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Batgirl (2000) - Original TPBs
Batgirl, Vol. 1: Silent Running
Original Batgirl, Barbara Gordon helps Cassandra Cain join Batman's crusade as the new Batgirl, but during her quest for justice, she meets many obstacles.
134 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2001
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Scott Peterson
331 books42 followersScott Peterson got his start in comics as an editor on the Batman line of comics, working with the legendary Dennis O’Neil. He edited DC’s flagship title, Detective Comics, and launched the first of the the Adventures sub-genre of comics, The Batman Adventures. He later went on to edit for WildStorm, where he oversaw such titles as WildCats, Midnighter, A God Somewhere and North 40, as well as Scooby-Doo and Looney Tunes. As a writer, he has been published by Disney, Scholastic, Golden Books, HarperCollins, and DC Comics, including a four-year run as the regular writer of The Gotham Adventures. He is the author of Batman: Kings of Fear with art legendary artist Kelley Jones, and the original graphic novel Truckus Maximus.
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September 4, 2015
Meet Cassandra Cain. She's a teenage girl who was “adopted” (or kidnapped depending on wordplay) by an elite assassin and never developed her speech patterns much. As a result she is specially gifted by attuning herself to body language and movements which make her a puissant fighting machine. Additionally, as you can tell by the costume she doesn't have to really have the usual eye slits.
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The focus in this series is upon Cain dealing with her traumatic past as a child (her adopted father only taught her violence and she was assassinating people when she could barely stand) and dealing with normal and supernatural opponents. The artwork has a manga and anime feel to it. Some people found the panel plotting confusing but it worked just fine for me. Keep in mind you will have to read/view this comic a bit slower as a result, though.
Good relationship between Barbara Gordon and Cassandra which spills over into Barbara's relationship with Batman.
BATGIRL HISTORY: note that Barbara Gordon wasthe first Batgirl and followed for a short time by vigilante Huntress (who was forced to give up the mantle for her violent ways) and finally Cassandra Cain.
STOP THE PRESS: a friend in the comments told me Bette Kane was first.
ARTWORK PRESENTATION: B to B plus; STORY/PLOTTING: B; CHARACTERS/DIALOGUE: B minus to B; ACTION PANELLING: B to B plus; OVERALL GRADE: B; WHEN READ: early June 2012.
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/>The focus in this series is upon Cain dealing with her traumatic past as a child (her adopted father only taught her violence and she was assassinating people when she could barely stand) and dealing with normal and supernatural opponents. The artwork has a manga and anime feel to it. Some people found the panel plotting confusing but it worked just fine for me. Keep in mind you will have to read/view this comic a bit slower as a result, though.
Good relationship between Barbara Gordon and Cassandra which spills over into Barbara's relationship with Batman.
BATGIRL HISTORY: note that Barbara Gordon was
STOP THE PRESS: a friend in the comments told me Bette Kane was first.
ARTWORK PRESENTATION: B to B plus; STORY/PLOTTING: B; CHARACTERS/DIALOGUE: B minus to B; ACTION PANELLING: B to B plus; OVERALL GRADE: B; WHEN READ: early June 2012.
October 22, 2017
Batgirl/Cassandra Cain was definitely the breakout star of the sprawling early ‘00s Batman storyline, No Man’s Land. The full-face mask and the not speaking made her extra-mysterious and cool. It’s taken me a while to check out her solo series but I kinda wished I hadn’t bothered as unfortunately it’s not very good.
Writers Scott Peterson and Kelley Puckett reveal her unremarkable, almost cliched, origins, and she goes up against some disposable goons to show us that she’s a badass - which we already knew. Yawners.
Instead of using her solo series to develop her character, Peterson/Puckett are content to leave her as a one-dimensional deadly Asian ninja chick (think Miho from Frank Miller’s Sin City). She was trained to be the ultimate killing machine by a heartless master, yadda yadda yadda, you’ve seen this dozens of times before.
Batman is written out-of-character as a complete dick/braindead detective and the foes Cass faces are utterly unmemorable nobodies. One of them is a metahuman whose contrived power takes away her silence which was what made her unique as a character to begin with - d’oh! And speaking of the silence, the sequential storytelling is not well done and a lot of the scenes are awkward to read because artist Damion Scott just isn’t good enough to make them work.
Batgirl: Silent Running is readable - it’s just not very good.
