DC decided to reboot their comic book universe, so I decided to blog along with it!
Batgirl #1
Gail Simone - writer
Ardian Syaf - penciller
Vicente Cifuentes - inker
Wow. First Batgirl comic I ever bought brand new off the shelves that wasn't a part of some Bat-crossover. And its kinda ok.
The big news about this title is that they are healing Barbara Gordon from her spine crippling experience with the Joker. Personally, I don't care if they heal her or not, I just want to have a good story. If you want to have paralyzed superheroes in wheelchairs, go write your own comic with them in it. If it is written good, I will buy it. And I did buy comics with wheel bound characters in them. They were written well.
I've only ever known Barbara Gordon to be in a wheelchair, and I didn't see why they would want her back up and running when there has been some well received Batgirls in her departure from the helm. So...what is this one like? Is it worth it?
From a story standpoint, it kind of left me feeling like I need to see one more issue, but that may break my "give every comic three issues" try. I'm iffy. Just like the Batwing title, it just felt like there needed to be something more. Such a big hoo ha was given about this comic and it didn't quite live up to the hype for me. Maybe it shouldn't have been all hyped up. The story is OK, and you get to know the basics for where Batgirl is in her world and what could stop her cold. It seemed strange. The approach for how Batwing was written and the approach for this comic should have almost been switched. Less words for Batgirl, but tease the end of the comic with a bigger cliffhanger, and more words should have been put into Batwing to give some background on the characters.
The art team works well on this book. They have the feel of being given a chance. The art style seems young or it seems rushed, I can't tell which yet. It has the feel of "hey, we're only getting started here." There are lots of small slivers and frames, and only one one-page panel.
Funny, I guess in the sense that this is something getting started could match the approach to the story. Interesting.
Words: 8/10 Backstory matters. Give me a reason to want to know the characters.
Pictures: 7/10 - a good start, now get better.
Recommend: For newbies, yes. For veterans, yes - but make your judgement for next issue on your own.
Buy Next Issue: I will. But, like Batwing, this may just slip to a month by month basis after the first three issues.
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