Beyond burnside is the first batgirl collected edition of the dc rebirth series written by hope larson following on from cameron stewarts new 52 run. In order to up her game, babs travels to japan on a quest to train with the most. Following the rest of gotham citys young adults to the hip border district of burnside, barbara sets about building an allnew batgirl and discovers new threats preying on her peers. The batgirl of burnside by cameron stewart, brenden fletcher, and babs tarr collects the first volume of the instantly successful comic book run as barbara settles into her new home and quickly finds herself facing new challenges as she balances her civilian and superhero lives.
Yes, this book is different, but i feel that is the point. The batgirl of burnside by cameron stewart, brenden fletcher. Barbara gordon was the first modern age batgirl until she was brutally shot by the joker, rendering her paralyzed from the waist down. If youre a fan of batgirl, i really think you will enjoy this. Batgirl of burnside has taken batgirl in a new direction, and she is all the more better for it. The covers are all reproduced without logos or other text. Thisll probably seem hypocritical because i read unbeatable squirrel girl and ms. It follows barbara gordons journey across the world, to fight crime, learn new skills, and to just find herself. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. The batgirl of burnside the new 52 by cameron stewart, brenden. At the request of the producers of the 1960s batman television series, dc editor schwartz called for a new female counterpart to the superhero batman that could be.
Signed by cover artist adam hughes with lone star comics certificate of authenticity. Its got too many adult situations in it to be a comic for kids. The best batgirl comics for new fans and where to find them. The batgirl of burnside is the name on everyones li. What is the general consensus on batgirl of burnside. And when a freak fire burns up her costume and gear, babs has the chance to become a whole new batgirl. Harley quinn vs batgirl by dan mora batgirl, catwoman, dc comic books, comic. Meaning the postflashpoint, prerebirth version if that makes sense. Batgirl the batgirl of burnside one of a kind handmade. Im only really familiar with the character from other media, though. Batgirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, depicted as female counterparts to the superhero batman. Lost interest in series i really enjoyed this but it kind of fell a little flat for me. Batgirl the batgirl of burnside one of a kind handmade dc comic book canvas.
The batgirl you know and love is going global with eisner awardwinning and new york times bestselling writer hope larson a wrinkle in time, goldie vance and allstar artist rafael albuquerque american vampire. This book is light and energetic, and i think this is where people are getting confused. New york times bestselling creators hope larson a wrinkle in time and rafael albuquerque american vampire take one of gothams greatest heroes on a whirlwind world tour in batgirl vol. Barbara reinvented herself as oracle, providing intelligence to the dcu heroes and leading the birds of prey. The story by stewart and fletcher, with art by stewart and tarr reinvents barbara gordon as a truly realistic twentysomething for modern times, and tells a very interesting technologybased tale. Shes since started reading more comics than i do, albeit different series. Forget your favorite travel book, beyond burnside is the globetrotting adventure you should read. Barbara gordon is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, commonly in association with the superhero batman. Batgirl of burnside stewart, cameron, fletcher, brenden, tarr, babs on. This volume also makes references to other comic books, detailed below. The series was initially written by gail simone and drawn by ardian syaf barbara gordon was the best known and first official bearer of the batgirl title after betty kane when the character was introduced. Batgirl faces down teacher in the streets of shanghai, but will fists be enough against the intelligenceenhanced foe.
See more ideas about batgirl, comics and batgirl of burnside. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Unfortunately, batgirl of burnside fails on pretty much every level. This story was the spark that would inspire things like the batgirl of burnside years. Despite being called beyond burnside this book does carrying pretty much straight away after mindfields and sees barbara take a break and head to asia. Batgirl 2016 comic read batgirl 2016 comic online in. Batgirl of burnside is aimed squarely at the social media generation, and boy does it show. An unoffical blog was created by the creative team of stewart, fletcher, tarr and bellaire on tumblr to list all the different work that came in, and babs tarr was kind enough to retweet and favorite the art sent to her via her twitter. Cecil castelluccis run on batgirl is only a few issues in, but it has put barbara gordon through the proverbial wringer and given her a newish costume. One of a kind comic canvas made from genuine first edition comics and nothing but the highest quality 11.
Batgirl of burnside volume 1 is a must read collection in my opinion. As the new hero of burnside, batgirl gets started by facing twin sister assassins on motorcycles. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine. Barbara gordons heart belongs to burnside, the ultrahip. By a soft reboot i mean a very soft reboot, from the looks of it what happened in gail simones run were canon as there are mentions in batgirl of burnside throughout. Shes packing her bags, crossing the bridge, and heading to gothams coolest neighborhood. The batgirl of burnside action figure 6 multiverse dc. Rebirth comes the newest adventures of batgirl in batgirl vol. And esme attended a coding class taught by barbara gordon. Unfortunately for barbara, it seems like someone is. Marvel, but a lot of what ive seen of batgirl of burnside seems like a saturday morning cartoon, and im weirdly not okay with it.
Five great batgirl stories that could inspire joss whedons movie. Batgirl of burnside dinah lance and babs gordan batgirl and robin, dc batgirl. Met barbara in physical therapy for her muscular dystrophy. The batgirl of burnside is the second phase of the new 52 run and is a softish reboot following gail simones batgirl run which ended with deadline. Batgirl paperback vol 1 batgirl of burnside dc comics. Barbara gordon is no stranger to dusting herself off when disaster strikes, so when a fire destroys everything she owns, she spots the opportunity for a new lease on life and seizes it. The burnside run of batgirl is what got my girlfriend into comics, it was a character she had some slight knowledge of in a more modern lifestyle with cute art and a more light heated direction. Titles for the chapters are from the original comics and do not appear in this book. In order to up her game, babs travels to japan on a quest to train with the most elite modern combat masters of the east.
Cameron stewart, babs tarr et brenden fletcher edition. Comic book characters comic character comic books art comic art ms marvel marvel dc comics cosmic comics marvel avengers catwoman when batgirl is down, its black canary to the rescue. Paperback collects issue from the comic series into a complete story in one very nice comic book with very nice glossy pages and a soft cardboard cover. Although the character betty kane was introduced into publication in 1961 by bill finger and sheldon moldoff as batgirl, she was replaced by barbara gordon in 1967, who later came to be identified as the iconic batgirl. Batgirl paperback vol 1 batgirl of burnside dc comics 2015 ebay.
Batgirl was an ongoing monthly comic book series published by dc comics beginning in september 2011 featuring barbara gordon as batgirl, a masked crimefighter operating in gotham city. This piece is fundamentally unique and impossible to recreate. Batgirl new 52 vol 1 batgirl of burnside tp midtown comics. Velvet tigers henchwomen engaged batgirl and catwoman. She has recently become batgirl once again to protect gotham city. The character was created by william dozier, julius schwartz, and carmine infantino. Every page features someone tweeting, texting, or checking matches on the trendy dating app. Published by dc comics a new york times bestselling series.
An old friend of barbara gordons who becomes her roommate when she moves to burnside. Dinah and barbara reteam to try to discover the identity of the malevolent mastermind making their presence felt in burnside. Comic batgirl vol 1 batgirl of burnside heroes and more. Shadow of the batgirl establishes barbaras burnside suit as her original ian cardona apr 16, 2020 sarah kuhn and nicole gouxs shadow of the batgirl graphic novel plays with barbara gordons history to establish the burnside suit as her original. You can find all the great fanart pieces from the link called batgirl of burnside in the mean time, please feast your eyes on a few of my favorite pieces. Brenden fletcher and babs tarr reinvent barbara gordon from the boots up in batgirl. Shes going back to school to work on her programming and moving to burnside.
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