Batgirl Volume Four - Wanted

 

Again, these Batgirl graphic novels were borrowed from our library so I am missing Volumes 2 and 3 and quite a lot appears to have happened during that time. Batgirl/Barbara Gordon believes she has killed her estranged brother - I never knew she had one - so the Commissioner is out to get Batgirl - not knowing that she is his daughter, of course (or does he?). All kinds of villains come out of the woodwork - apparently, various plots have been hatching over the volumes that I am missing - and a number of them go after Gordon (senior) due to his meddling, but Batgirl saves his life and the villains retreat. Oh yes, Barbara starts to date a nice young man who happens to have a gangbanger brother, and this causes innumerable problems as the nice guy tries to rescue his brother and Batgirl and the police intervene, only to have the senior Gordon shoot the good kid. This leads to a stand off between father and daughter (as Batgirl), since they both believe that they are now killers (turns out that neither one was). Whew!

I enjoyed this series and will have to look out for the other volumes. Great artwork and the stories are well written - worth checking out.