Not a bad novel, has some great art and a bit of a gritty story so I'll continue reading for more. It's Batgirl, my superhero of choice, so I enjoyed it. Wonderful color and art through each page. Batgirl Vol. I was a fan of Gail Simone's New52 Batgirl run and wanted something similar to that book ever since, but DC kept churning out that weird YA-ish Burnside thing until I completely lost interest. Just awesome stuff! 5: Art of the Crime” as Want to Read: Error rating book. The opening issue (annual) was really fun, but then we get a lot of OoC/odd choices like Babs' thought processes on her injury and her dad, her dad's treatment of her, and the overall complete bullsh*t villain you can guess in the first issues of the arc. Batgirl Vol 5 (DC, 2016) #50 Cover B. current price. Mairghread Scott put these two stories together really well. Its a transition from hyper burnside babs back to a fairy regular batgirl, not dark, just not hyper teeny. This is what I want to see more of in Batbooks. I really enjoyed this book but its not without its flaws. $5.49. This is followed by the main story, which also involves a serial killer, although he's not described as such. Cecil Castellucci Barbara Gordon, a.k.a. Scott can't seem to decide how to portray Barbara's time as a paraplegic and this is the crux of the problem with DC's retconning her from being the disabled hero Oracle to returning to being Batgirl - it is, at its core, ableist. Actual mysteries. current price. If there is already a synopsis here, it might need to be modified or expanded. Batgirl Vol 5 # 45 And what does Batgirl really do here that Oracle would not be able to accomplish using her hacking expertise? Batgirl Vol 5 #47 Cover A Regular Giuseppe Camuncoli Cover (Joker War Tie-In) original price. New writer Mairghread Scott takes Batgirl back in time as she dons a new costume and battles an old foe in this first volume of her run. Then I heard that Mairghread Scott's newest run was the book that brought Babs back more in line with Simone's vision, so I immediately wanted to check it out. But while the book definitely feels closer to that dark and gritty tone, I really wasn't a fan of the actual story here. Pencilers "Stay Gold": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written. Get The Latest Scoop! Cover A Regular Giuseppe Camuncoli & Cam Smith Cover. Right off the bat, though, in, This begins with the annual story for the year, featuring Batgirl tracking down a serial killer connected in some way to her brother. Yeah, none of those were even remotely interesting to me. $3.68. This page is missing a well-written and detailed synopsis. Looking forward to more. Carmine Di Giandomenico Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Artist: Emanuela Lupacchino. We’d love your help. There's also an emphasis on Barbara's family life, although we've left the characters from the Burnside iteration of her adven. Batgirl tracks him down, only to have her spinal implant damaged and be framed for murder by the newest man wearing the Grotesque mask. All in all, I'd say this is probably one of the best Batgirl graphic novels I've read in a while.