So, finished that Batgirl of Burnside volume. Was pretty good, overall. Writing's a tad clumsy in places, but there's some great ideas in there and some solid dialogue, to boot. Gotta question how oblivious the cop boyfriend is, though. "Hey, this girl I just met (who is also my boss's boss's boss's boss's daughter) is sharing all sorts of crazy secrets with me, but only over the phone. That seems normal. Yeah. I should probably not ever directly discuss that stuff." Art is, as has been repeatedly mentioned around here, the absolute high point. I'll probably snag the next volume when that drops.
One sorta tangent that I wanted to hop on which occurred to me during the read: I get the sense that neither DC editorial nor the writers really have much of a clue how to tie Batgirl into the Bat-mythos/family, or even if they want to. It's almost Batwoman-esque in a way, like if she'd just picked the motif out of a hat, and never met the rest of the Bats, not much'd be different. Hell, in this book they make a point of saying that she's always been Batgirl, before she'd ever put on the costume or met Bruce. It feels a little... awkward, I guess. The character doesn't have to lean on the rest of the family, but rejecting the legacy entirely feels wrong too.
Damn straight.
