of sense (because apparently it's a crossover from the regular Batman books, but why include it here at all if the whole thing is going to be summarily ignored by the rest of the book?), and Knightfall's motivations and backstory didn't make much sense, either. I'll still give the next one a shot, though.
himiko's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
reginaexmachina's review
3.0
I liked the story in this book better and in some of the issues the art is really well done. Some parts of the book were confusing though and an issue or two had some really weak art.