A review by simonas
Batgirl, Vol. 1: Silent Knight by Chuck Dixon, Mike Deodato, Dale Eaglesham, Pablo Raimondi, Scott Peterson, Koi Turnbull, Robert Campanella, Damion Scott, Kelley Puckett

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

#THE batgirl run of all time. Cassandra Cain is by far the strongest character in the family, both quite literally and in terms of character backstory, arc, and potential (sorry Nightwing). The first BG to get her own ongoing book, Cass shines through as a gorgeously complex protagonist. This run features highly unique plots, incredible character relationships between Cass, Bruce (he is finally a girl dad), and Barbara, and one of the most thrilling solo runs DC has published in a loooong time. 

One absolutely valid critique and disappointing element of the story was the handling of her speech...it ended up "being fixed" (HUGE side-eye) by magical handwaving which is pretty on par for comics, unfortunately. For some reason they also decided that she wouldn't like/use ASL, which was...interesting. Docking a point for this reason + "comic book from 2000s, sooo not amazing at representation or just Not Being Weird to POC sometimes". 

Overall definitely one of my favorite comic runs though!
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