I can't do it. I tried. I tried really hard, but I LOVED Gail Simone's vulnerable, emotionally crazed-hating-the-joker-and-the-fear-he-gave-her Barbara----I loved her flirtatious Dick Grayson moments, and most importantly, I just loved her dark brooding badassery. This is too cute for me. The art is too cute for me, and as much as I love her Nancy Drew detective style----I'm afraid I've defected to the dark side... and a lot better storyline, and more vulnerable Barbara. I dunno, I just see her...

I am so back logged on my comics...don't judge me! Going from Batgirl with Gail Simone from issues #1-34 to...this...was beyond confusing. Barbara wasn't the same. The entire new 'Batgirl' being obsessed with social media, and looks, and villains with hashtag vocals?! What is even happening? I feel so lost and confused.The art is very cute and kawaii. I normally would like something like this, but it doesn't seem to fit Batgirl at all. I'll keep trying as I've already got everything up to the cu...

The art was absolutely fantastic, but as I was reading the issue, I could already feel it becoming dated. The story is driven by social media, online dating, revenge porn sites, qr scanning, etc. Characters speak with hashtags. While I understand incorporating some of this, the amount of modern cultural references that are shoved into this issue make its attempts at relatability seem forced.

I'm going to tell you the truth. I started reading Batgirl (The New 52) as soon as it came out, so excited to read about Barbara Gordon back on her two legs. I was gushing with anticipation, but ugh, by issue #10 I had lost all interest on the series.So here is another beginning that I was ready to try. Because, really, it feels like a radically new series rather than the 35th issue of an established one, and not only the art, Barbara just feels like a whole different Barbara (This one is a hips...

I was really worried about this comic, mainly because of the whole change - though I think everyone felt the same way. I was also scared about the art, I am a bit fussy about art work; yet I went into this and found that not only did the art work really seem to work with how the story went, it made it seem more light, there was still serious moments within the book, there is no doubt about that, but it wasn't as intense as it was in the previous issues.The light moments were fun, Barbara Gordon

This was a really, really fun and clever read in obedience to Glen Weldon of Pop Culture Happy Hour's orders. I don't know if I'm going to pick up this series as well... for one thing, it's been going on a while, but then again, this story arc is just starting up so... gah. I kind of feel like just continuing reading even though I may be a bit lost for a while? This is the beauty of coming to comics as a neophyte in the wikipedia age; if there's a plot point I don't understand I can just look it...

What I liked it:Barbara kicking some asses and her flawless hairWhat I didn't like it: The teenager issues,the lame villain and the way she beat him (With magical technology) and Dinah doing nothing.

So I'm still sour over the New 52, but I was at the comic store buying gifts when I spotted Batgirl doing a selfie and something inside me just said, "Give it another shot." I was pretty annoyed by how the New 52 handled Oracle/Batgirl, but it's been years and I think I'm at the point now where I can accept that this is a new universe and new rules and change isn't a bad thing. Besides, a younger, fresher take on Batgirl is a nice antidote to all the excessive brooding elsewhere in the DC univer...

I don't know how to feel about this.

This is the first comic book I ever read, I picked it up at a local comic arts festival. In this instalment Barbra moves to Burnside and goes to her own housewarming party. During the party a stranger comes in and steels everybody's electronic devices, Barbra uses the HOOQ online dating app in order to try and capture the guy. Love the use of the music track and the making a new costume sequence.

Batgirl #35 is part of The New 52, DC's standard of superhero comics. Batgirl #35 is a super hyped issue, that says goodbye to the old creative team and welcoming a whole new one. So far there has been an overwhelmingly positive result to the new art style, which I agree with! However, I do have a few gripes with the story.I have never read any Batgirl comics before this issue, and my expectation going into it was to have a new story arc, but maybe some loose ends from the prior story that I

(1.5 stars)A very awkward read. Probably one of the most blatant examples of pandering. It panders to girls and the lgbtq crowd especially. Everything feels forced.The plot is packed with way too much information for one issue. The pacing feels too fast for any of the story progression to sink in properly. The dialogue is cringe-worthy in its attempt to be hip, going as far as including hash tags in the spoken dialogue. Batgirl doesn't undergo any inner conflict and thus does not develop as a ch...

This was clearly designed as a potential entry point for a series that had been running for three years. There's a new creative team, and the art feels more cartoony, which I don't really like. The colors are good, but I don't like the drawing style. And it feels like this issue is trying to hard to relate and be "hip," what with the overuse of cell phones and social media and all the talk of college parties. On the upside, we do get to see Batgirl kicking butt and being a threat with her photog...

A re-read that was fun to enjoy again.

The beginnings of pandering is strong in this one. There's so many changes to take in:First of all, the art.I'm all for the art style change, which is much more... cartoony in terms of illustration comparing to the usual style of previous issues- tending to be more realistic and perhaps much more serious/mature-looking (?), alas sometimes it's a little niggle since it generally doesn't seem to fit Batgirl.The costume change is cute, truly. I have no qualms in admitting that it's a lovely design....

Confession time: This is my first look at the new 52 Batgirl. Yes, I know, this comic came out in December 2014, and I've had it for months, but it's the New 52 and I've been afraid to look. But really? I loved it. Very modern, very smart. This is not Nancy Drew, this is a modern young woman who is tech savvy (and not just Wayne Tech fantasy gadgets either) and has a real personality (and a real temper). In this issue Babs Gordon discovers someone stole cell phones from a party at her new apartm...

The only issue (haha, get it?) I had with this comic was the fact that the art was sometimes a little out of sync with the story and I was busy staring at the drawings when I should've been moving on. The art slowed the whole thing down by being.....really saturated.

Finally, a relatable character in the DC Universe. This comic feels so fresh and now with it's clever incorporation of modern day technology. When not in costume (a modern redesign that makes all the sense in the world) Barbara lives the life of a normal girl of 21-- parties, online dating, even comically gentrifying a neighborhood (Burnside is to Gotham what Brooklyn--my home-- is to NYC)-- while still showing off Batgirl's wits and special abilities. (The pages showcasing how she delves back i...

Overall this was a pretty good issue. However since this is the first issue of Batgirl after Gail Simone's run there are some differences to get used to. First off the pros. Barbara's photographic memory was talked about and brought up in her previous run but here in this issue it's actually shown to the reader in a way that helps you to better appreciate how her mind works. I was iffy on the new art style at first but after seeing it in a full issue it's really very nice and I can see myself gr...

It has been more than a decade that I have picked up a comic. I used to LIVE for Spiderman and the X-Men, but as I grew older, my tastes wanted something that I could relate to. I gave up on comics, only recently have I dived back in. By way of Arrow 2.5 & Felicity Smoak did I begin to care about these worlds. Only through my Olicity ship did I even stick my toe into DC. BATGIRL is everything! And BATGIRL by Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher, Babs Tarr specifically. I am over the moon with this