Member Reviews
I really loved the Burnside trilogy for Batgirl. I'm a little bummed the series is over although I'm excited to get to the Rebirth arc. If I had the ability I would put the trilogy in each of our branches and hype it constantly. Sadly I just hype it through social media.
There's a good amount of psychological horror at play in Batgirl Vol. 3: Mindfields surprisingly effective, like a Twilight Zone episode, balanced in the end by Batgirl's campy villains and quip-laden superheroics. Cameron Stewart, Brendan Fletcher, and Babs Tarr finish their own story nicely, and then the writers position the title well to lead into Hope Larson's DC Rebirth run.
A little better than the first 2 volumes but not by much. The whole thing with the Fugue was just stupid and made no sense. There are sooo many characters in this book and because we haven't spent much time with any of them, I don't care about any of them at all. It's like someone created a cutesy indie comic, tried to cross it with a video game and then inserted Batgirl into it.
'Batgirl, Volume 3: Mindfields' has someone messing with Batgirl's mind. Can she figure it out before she loses it altogether?
The main story is about Batgirl losing her mind. She enlists friends to help her, including Black Canary, Bluebird, and Spoiler. She senses something is wrong when she can't remember recent events. It comes to a head when she finds herself betrayed by someone that is close to her. Can she stop the memory loss and get her life back>
The second story starts as Barbara Gordon's new energy company is starting up and she's decided to hang up the cape for a bit. The problem with that is when Gladius shows up and Batgirl is afraid her friends are in over their heads. She dons the cape again, but ends up making some big decisions about her life and business before it's all over.
I'm familiar with Batgirl, but I found these stories just ok. The art is pretty amazing, and I like the look of Batgirl and company. The second story just came across as a bit confusing to me. The fights happened and Batgirl made her choice and the whole thing just kind of lost me. There is a back up story that is mostly art with no dialogue and I actually liked this the best.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.