Barbara Gordon is the main character in the story even though the
title suggests its Batman. She’s only been Batgirl for a few weeks and
she is put through a test when Catwoman steels a notebook from her.
During the recovery of the notebook we see her grow a lot as a character
as she tries to prove to Catwoman, Batman and herself that she can do
the job. Among other situations this does include following the thief
into a nudist club and the doorman insists that the proper attire
(nothing) must be worn to enter. I found these scenes rather funny and I
will say that everyone’s bits are covered by flowers, fruit bowls,
furniture and such so that the readers don’t see anything explicit. I
have limited familiarity with the Batman universe, but it was easy to
read as a standalone book, so don’t let that stop you if you’re the
same. It was nice to read a story about a librarian becoming a hero who
has her own personality, strengths and weakness.
[If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try
The Witchblade series and
The Danger Girl series, both available on Hoopla.]
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Batman: The Cat and the Bat page on the DC Wiki ] | [
Fabien Nicieza page on Wikipedia ]
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