Scan barcode
lmatakas's review against another edition
5.0
I just really really REALLY LOVE CASSANDRA CAIN SO MUCH AND THE ORACLE AH DANG.
Also Bruce Wayne looks likes Tom Cruise in this run. I loved it.
Also Bruce Wayne looks likes Tom Cruise in this run. I loved it.
briarcrawford's review against another edition
4.0
Cassandra Cain is unique in several ways; she not only starts off completely mute, but also illiterate. This does not stop her from kicking butt, though.
She has a great father-daughter relationship with batman, and an almost mother-daughter one with Oracle.
She is by far my favourite Batgirl, but this fell one star short because of the storytelling being so choppy. This book is a compilation of all the comics, and it seems like all the comics were written so that if you missed one, it would not matter much. This might just be me, but I like a longer storyline.
She has a great father-daughter relationship with batman, and an almost mother-daughter one with Oracle.
She is by far my favourite Batgirl, but this fell one star short because of the storytelling being so choppy. This book is a compilation of all the comics, and it seems like all the comics were written so that if you missed one, it would not matter much. This might just be me, but I like a longer storyline.
kpeninger's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
I really love Cassandra Cain.
literati42's review against another edition
5.0
Love, love, love Cassie Cain as Batgirl and this volume is full of stunning art!
alinaedwards's review against another edition
5.0
If you don’t like this book OR Cassandra Cain then get well soon I guess
captwinghead's review against another edition
5.0
This is written and drawn in a way that makes it super easy to see how this would look on screen. The action sequences and each panel made this one of the most entertaining and interesting books I've ever read.
And Cassandra! I am adopting her. It'd be easier to name which members of the Batfam I don't want to adopt than which ones I do because they're all special in their own way. In a way, her origin reminded me of Elektra's in Daredevil season 2. I felt sorry for her because what kind of monster trains someone from infancy to be a killer.
The most important aspect of her character to me is that she chose to not kill people. She chose to stop and that makes her a hero. Regardless of what Cain tried to make her into, she chose to save people instead.
Watching Bruce train her was a little painful. Not just when she's losing but when he's blaming her for not being "good enough" or starting to look into her past. I got a huge kick out of him kicking David Cain's ass, though. Well deserved beatdown, that was.
Cassandra and Babs' relationship was great to see. She seems to be the only one desiring to see Cassandra's humanity and treats her like a person, first. I wish we'd gotten more on how she felt about Alfred and David Cain.
The scenes between her and Shiva were probably my favorites. There's such an interesting dynamic there and I hope we get more of that later.
The art was okay. Not my favorite but you get a feel for the motions in each action scene.
For a book where the main character rarely speaks, we still got to know quite a lot about who Cassandra is. I really enjoyed this and I can't wait for the next book.
And Cassandra! I am adopting her. It'd be easier to name which members of the Batfam I don't want to adopt than which ones I do because they're all special in their own way. In a way, her origin reminded me of Elektra's in Daredevil season 2. I felt sorry for her because what kind of monster trains someone from infancy to be a killer.
The most important aspect of her character to me is that she chose to not kill people. She chose to stop and that makes her a hero. Regardless of what Cain tried to make her into, she chose to save people instead.
Watching Bruce train her was a little painful. Not just when she's losing but when he's blaming her for not being "good enough" or starting to look into her past. I got a huge kick out of him kicking David Cain's ass, though. Well deserved beatdown, that was.
Cassandra and Babs' relationship was great to see. She seems to be the only one desiring to see Cassandra's humanity and treats her like a person, first. I wish we'd gotten more on how she felt about Alfred and David Cain.
The scenes between her and Shiva were probably my favorites. There's such an interesting dynamic there and I hope we get more of that later.
The art was okay. Not my favorite but you get a feel for the motions in each action scene.
For a book where the main character rarely speaks, we still got to know quite a lot about who Cassandra is. I really enjoyed this and I can't wait for the next book.
jessgj's review against another edition
5.0
I have a new murder baby and her name is Cassandra Cain. I didn't expect to love her but I really do.
nickpalmieri's review against another edition
5.0
The first 25 issues of this series are a major part of what got me full-time into comics. I gave those single issues out to so many friends, and all of them loved the series. This book collects the first half of that (issues 1-12) and the next book contains the other half (issues 13-25). So glad this is being reprinted. Read it!
contrabanddonut's review against another edition
4.0
This is an interesting iteration of Batgirl. I enjoyed the story well enough. Considering I'm also reading Marvels X-23's trade paperback, it makes me wonder about mute, vengeful, deadly women as heroes as a genre.