I am deeply disappointed that Batgirls never really managed to find its voice, jumping from theme to theme, emotion to emotion, and even the way the Batgirls themselves felt.
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I’ve talked a lot about how I was so excited for this series, and consequently my disappointment as the series never quite found its footing. It is, overall, a good way to wrap the series up with clean and consistent work.Īs a way of giving final thoughts on the issue, I also wanted to briefly discuss the series as a whole, since we are now at the end. I really like how he illustrates Cass in her Batgirl uniform, jumping across panels as she’s diving into action. Rico Renzi’s colors blend well too, making the right characters pop at the right time, like the purple of Steph’s outfit, or red of Grace’s hair. The book looks good in this last issue, with clean lines and pages that are easy to follow. Robbi Rodriguez is on art for this final issue, and keeps things consistent throughout.
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Plus again, it feels like they’ve been shoehorned in for yet another cameo of Batman named villains instead of using a more general character in this plot. Instead here the ideas are at conflict, two characters here for two very different reasons. When telling a story about revenge, or a shooter with a vendetta the writers should focus in on one idea to really properly tell the story. It’s obvious Cloonan and Conrad wanted to tie at least one of the characters back to the opening of the series with the Saints, but it doesn’t mesh well with Gunbunny’s own vendetta against the Batgirls. There’s something overall that’s felt very off about the whole arc with the sniper. It’s another example of the series’ unfortunate inability to really stick its villain reveals. Like they were jammed into this as a final cameo and ah-ha answer to the identity behind the shooter. Both elements feel like they belonged in a different story, with the only “clue” to their identity in last issue’s investigation scene. Steph seems confused by Gunbunny’s role in the narrative, while Cass is fairly confident in Gunhawk’s identity. Despite not being named or revealed in the book before this, they were revealed as being behind the plot in the solicit and cover of a previous issue. One element that felt off was the inclusion of Gunbunny and Gunhawk.
While I’d liked to have seen more growth from her, I think if I went through the series and re-read it I’d find some nice connecting threads of her own changes in tone and relationships from the start of the series to the ending. Her tumult of emotions caused by the shooting and desire for revenge are allowed to play out, and the story gives her some resolution to her overall character arc. I also really enjoyed Grace getting her own mini-finale in the book. I like a good inspiring tone and the idea that all things will work out for the best. These elements all work well, and the hopeful ending plays to my own sensibilities. We also end the series with The Hill having rallied around the Batgirls, a stark contrast to how the run opened: with everyone against them. It ties up the loose ends of the current plot, by revealing the shooter and by giving Grace her own moment for resolution. It feels like a wrap up, instead of an ending that may or may not lead to more, and I like that about it. The finale of Batgirls is a sweet, hopeful ending to the series that wants to inspire readers in it’s exit. As the series comes to close, it strives to tie together themes and ideas from the series, as well as the arc itself. Batgirls enters its final issue this month as it wraps up a short arc focused on The Hill, the people within, and the Batgirls place in all of it.
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