Writers Scott Peterson and Kelley Puckett reveal her unremarkable, almost cliched, origins, and she goes up against some disposable goons to show us that she’s a badass - which we already knew. Yawners.
Instead of using her solo series to develop her character, Peterson/Puckett are content to leave her as a one-dimensional deadly Asian ninja chick (think Miho from Frank Miller’s Sin City). She was trained to be the ultimate killing machine by a heartless master, yadda yadda yadda, you’ve seen this dozens of times before.
Batman is written out-of-character as a complete dick/braindead detective and the foes Cass faces are utterly unmemorable nobodies. One of them is a metahuman whose contrived power takes away her silence which was what made her unique as a character to begin with - d’oh! And speaking of the silence, the sequential storytelling is not well done and a lot of the scenes are awkward to read because artist Damion Scott just isn’t good enough to make them work.
Batgirl: Silent Running is readable - it’s just not very good.
April 13, 2025
Revisiting the first six issues of Batgirl years later was an absolute treat. Cassandra Cain remains my favorite Batgirl, and honestly, my favorite member of the Bat-family. Watching her try to find her place in the world while effortlessly taking down criminals (thanks to her intense childhood training) never gets old.
Midway through the book, she gains the ability to process language, something she was never taught as a child, and it starts to interfere with her fighting instincts. It’s such a compelling arc, watching her adapt and evolve is exactly what makes Cass so fascinating. That deep need to belong, to be part of something bigger, grounds all the action with real heart.
There are some great character moments between Cass, Bruce, and Babs, plus solid action throughout. The art style can be a bit disorienting at first, but it grows on you fast. Overall, this is a fantastic introduction to an underrated and unforgettable character.
Midway through the book, she gains the ability to process language, something she was never taught as a child, and it starts to interfere with her fighting instincts. It’s such a compelling arc, watching her adapt and evolve is exactly what makes Cass so fascinating. That deep need to belong, to be part of something bigger, grounds all the action with real heart.
There are some great character moments between Cass, Bruce, and Babs, plus solid action throughout. The art style can be a bit disorienting at first, but it grows on you fast. Overall, this is a fantastic introduction to an underrated and unforgettable character.
January 27, 2015
**Super-Woman Buddy read with the Shallow Comic Readers, criteria being a book headlined by a female character***
This is the first volume of the Batgirl title that featured Cassandra Cain under the cowl. The daughter of an assassin, she was trained from an early age in various martial arts, and was taught to use the part of her brain normally reserved for speech to interpret her opponent's moves. What? OK, so she's mute, basically, and this plays a big part of the plot of the story.
Batgirl is watched over by Oracle (Barbara Gordon) and Batman, and trained by both of them. The inevitable showdown between Batman's no-killing policy and Batgirl's readiness to use deadly force also becomes a major plot point. And that's about all there is to the book.
Artist Damion Scott has a cartoony style that I like a lot, but his storytelling ability was kinda sub par. I had to look closely at many panel sequences to get the gist of what he was trying to portray. Scott's art carries a lot of the book because there was very little dialog, relatively speaking. Author Kelley Puckett gives us lots of fight scenes and flashbacks that rely very little on words, so the art has to carry the story along. My slow-reading ass read this in about 15 minutes.
I'll continue reading the adventures of Cassandra, although the second volume is hard to get. I may end up having to skip some stories this go around. I had read a lot about the two Batgirls other than Barbara Gordon, so wanted to read about them and decide for myself. This title had a long run, so I suppose it was popular enough, but I doubt I would have stuck with it had I been reading it monthly.
2.5 stars overall.
This is the first volume of the Batgirl title that featured Cassandra Cain under the cowl. The daughter of an assassin, she was trained from an early age in various martial arts, and was taught to use the part of her brain normally reserved for speech to interpret her opponent's moves. What? OK, so she's mute, basically, and this plays a big part of the plot of the story.
Batgirl is watched over by Oracle (Barbara Gordon) and Batman, and trained by both of them. The inevitable showdown between Batman's no-killing policy and Batgirl's readiness to use deadly force also becomes a major plot point. And that's about all there is to the book.
Artist Damion Scott has a cartoony style that I like a lot, but his storytelling ability was kinda sub par. I had to look closely at many panel sequences to get the gist of what he was trying to portray. Scott's art carries a lot of the book because there was very little dialog, relatively speaking. Author Kelley Puckett gives us lots of fight scenes and flashbacks that rely very little on words, so the art has to carry the story along. My slow-reading ass read this in about 15 minutes.
