4.5 stars, but sooooo close to 5 It's great when I can say that the worst thing about Volume 2: The Flood is that the main story taking up the bulk of the book - presented in four parts / issues - is stretched out maybe a little too long.But like its predecessor Batgirl Rising, this follow-up solidly continues the (unfortunately short-lived) adventures of new gal Stephanie Brown. Barbara Gordon a.k.a. 'Oracle' is kidnapped and Batgirl must now rely on assistance from a slightly older and underst...

Squeee that Steph/Kara issue alone makes this nearly a 5 star book!I love this series, cause I'm biased and I love Steph Brown as a character, so if you want a review of me gushing over her than read on, if you want an objective review, this not the place.World: The art so far has been fine, the colors are brighter in her part of Gotham and I like it. The framing and motion is only okay but that doesn't bother me as the facial expressions of characters are spot on. The world building here is als...

I think I've said before that I seriously love Steph as Batgirl. Still do. Even more in this volume, I think. There are six issues in this trade, with one four-part story and two one issue stories. First, the four-part story, The Flood. Basically, The Calculator goes even further off the deep end. What made this story for me (the whole trade, really) is more the characters, the dialog, and the light touches of humor than the actual plot itself. With another writer, with other characters, I think...

A very enjoyable Batgirl comic. Like Stephanie Brown as Batgirl. Enjoyable story lines too. Can't wait to read more Batgirl comics.

Wow.I've never been a fan of female leads in super books. Scratch that. I've never been a fan of the way female leads are written in tier own books. The writing is never believable, insofar as a comic book can be believed. It always seemed so stiff to me, like the writers were bored by the fact they weren't working on a bigger book so didn't really put their backs into it. Although, in recent years, writers like Paul Dini and Greg Rucka have completely won me over with Zatanna and Batwoman.On to...

The second of three volumes in Stephanie Brown’s run as Batgirl, the Flood turns the focus to a familiar villain of Barbara Gordon’s, the Calculator.Despite being the bearer of perhaps the stupidest villain name in all of comics—I’m even counting the Ventriloquist and the Dude in this—Calculator is written with such menace that it’s hard not to find him genuinely creepy. Bryan Q. Miller does an excellent job in balancing the tone of the story from its darker elements to the natural light that th...

Stephanie Brown under the Batgirl cowl remains my favorite female comic book character (closely followed by Lois Lane and Pepper Potts), and one of my favorite comic book characters, period. Her comic book run was short, only a couple of years, and her monthly Batgirl book is one of the comics I miss the most. Stephanie is a different kind of "Bat" character, one who prefers hope and optimism to brooding and angst. She's Buffy Summers without the character destruction -- despite the fact that St...

Okay, Stephanie Brown is rising in my list of favourite superheroes of all time at an increasingly rapid pace. She's saucy, quick thinking, bad ass, and I LOVE the fact that she talks to villains the way she does. The way she was talking to Kirk? Classic. Excellent storyline, kept me engaged and riveted, but there was also this strange lightness that only Stephanie can provide to it that made it almost an uplifting read. I mean, she was stuck in the equivalent of an apocalypse, and she's jokin...

I've never read Batgirl before, so I thought I'd give it a try, but I must say that this book is a complete joke. I didn't get an inkling of who or what Batgirl is, except that she fights crime very well with the help of her computer geek friend(s), and she acts like your normal teenage girl outside crime-stopping hours. There really is no depth to her character outside that.In all complete honesty, I felt like I was reading something out of Teen Titans. Now don't get me wrong, Teen Titans is ok...

Where volume one was more about Stephanie Brown growing into her role as Batgirl, this book sees her rise in confidence and ability. A much better story overall this time, and a slightly darker tone than the first book. Having said that, there is still a light hearted and jocular approach to Stephanie Brown's Batgirl. The last book in this volume sees Batgirl team up with Supergirl. While this is ridiculously cheesy, it is still a lot of fun. If you liked the first one I would recommend reading

Couldn't put it down. Love Stephanie Brown as Batgirl.

As always, Stephanie and Bryan Q. Miller didn't disappoint, I still love this run more than life itself.

Batgirl: The Flood picks up where the previous volume left off, collecting six issues (Batgirl #9–14) of the 2009 on-going series and contains three storylines: "The Flood", "Trust", and "Terror in Third Dimension"."The Flood" is a four-issue storyline (Batgirl #9–12), which has Stephanie Brown as Batgirl and Barbara Gordon as Oracle investigating a string of bizarre, technology-based suicides. They eventually realize that they are targets of Noah Kuttler as The Calculator – a nefarious villain

Stephanie Brown is awesome. I love her character, and I love how she and Oracle work together (and help Wendy).Take note: writers. THIS is how you do girl power- you don't need to SAY anything about it, just have awesome crime fighting ladies helping each other because their characters fit well together both personality-wise and dramatically.

A bit jumbled and all over the place at the beginning but when it settled in it was really enjoyable. I like Steph as Batgirl and how "normal" she is even though she's a hero. I like the relationship she has with both Oracle and Supergirl too. The artwork was beautiful.

Loved the Supergirl team-up.

4.5 stars tbh. BABS AND STEPHANIE FIGHTING CRIME 5EVR

This really picked up the pace and the art fell into its own. It's not just important to give Stephanie Brown some unique traits, but you've got to give Stephanie's Batgirl some special style. This time, they did.It even may have convinced me to read some Supergirl from that era.

Its not that Bryan Miller doesn't show promise as a new writer. The issue is what I think DC Editorial has stuck him with. Some predetermined supporting characters and orders to clean up plot threads from another series and a preceding mini-series. Miller does a decent enough job of it. He makes Stephanie Brown an enjoyable character, and essentially gives us a reason to care about Wendy. What is not within his power (by editorial fiat) to fix is Marvin's death and the Calculator plot threads he...

Great book. Very well written and illustrated.