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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. ( )

http://lampbane.livejournal.com/544056.html:

"Just finished Batgirl: Destruction's Daughter, written by Andersen Gabrych and illustrated by four different pencillers which is at least two too many artists on a single storyline. The book reprints Batgirl #65-73, which is all about Cassandra finding out, for one-and-for-all, who her mother is.

SPOILER: It's Lady Shiva. Not terribly surprising, since she already suspected it, and then they just dance around the issue unconvincingly until the last issue where it's like, "Oh yeah, I'm totally your mom and here's a flashback sequence!"

Having not read any Batgirl since maybe the second trade of her series, I'm not really used to the new, more talkative Cassandra Cain. I always liked her character because she was so different—you never knew what was on her mind because she didn't talk, and she didn't talk because she just couldn't, due to the way she was raised. And then some telepath messed with her head, and now we get to hear her whine and whine. Le sigh. At least she still can't read or write."

OK, maar ik vond Batgirl, Vol 1: Silent Running toch wel heel wat beter. ( )

The new Batgirl, Cassandra Cain, is rapidly becoming a favorite DC hero of mine. Her origin is poignant and fascinating, and her burgeoning rise from the ashes of her upbringing as a mercenary assassin is a finely written work in progress. Here, she determines to track down the mystery of who is her mother, believing her to be Lady Shiva, a paid assassin and perhaps the only being on Earth who is her match (or better) as a fighter. ( )