I'll continue reading the adventures of Cassandra, although the second volume is hard to get. I may end up having to skip some stories this go around. I had read a lot about the two Batgirls other than Barbara Gordon, so wanted to read about them and decide for myself. This title had a long run, so I suppose it was popular enough, but I doubt I would have stuck with it had I been reading it monthly.
2.5 stars overall.
September 23, 2016
I’ve been intrigued by the idea of Cassandra Cain as Batgirl ever since I heard about this series; I love the idea of a girl trained so intensively to be an assassin that she knows no language, but can interpret vast amounts from movement, even from tiny cues in body language. It’s fascinating because it’s to some degree possible; “feral children” without language who weren’t exposed to language during their critical period for learning it have existed, and who knows? Maybe they do learn to pay attention to other cues, appropriate to the environment they live in, which would be missed by those who rely on words to communicate.
In practice, though, Silent Running is kind of an awkward place to jump in. It’s not so bad for me because I know Barbara Gordon’s story, why she became Oracle, who she is — and everyone knows at least a little about Batman. But it feels like jumping into the middle of a run, not the beginning of one. The art style doesn’t greatly appeal to me either, and the storytelling is appropriately visual, which is never going to work that well for me (I just don’t and can’t think visually).
It’s also a little awkward because that uniqueness about this Batgirl is wiped out almost immediately: a psychic man rearranges her thoughts and gives her language, taking away her preternatural combat abilities by changing the way she experiences the world. It makes sense, but it does lose the thing that intrigued me about the character.
Also, Batman being paternalistic and judgemental, all the time. Gah. He should have some idea of how Cassandra was raised, you’d think, but somehow he spends the book denying it, and having a really weird tension with Cassandra when they’re working together.
I’m going to read the second volume, since I have it, but at the moment I’m not greatly enthused about following this version of Batgirl, which is a shame. (But might save me some money, since wow the TPBs can get expensive!)
Originally posted here.
In practice, though, Silent Running is kind of an awkward place to jump in. It’s not so bad for me because I know Barbara Gordon’s story, why she became Oracle, who she is — and everyone knows at least a little about Batman. But it feels like jumping into the middle of a run, not the beginning of one. The art style doesn’t greatly appeal to me either, and the storytelling is appropriately visual, which is never going to work that well for me (I just don’t and can’t think visually).
It’s also a little awkward because that uniqueness about this Batgirl is wiped out almost immediately: a psychic man rearranges her thoughts and gives her language, taking away her preternatural combat abilities by changing the way she experiences the world. It makes sense, but it does lose the thing that intrigued me about the character.
Also, Batman being paternalistic and judgemental, all the time. Gah. He should have some idea of how Cassandra was raised, you’d think, but somehow he spends the book denying it, and having a really weird tension with Cassandra when they’re working together.
I’m going to read the second volume, since I have it, but at the moment I’m not greatly enthused about following this version of Batgirl, which is a shame. (But might save me some money, since wow the TPBs can get expensive!)
Originally posted here.
August 13, 2012
After I was so pleasantly surprised with that Supergirl book, I thought I'd try my hand at Batgirl, thinking, "It's written by the same bloke, if he can make one spin-off character work he can make another, and this time I actually like the original character so even more likely I'll like this". Hm. It didn't go down that way. The book itself was very meh. Just meh.
Also I'm not a fan of so-disabled-it's-like-being-better-than-abled. Daredevil, I'm looking at you. So I was disappointed that they just magically fix Batgirl's problems 5 minutes in. Here's the story: She was trained by her nutjob assassin father from birth and thus is a deadly killer but unable to speak, she has no language because she was not exposed to language during her critical period in infancy. This makes her a better killer because her only language is body language and therefore she can anticipate moves to greater degree. I thought that was gonna be really interesting to read, a real departure from standard superhero fare, where the writer and artist would really have to work to show intention and meaning without relying on speech balloons, or even thought bubbles, to do the explaining.
But no. 5 minutes in and a psychic falls out the sky and 'fixes' her. Because having any limitations is unacceptable and being any 'less' than normal is inconceivable. And it was less work for everyone all round. Ugh. Just lazy.
