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Batgirl, Vol. 4: Fists of Fury by Kelley Puckett

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This book collects Issues 15, 16, 21, and 26-28 of Batgirl with Cassandra Cain. The first three issues were cut from the previous book so Volume 3 could conclude with her mother Shiva.

Issue 15 finds her seemingly help Batman take on the Joker after some random murders. This is somewhat deceptive and for it to be sold that way with references to a fight with the Joker on the back cover is a bit deceptive.

Issue 16 finds a little boy appealing to Batgirl to stop her Dad from hurting someone in a crime. It's a good story and also shows her growth as a character and her compassion.

Issue 21 is a tie in to a story where the Joker has turned criminals out and set them on a rampage and Oracle has Batgirl and Spoiler stay inside for safety but Batgirl has to go into action against Shadow Thief. It's a solid issue that shows how cool she is.

Issue 26 has her worn out by her battle with Shiva and someone needs to go back to the temple of Shiva. It's a Spoiler story with her imaging Batgirl with her. It's an okay story.

Issue 27 is a story that ties into Bruce ayne being wanted for murder. Batman tries to get her to beg off, but she looks into it on her own with a method that no one else would use.

Issue 28 saw Spoiler wanting to train with Cassandra and a guy's coming after Cassandra with robots because.

Overall, I liked the book, but it feels very disconnected. If you were reading this when it first came out along with all the other Batbooks, you might have gotten it, but we have up to three crossovers involved in this book. Issue 28's ending is due something that was going on in Robin's book that we don't know about. A really good comic book should mostly be able to stand on its own. Yet, I feel like I'm missing something just reading Batgirl.

It's a shame because she's a great character. She does grow in this book as a person. She is unpredictable both in battle as well as how she navigates life. She's fun to read and I can only hope that other books give her a more independent storyline.



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