Armed now with a functional leather jacket, combat boots, detachable cape, and 3D molded cowl, Barbara Gordon is the cosplayer’s dream - a woman who one could believe is out fighting crime on a budget without losing any style in the process. In the beginning of the story, the need comes about for a replacement Batgirl costume, and that change in the silhouette of the character makes almost as much impact as Stewart and Fletcher’s storytelling chops. Part of the beauty of the story in volume 1 is its insistence on playing by a few more of the rules of reality, and not just in representing the world as more than just white and straight. Nadimah, Babs’ research assistant is another favorite right out of the gate, as is Qadir, Batgirl’s own “Q”, who provides a host of new and necessary tech for the hero to get back on her feet with. New roommate Frankie Charles, key player to the through-line of this entire volume, is African-American, bisexual, and experiences a disability. Barbara’s world has been repopulated with a full cast of diverse characters of all ethnicities, sexual orientations, and backgrounds, much as one would expect in a university setting in a major metropolitan city. I actually learned the word “eidetic” by reading Batgirl stories as a kid, so to see this visualization - among quite a few throughout the volume - characterized in such a fascinating manner by penciller Babs Tarr over Cameron Stewart’s layouts, is a real treat for the eyes and the mind.Īnd the fresh take doesn’t stop there. In essence, Stewart and Fletcher have made a leap of faith in the Batgirl mythology toward a lighter, more youthful tone, and it paid off in buckets.įrom the very start of this volume, it’s clear that the writers are intent on showcasing the full array of Barbara Gordon’s skill set: not just her intellectual prowess and superior physicality, but also the rarely visualized eidetic memory. The start of a brand new era for the dominoed daredoll, this is going to be the adventure of Batgirl’s life - if she survives it.Īt last, the first six issues of the Batgirl of Burnside have been collected (simultaneously in hardcover and trade paperback) into one handy first volume! Heralded by some as the book that launched a new wave of creative reinvigoration across the DC Universe, Batgirl takes the character of Barbara Gordon and gives her almost as much of a different spin as Gail Simone had in moving her from Oracle to the revived Batgirl. Except when her laptop goes missing and her best friend shows up on her doorstep bringing bad news, it looks like trouble is following Batgirl wherever she goes.
All of the drama should be left behind in Gotham. Written by Cameron Stewart and Brenden FletcherĪrt by Babs Tarr, Cameron Stewart, and Maris Wicksīarbara Gordon wants a new life.
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