Also I'm not a fan of so-disabled-it's-like-being-better-than-abled. Daredevil, I'm looking at you. So I was disappointed that they just magically fix Batgirl's problems 5 minutes in. Here's the story: She was trained by her nutjob assassin father from birth and thus is a deadly killer but unable to speak, she has no language because she was not exposed to language during her critical period in infancy. This makes her a better killer because her only language is body language and therefore she can anticipate moves to greater degree. I thought that was gonna be really interesting to read, a real departure from standard superhero fare, where the writer and artist would really have to work to show intention and meaning without relying on speech balloons, or even thought bubbles, to do the explaining.
But no. 5 minutes in and a psychic falls out the sky and 'fixes' her. Because having any limitations is unacceptable and being any 'less' than normal is inconceivable. And it was less work for everyone all round. Ugh. Just lazy.
March 26, 2016
Cassandra Cain is a great character, appearing here in a very early state. There are also some nice plotlines in this comic, revolving around Barbara Gordon's evolving relationship with Cassandra and Batman's shocked discoveries about her (though I find it hard to believe that he didn't already know or suspect what he discovers).
Unfortunately, this volume has problems of muddiness in both the artwork and the storytelling, which sometimes makes it hard to follow. I also find the psychic who suddenly gives Cassandra the ability to speak waaaay too convenient. Because this change in Cassandra didn't come about in some organic way, evolving from the rest of the story, it instead feels like a big deus ex machina.
So, great characters, great character interaction, and some flawed visuals and storytelling.
Unfortunately, this volume has problems of muddiness in both the artwork and the storytelling, which sometimes makes it hard to follow. I also find the psychic who suddenly gives Cassandra the ability to speak waaaay too convenient. Because this change in Cassandra didn't come about in some organic way, evolving from the rest of the story, it instead feels like a big deus ex machina.
So, great characters, great character interaction, and some flawed visuals and storytelling.
May 7, 2019
I was a bit nervous to start this book as I'm so new to DC comics in general and the character of Cassandra Cain that I only found out she existed a week ago. I shouldn't have worried; this was a great introduction.
Cass/Batgirl was raised by a master assassin who channeled her capacity for language into combat skills: she's so fluent in body language that she can anticipate her opponent's every move, but lacks the ability to speak, a combination that fascinates Batman and frustrates Barbara Gordon (the original Batgirl), Cass's caretakers. Now, however, Cass is gaining words, which both throws her off balance and means she now has to answer questions she's avoided about her past.
The writing is impressive; it's hard to make a nonverbal protagonist interesting or deep, but Peterson succeeds wonderfully. The art style is very fluid and round, matching Cass's youth and her movement nicely, and there's some great body language and facial expressions that really sell the idea of nonverbal communication. That being said, I wish the artists had a better ability to convey combat, since Cass's fighting abilities are such a huge part of how she's interacted with the world her whole life and why she impresses Batman so much.
Cass/Batgirl was raised by a master assassin who channeled her capacity for language into combat skills: she's so fluent in body language that she can anticipate her opponent's every move, but lacks the ability to speak, a combination that fascinates Batman and frustrates Barbara Gordon (the original Batgirl), Cass's caretakers. Now, however, Cass is gaining words, which both throws her off balance and means she now has to answer questions she's avoided about her past.
The writing is impressive; it's hard to make a nonverbal protagonist interesting or deep, but Peterson succeeds wonderfully. The art style is very fluid and round, matching Cass's youth and her movement nicely, and there's some great body language and facial expressions that really sell the idea of nonverbal communication. That being said, I wish the artists had a better ability to convey combat, since Cass's fighting abilities are such a huge part of how she's interacted with the world her whole life and why she impresses Batman so much.
May 24, 2024
I went through these like candy. But also I gotta say this is my first proper DC book and I found Batman so insanely unlikable. OK that this maybe isn't the best representation of his character since it's a Cass centric book but he just uses her continuously through 70 issues. He sure has some conpletexity that makes the black and white worldview look interesting but I couldn't get past how awful he is to Cass to like properly assess that. He was just a shit mentor
April 4, 2024
Damien Scott’s art is out of this world - so fluid and cinematic - multiple writers seem to have realized working with him you just don’t need words, they get in the way of his work. But there plotting is at first a bit too fast, and then a weird twist in the middle of this volume seems too orchestrated to make things easier for plotters. Still, any Scott is great Scott.
January 20, 2011
There were some art issues - a fair number of times, usually in fight scenes, I couldn't really tell what was going on - but I really enjoyed the story as an introduction to Cass Cain. There was also a lot of Bruce being a weird but lovable asshole, which is always good.
