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Batgirl, Volume 3: The Lesson by Dustin Nguyen, Bryan Q. Miller, Pere Pérez, Derek Fridolfs

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llymrie77's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was the era of DC I truly enjoy. Stephanie Brown was a poor choice as Robin, but made up for it as Batgirl. Bryan Q. Miller’s writing made Batgirl quirky & fun with self-deprecating humour that has become Stephanie Brown’s trademark. The art in this book was beautiful regardless of artist (Dustin Nguyen, Pere Perez, Ramon Bachs, & Derek Fridolfs). If I remember correctly this was the end of the series, which was unfortunate.

nkives's review

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4.0

Bryan Q Miller wrote the best Stephanie Brown I have ever seen. His style of writing meshes perfectly with her character. The only problem with this book is that the "villians" were a little weak and a few things left open. After reading this I'm more disappointed that she isn't in the New 52.

noblecharley's review

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I love Stephanie Brown!

howattp's review

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4.0

So, I love the Batgirl arc with Stephanie Brown. She's hilarious and dauntlessly happy and out for justice. This is a fantastic final volume of her story, though it doesn't go out with as much of a bang as I'd like. She does, as least, get to say goodbye to her readers.

vernip's review

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3.0

Spoiler was never really a great hero name, but then again, it made sense in context.
With the ever-fun Stephanie Brown stepping into the purple&black bat cosplay, she seemed like a less egotistical Darkwing Duck (with the actual Darkwing Duck mannerisms falling to Damien...bloody hilarious!) and would have been a fine addition to the Batfamily...if only if only...

thecommonswings's review

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4.0

Far more like it - the art is occasionally a bit hit and mess, but I would far prefer to see someone trying to be Frank Quitely than someone trying to be Rob Liefeld like in that Titans tosh from yesterday. Nicely written too - it’s refreshing to see a writer kind of be aware of their limitations and instead of heading for cliche (again see Titans), head for something reasonably straightforward and low level threat (it’s very telling the worst issue here is the London one - Miller is good at taking the British cliches and subverting them but significantly less good at the cosmic stuff and his discomfort shows. On the whole not bad at all