3 Stars I really wanted to love this...I was expecting more of this. Look, this is an origin story so there are things this book should have accomplished and it didn't. I know that Babs is a very well known character, more as Oracle than as Batgirl, but still, I wanted to know more of the character, I wanted to root for her from the beginning and see the motivations that inspired Barbara become Batgirl. But, you know what I got?When Barbara tells his father her wish to become a police officer sh...

Loved loved loved. Great introduction to Batgirl Barbara Gordon. And so many easter eggs and inside jokes for those of us who already know the future of the character and story. I want more more mooooore

Batgirl: Year One follows in the same footsteps as Batman: Year One and Robin: Year One in that the book goes back to the origin story of the character and reinvents him (or her in this case). To me, Batgirl has always had more of a fluid origin story. You can't mess with Batman's too much because the hard facts are always that his parents got killed and he takes on the villainy in Gotham City as a way to both avenge and honor them. Batgirl feels more open to different interpretations as to why

This was (I think) my first standalone Batgirl encounter and I really liked her. The artwork in this took me a few pages to adjust to, since it was so different to the style of the Superman story I last read, but it quickly grew on me and now I love it. An introduction at the beginning of the book calls it 'deceptively simple linework focusing on characterisation and acrobatic movement', and I found it to be very effective.Over the course of this, Batgirl/Barbara Gordon quickly established hers...

This was pretty good! Babs is kind of hot here...is that weird? Probably. How old is she? Is she out of HS atleast? I hope so. Anyway that out of the way. I really enjoyed most of year one. It was just a cool way to see how Babs transforms into Batgirl. All the little fuck ups, all the work to get to be a major part of the batfamily, all the success and even her own villains. It stayed interesting throughout with some solid art as well. Also her and Dick are so cute together. More please. On fli...

When the script is so boring and subpar, that not even such great artwork cannot save...

2.5 stars. It's a bummer, because I loved the artwork and coloring. However, Batgirl was just plain annoying. She had a very in-your-face feminist mindset that I thought was actually kind of demeaning to women. I mean, yes, girls are just as great as guys. Obvious. So stop shouting about it every chance you get. Her reason for going vigilante seemed shallow at best: just to prove she could? And, ya know, because she wants to help, but that was her secondary reason. I liked all of the surrounding...

The narration and meta-narration is excellently executed.

After reading the New 52's Batgirl, Vol. 1: The Darkest Reflection, I've had a renewed interest in Barbara Gordon's origins. I've always thought of her as the real Batgirl, even though I also thought that as Oracle she was one of the most interesting characters in the Batverse.Batverse...I'm so clever! Ok. Somebody probably thought of that before, but still...Anyhoo.This was a pretty darn good origin story for Babs. In fact, the only real downside in Year One was the less than awesome (to me) ar...

This was really good and I quite enjoyed it!This is the origin of Batgirl again and we see how she got it with the costume and everything and then saving Bruce's life and then meeting Batman and Robin and continuously going up against Killer moth and defeating him, teaming up with Black Canary like the bird of prey they are and then going against Killer Moth and his Firefly but when her father is in danger, she steps up to stop this insane duo and also prove to Batman that she is worthy to wear

Put your hands up if you're tired of having to hear about "I'm a GIRL and men HATE GIRLS and they HATE GIRL SUPERHEROES and I have a REALLY HARD LIFE buying expensive computer programming and beating people up and men PICKING ON ME because they're MEN and they HATE GIRLS" shtick. It's weak and outdated and literally THE path of least resistance in building story conflict. As a female person, I actually do have other conflicts in my life than MEN being MEAN TO ME because I have LADY PARTS, so if

Collecting the nine issue series written by Dixon and Beatty and drawn by Marcos Martin and Alvaro Lopez, this is an attempt by Dixon to re-write continuity into his preferred history of the Batverse...Chuck Dixon is obsessed with the idea that Babs Gordon is the one true love of Dick Grayson. Perhaps he's Xenophobic, I don't know, or maybe Kory's hair just bugs him. Regardless, for almost all of Dixon's run on the batbooks, he's tried to keep Dick and Babs hooked up together, and in this case,

4.5 starsExecuted to near-perfection, Year One recalls Barbara 'Babs' Gordon's tumultuous and never-boring debut year while wearing the cape & cowl. It's stylishly illustrated with bright, popping colors, and appearance-wise is reminiscent of the Batman: The Animated Series TV show from the 90's. It's has a great mix of drama and action, with even a few touches of romance and horror thrown in as well.There's also the humor. Batgirl's voice-over narration (thought boxes, but you know what I mean)...

Batgirl: Year One is so good that it not only entertains you, but also provides a sort of satisfaction.The book follows the first year of Barbara Gordon as a crimefighter (hence, the title of the book), and doesn't limit her to being in the shadow of Batman, but as an independent hero of her own, and gives her character. The book not only establishes the hero, but also the villains, despite their introductions being brief. The writing isn't as verbose or cheesy as in other comic books; it is sim...

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Where it all began, as told by Scott Beatty and Chuck Dixon.Barbara Gordon, daughter of then-Captain James Gordon (absence of a mother and younger brother here), was a student wanting to go into the police force and set up her own detective agency. But no one, not even her dad, will take her seriously because she's "too short" (right). She takes people underestimating her to her own advantage, and is secretly more capable of espionage and butt-kicking than most full-grown adults. A couple of men...

Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty's first year of the Barbara Gordon 'Silver Age' Batgirl. This is a book, that when I entered this review in 2020, that I could't remember a solitary thing about. Back when I read it, I rated it 6 out of 12.

I like Babs, a lot. But I know her much better as Oracle (a role she filled beautifully) than as Batgirl. I was excited to read Year One, to get to see more of her in the role that she's recently picked up again. (Haven't decided yet how I feel about that...)Babs is a great character to lead the narration. She's witty and perceptive, and entirely determined to, in some way, follow in her father's footsteps. But she's too short to join the police, or even the FBI, so costumed crime fighting it is...

One of the best batgirl stories ever told!Batgirl year one is just like batman year one or robin year one.Anyways in this story Barbara Gordon wants to be in the CIA yet cant cause she doesn't reach the height to become an agent.I don't get that part because in the other comics shes really tall but i bet she has her other reasons to become a hero,otherwise babs decides to become a crime fighter named batgirl. In this epic comic Barbara will face some criminals and meet with other heroes like Rob...

I enjoyed this book a lot! I love Babs as a character and seeing her start as Batgirl was awesome! This gives great insight into why she takes up the costume and she has to fight tooth and nail to prove that she can take care of herself and Gotham. Batman treats her pretty similarly to Dick in that he watches from afar and helps her, all the while hoping she'll give up and go back to being a normal citizen. Babs is definitely her own person and it's always great to see female characters that are...