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A review by nancyotoole
Batgirl, Vol. 4: Wanted by Gail Simone, Marguerite Bennett, Jonathan Glapion, Fernando Pasarín, Derlis Santacruz, Carlos Rodríguez, Daniel Sampere
3.0
In volume four of Batgirl, the Gordon family is still recovering from the events at the end of Death of the Family. Barbara believes herself responsible for her brother's death. Even worse, her father, blames Batgirl as well, and will do anything to hunt her down. But Babs has no time to mourn, when she goes up against a terrifying foe, the Ventriloquist.
Wanted is another enjoyable volume of Batgirl by Gail Simone. There are two storylines here, one involving the the new version of the Ventriloquist, a deliciously dark and creepy villain and really creeps Babs out. In the second one, Barbara finds herself fighting against some of her biggest foes, including her own father, which adds an extra personal layer. Both stories are really good (even if the art is a little uneven), but by the end of it (I've read all four volumes of this series over the past month or so), I found myself in the mood for something a little lighter. Batgirl is a great heroine, but boy can her stories be on the dark side. I am looking forward to continuing the series, but not until I've taken a little break.
Wanted is another enjoyable volume of Batgirl by Gail Simone. There are two storylines here, one involving the the new version of the Ventriloquist, a deliciously dark and creepy villain and really creeps Babs out. In the second one, Barbara finds herself fighting against some of her biggest foes, including her own father, which adds an extra personal layer. Both stories are really good (even if the art is a little uneven), but by the end of it (I've read all four volumes of this series over the past month or so), I found myself in the mood for something a little lighter. Batgirl is a great heroine, but boy can her stories be on the dark side. I am looking forward to continuing the series, but not until I've taken a little break.