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Part of my massive Barbara Gordon Re-read which I had a glorious amazing time with. The art in the early Batgirl stuff was very touch and go to me, which made me wince a while reading through it, but I definitely appreciated the beginning of Cass' story, and Bab's involvement in that with Cass and with/against Bruce.

So DC Comics got innovative for a change, and invited various highly-respected writer/artists to submit one-shot graphic stories, some of which feature established DC characters, some not. It's a sumptuous collection of stories, a few excellent, most very good, one or two clunkers. The artists I'm familiar with include Tim Sale, Richard Corben, Howard Chaykin, Darwyn Cooke, and (pleasant shock) Sergio Aragones. There are several others whose names I didn't know, most of them quite good. Tim Sale and Darwyn Cooke are my favorites here, but Sergio Aragones is a real hoot. The genres include Super-heroes, Horror, Romance, Suspense, Western, and probably just about any other genre that the comic book medium has treated. Quite a fascinating compilation.

Like most people I think the collection overall was fairly impressive although somewhat inconsistent. I think the work would have benefited from some kind of overarching theme to tie it all together. I hope they give this idea another shot. I was very excited to see a couple of my favorite artists and to see a couple of artists from Spain.

Like most people I think the collection overall was fairly impressive although somewhat inconsistent. I think the work would have benefited from some kind of overarching theme to tie it all together. I hope they give this idea another shot. I was very excited to see a couple of my favorite artists and to see a couple of artists from Spain.

Like most people I think the collection overall was fairly impressive although somewhat inconsistent. I think the work would have benefited from some kind of overarching theme to tie it all together. I hope they give this idea another shot. I was very excited to see a couple of my favorite artists and to see a couple of artists from Spain.

Like most people I think the collection overall was fairly impressive although somewhat inconsistent. I think the work would have benefited from some kind of overarching theme to tie it all together. I hope they give this idea another shot. I was very excited to see a couple of my favorite artists and to see a couple of artists from Spain.

After the deaths of Stephanie and his father, Tim Drake decides to relocate to Bludhaven - too many ghosts in Gotham - with Batman's blessing and support. Bruce sends Batgirl to Bludhaven also, in the hope that each will learn from the other, and become more complete crime-fighters. This seems to be successful, as they fight and learn together, coming to agreement on some topics and agreeing to disagree on others. I find these two to be two of the more intriguing young characters in the Batman pantheon, and it is good to see them bonding, with maybe even the hint of a future romance? We'll see.

Issues 15-15, 21, and 26-28 of the new "Batgirl" comic book compiled. This is a more disjointed collection, skipping over such events as Batgirl's promised confrontation with Shiva. But the stories hold up nevertheless, and there is a welcome element of humor beginning to show, especially in Batgirl's interactions with Spoiler. She even cracks a joke or two.