January 23, 2017
The opening is a little confusing but then it finds its feet and the series moves pretty decently along.
March 21, 2019
Batgirl is an American comic book series published by DC Comics. Cassandra Cain became the first Batgirl to be featured in an eponymous ongoing comic book series. At first she is discovered by Batman and sent to live with Barbara Gordon, currently functioning as Oracle. Batgirl: Silent Running collects Batgirl #1–6 of the 2000 on-going series.
This storyline takes place after the events of No Man's Land. In the midst of No Man's Land, Batman gave a nameless girl with a violent past called Cassandra Cain the costume and title of Batgirl. Exceeding his expectations, the new, silent Batgirl quickly made the role her own, earning the trust of the Dark Knight's allies, including the first Batgirl, now Oracle.
Now, in post-No Man's Land Gotham City, Batgirl struggles to learn the lessons of how to live a normal life, lessons she never learned from her mentor, the deadly assassin known as Cain. A mercenary from her past resurfaces, bent on revenge. Batgirl must therefore bury her own violent tendencies and break the cycle of death and destruction that has dogged her since childhood.
Scott Peterson and Kelley Puckett plotted the trade paperback and penned entirely by Kelley Puckett. For the most part, it is written rather well, it is an interesting take on Batgirl – an assassin turned vigilante that was taught to fight from birth without any useless thing to complicate matters – like learning how to write and speak.
Damion Scott is the penciler for the trade paperback. Since he was the only penciler, the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well. For the most part, I enjoyed his penciling style – it accentuates the narrative rather well. However, some of the action scenes is much to be desired.
All in all, Batgirl: Silent Running is a wonderful start to what would hopefully be an equally wonderful series.
This storyline takes place after the events of No Man's Land. In the midst of No Man's Land, Batman gave a nameless girl with a violent past called Cassandra Cain the costume and title of Batgirl. Exceeding his expectations, the new, silent Batgirl quickly made the role her own, earning the trust of the Dark Knight's allies, including the first Batgirl, now Oracle.
Now, in post-No Man's Land Gotham City, Batgirl struggles to learn the lessons of how to live a normal life, lessons she never learned from her mentor, the deadly assassin known as Cain. A mercenary from her past resurfaces, bent on revenge. Batgirl must therefore bury her own violent tendencies and break the cycle of death and destruction that has dogged her since childhood.
Scott Peterson and Kelley Puckett plotted the trade paperback and penned entirely by Kelley Puckett. For the most part, it is written rather well, it is an interesting take on Batgirl – an assassin turned vigilante that was taught to fight from birth without any useless thing to complicate matters – like learning how to write and speak.
Damion Scott is the penciler for the trade paperback. Since he was the only penciler, the artistic flow of the trade paperback flowed exceptionally well. For the most part, I enjoyed his penciling style – it accentuates the narrative rather well. However, some of the action scenes is much to be desired.
All in all, Batgirl: Silent Running is a wonderful start to what would hopefully be an equally wonderful series.
January 29, 2025
If you love Batman and the other Characters in Gotham this is a must read.
This Comic is a really interesting look at the character. It introduces Cassandra Cain as Batgirl, the artwork does a really good job at telling a story with a mostly mute character. I also really love Cassandra's relationship with Bruce and Barbara.
Bruce wants to help her in the only way that he knows how, teaching her to be a vigilante. Barbara sees her only knowing violence and skill and wants her to have the opportunity to live a normal life or at least have a second normal persona other than Batgirl.
after reading this you can really see how similar Bruce and Cassandra are. at this point in Batman's story he is convinced that he is only Batman and Bruce Wayne is a facade, it really shows in the way that he treats Cassandra and how she acts as Batgirl. Bruce Wayne Raised Dick Grayson and Jason Todd but Batman raised Batgirl.
I only gave it four stars because I don't think that the over all action and plot is that interesting, It has a lot of good acts but then it also has a few shorter acts that aren't as interesting. It is really great with the characters they all feel very spot on and that's what I like, but the stories feel very disconnected in this volume.
This Comic is a really interesting look at the character. It introduces Cassandra Cain as Batgirl, the artwork does a really good job at telling a story with a mostly mute character. I also really love Cassandra's relationship with Bruce and Barbara.
