Comments on: Batgirl #12

By: Volunteer for GirlWonder.Org » Comics Worth Reading

Volunteer for GirlWonder.Org » Comics Worth Reading — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 02:55:22 +0000

[...] best for taking DC Comics to task for venerating their dead boy Robins while ignoring the (then) dead female one. They’re rather superhero-oriented, but if you’d like to work with like-minded women in [...]

By: Budget for Good Books: Comics Out November 10 » Comics Worth Reading

Budget for Good Books: Comics Out November 10 » Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:30:49 +0000

[...] issue #5 (Bongo Comics, $2.99) — I bet it’ll be funny! I’ll also try to sneak Batgirl #15 (DC, $2.99) and Tiny Titans/Little Archie #2 (DC, $2.99) onto my stack without my noticing. [...]

By: DC Spinner Rack: Zatanna 5, Batgirl 14, Justice League Generation Lost 11, Booster Gold 37 » Comics Worth Reading

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:04:05 +0000

[...] powers, just strength and determination and a great supporting cast. (Unfortunately, we don’t see Proxy this issue. Maybe next [...]

By: Coming Up: DC Comics Due November 2010 » Comics Worth Reading

Coming Up: DC Comics Due November 2010 » Comics Worth Reading — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:41:42 +0000

[...] 0174, $2.99), she’s starting more classes at university. I hope that means we see more of Proxy, aka Wendy. Hopefully, putting new artist Dustin Nguyen on the title means the company wants to keep it [...]

By: Caroline

Caroline — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:44:16 +0000

I liked both Maleev on Spider-Woman (though could have done without the motion aspect) and Gaydos on Manhunter. But I’ve heard the same sentiment elsewhere. It does seem like there’s sometimes an effort to combine the female-centric books with some other niche artist/attention getting project so they’re not ‘just’ female-superhero books. This can be successful as with the JH Williams work on Batwoman, but the Spider-Woman motion comic was kind of a bomb (at least from a fan/reviewer point of view) so that might have hurt the project.

By: DaVeO

DaVeO — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:18:07 +0000

Spider-Woman being canceled was a let down (as was She-Hulk). I missed the whole Bendis/Maleev/Daredevil run so I was hoping to get on this wagon with an awesome heroine. Such a shame not even a year could be squeezed out.

What’s actually kind of weird is that I don’t think Maleev suited the project (I know, I know pitchforks are headed my way). Just like I don’t feel Gaydos was good for the last Manhunter run, the series not the co-feature.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:55:23 +0000

I asked the artist about She-Hulks on Twitter and first he didn’t know then said it was an ongoing, but still didn’t seem totally certain. So it might be one of those ones that could go either way (or else it’s an ‘ongoing’ they’ll cancel after 4 issues ha ha ha *stab*. Sorry.

I believe Marjorie Liu is writing the X-23 book. Also, I think Spider-Woman would still be happening if Alex Maleev had been able to commit to it, so that’s more bad luck than a luck of respect for the character.

By: DaVeO

DaVeO — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:49:43 +0000

I completely forgot about the new Spider-Girl! I like the artist they have lined up for it. I think She-Hulks is another mini, but yeah. Marvel is doing steps to get more exposure via mini’s and one-shots so I applaud them for that. X-23 too? Is Yost writing that?

By: Caroline

Caroline — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:47:33 +0000

As far as Marvel, She-Hulks, Spider-Girl & X-23 are launching as ongoings to keep Black Widow company. There are also women in high-profile positions on almost all of the team books (the adjectiveless ‘Avengers’ title being the major exception, hmmm. . .) Plus I wouldn’t be completely dismissive of the the minis & one-shots. . .it’s a different philosophy but the advantage is that it gives exposure to a lot of different characters.

There are things to work on, for sure, but it’s not a completely easy/obvious straight-up comparison, because the companies are doing different things.

By: DaVeO

DaVeO — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:16:27 +0000

Batgirl IS a great title and my fave of the Bat comics. Next issue she’ll be teaming up with Supergirl. This is a relationship that has already been explored in the World’s Finest mini series by Sterling (Supergirl) Gates showed an instant camaraderie between the two young women and I can’t wait to see how Miller writes it.

As for more titles for females, yes, definitely please. Although DC is doing pretty darn good in my eyes lately. We have Batgirl, Supergirl (now past the 50 issue mark!), Power Girl, Wonder Woman, Gotham City Sirens, Zatanna, Birds of Prey and coming down the pike Batwoman.

Over at Marvel we have…hmm, Black Widow and some one-shots and minis. Is this right? That’s a little sad.

By: DC Women Kicking Ass

DC Women Kicking Ass — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:57:59 +0000

I agree with your review, Miller really has done a great job with this book. I think DC is missing an opportunity to bring younger women into comics with Batgirl. I wonder if they will do some target marketing for the upcoming trade.

By: Caroline

Caroline — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:23:44 +0000

I agree wholeheartedly with this review, it nails exactly what I have loved about this run.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:40:50 +0000

True, and it likely makes it easier for the writer who wants an Oracle-like function but doesn’t want to impinge on Gail Simone’s Birds of Prey stories, where she’s a major cast member.

By: James Schee

James Schee — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:32:48 +0000

Sounds interesting, as I always liked Stephanie as Spoiler back when Dixon was writing Robin.

Is that her costume? Very nifty! Combines her history as Spoiler with the classic Batgirl look. I think its good to give her a partner who does info other than Oracle too. With all the superheroes out there, it really doesn’t make sense that Barbara could do it all by herself.