“The Million Dollar Return of Batgirl!”

I’m going to start by saying that I’ve always liked the character, especially the Barbara Gordon version.  Actually, I guess you could say that I also liked Cassandra Cain a lot too.  I collected all the issues of the last Batgirl book.  A book, which I might add, was very good for the first couple of years before it went downhill at the end of the run.  I even picked up the last mini-series that just got released not that long ago.  Even with all that, I have to ask: “Do we really need another Bat-related title right now with all the other new ones that have come out?”

It doesn’t help that that the Spoiler is starting this issue as the new Batgirl.  To begin with, I have never really felt anything for the Stephanie Brown character.  It’s not that I dislike her, so much as I don’t care about her.  That hurts the book for me right away.

It was nice to see so many guest stars and both of the former Batgirls.  I also liked the way that they tried to tie this title in with the rest of the Batman titles.  I thought the story writing was ok and the art did its job in serving the writing.

I will go on record to say that if they keep Miss Brown as the new Batgirl and don’t do something radically different with this book, it wont make it for more than 12 issues.

1.5 out 5

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