Bruce wants to help her in the only way that he knows how, teaching her to be a vigilante. Barbara sees her only knowing violence and skill and wants her to have the opportunity to live a normal life or at least have a second normal persona other than Batgirl.
after reading this you can really see how similar Bruce and Cassandra are. at this point in Batman's story he is convinced that he is only Batman and Bruce Wayne is a facade, it really shows in the way that he treats Cassandra and how she acts as Batgirl. Bruce Wayne Raised Dick Grayson and Jason Todd but Batman raised Batgirl.
I only gave it four stars because I don't think that the over all action and plot is that interesting, It has a lot of good acts but then it also has a few shorter acts that aren't as interesting. It is really great with the characters they all feel very spot on and that's what I like, but the stories feel very disconnected in this volume.
February 24, 2018
I love Cassandra Cain as Batgirl. I don’t have a lot of fierce DC opinions because it’s not my playground but if you put my back to the wall, I can talk a mean game about how they never should have made Barbara Batgirl again (she was perfect as Oracle) and they never, ever should have screwed over Cassandra so much before deleting her from reality in their stupid drive to reboot everything for a temporary sales bump. This is Cassandra Cain at her best—confused, compassionate, and capable—and I love everything about this comic except for the art, which is fairly lackluster to me. But it’s worth a hundred looks, especially for Cass’s awesome take on the Batgirl costume.
April 4, 2025
Contains issues 1-6.
Trying to show a mute character in comics is a novel experiment (even 25 years later), and sometimes they paneling doesn't quite pull it off as it's a bit jumpy and scattered, but sometimes it does. Overall, it leads to a full mystery keeping your attention: what is Cass feeling? What is her interiority? She can't communicate normally, and her faceless mask expresses this visually, so how does she communicate with the reader? It's a fun mystery to try and puzzle out.
I like reading physical volumes so now they next mystery is what on earth trade do I get me hands on next to read the rest of this series?
Trying to show a mute character in comics is a novel experiment (even 25 years later), and sometimes they paneling doesn't quite pull it off as it's a bit jumpy and scattered, but sometimes it does. Overall, it leads to a full mystery keeping your attention: what is Cass feeling? What is her interiority? She can't communicate normally, and her faceless mask expresses this visually, so how does she communicate with the reader? It's a fun mystery to try and puzzle out.
I like reading physical volumes so now they next mystery is what on earth trade do I get me hands on next to read the rest of this series?
June 9, 2018
10 trillion stars!....I've read the first three volumes so far, and it is brilliant.....so believable, I feel like it's really happening......moving, funny at times, action packed.......Damion Scott is now one of my favorite artists ever....such a unique and strange style he has....and it conveys so much motion...and so much emotion.......he makes me care so much for Cassandra in the way that he draws her facial expressions......I'm going to read the fourth volume soon.......I think she calls herself Orphan now, btw..........not Batgirl....
May 15, 2021
I've come to realize that this, and probably the next volume or two, were part of the three volume run by Scott Peterson and Kelley Pucket. Maybe not all of it, but a few issues I've come to recognize from it. However, since what's included in later volumes of this run is not included in said three volume run, I am okay with rereading this section again, as it is an enjoyable read.
February 19, 2020
I wanted to read more Cassandra Cain, but the beginning of this series is very rough. Plotlines are dropped or added with no explanation, the flow of panels often breaks down, and the artist struggles with emotions that aren't stoicism.
August 6, 2022
So, some strong marks against this series. Peterson writes Batman and Oracle like their idiots, for one. The art is hard to deal with as well, going from "that's a fun exaggerated style" to "I can't look at this mess anymore". But, I still dig Cassandra Cain, so we'll keep moving forward.
August 9, 2022
I love Cassandra Cain as Batgirl and always preferred Barbara Gordon as Oracle. This volume started off a little rocky, but once they started exploring Cassandra’s backstory more it started to find its flow.
October 8, 2018
the art was horrible but cassie was a gift bruce doesn't deserve her
March 7, 2019
Extremely boring
April 3, 2022
Hard to follow at first and it still kinda is but I'm not gonna give up yet
November 26, 2022
cassandra is such a good character
September 15, 2023
The darkest & most violent batgirl comic ever , i wish Cassandra comes back with a new batgirl series with the same style/Vibe
She’s my favorite BATGIRL
She’s my favorite BATGIRL
November 19, 2024
Fully convinced a comic greater than this one doesn’t exist, and I’m not negotiating. This right here is peak storytelling, art, and character development. 🦇✨
July 13, 2025
3.5 ★ Cass Cain you are so beloved by me.
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