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Batgirl Vol. 2: Knightfall Descends (The New 52) (edition 2013)

by Gail Simone (Author), Ardian Syaf (Illustrator), Ed Benes (Illustrator)

Series: Batgirl: New 52 (7-13), Batgirl [2011] (Volume 2), Batgirl, Barbara Gordon: Batgirl/Oracle (complete) (Batgirl [2011] #0, 7-13), New 52

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Barbara Gordon faces foe after foe now that she's back in the role of Batgirl. A deadly new gentleman killer, Grotesque, stalks the streets of Gotham City; The Court of Owls sets its sight on her father Commissoner Gordon; and an innocent woman sentenced to Arkham emerges more dangerous than the innmates she was locked up with! The riveting adventures of Batgirl continue in stunning fashion in a new chapter with script by fan-favorite Gail Simone and stellar art by superstar Ardian Syaf!.… (more)
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Title:Batgirl Vol. 2: Knightfall Descends (The New 52)
Authors:Gail Simone (Author)
Other authors:Ardian Syaf (Illustrator), Ed Benes (Illustrator)
Info:DC Comics (2013), Edition: 52nd New edition, 192 pages
Collections:Read but unowned
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Batgirl Volume 2: Knightfall Descends by Gail Simone

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It's the strength of Barbara's inner voice that carries this comic. Her personality comes through so clearly, and I love that she's honest about how difficult things still are for her.. that she comes so close to losing, and that she has to use every drop she has left in the tank. She never gives up.

Knightfall was an OK villain, her henchmen were kind of lame though. James Gordon Jr rocks up and I had no idea he was evil/a serial killer, so that took me by surprise! Interested to see what he gets up to in the next volume. This is also the first time that I, and Barbara, meet Batwoman. She doesn't say much but she seems pretty cool. ( )
  ImagineAlice | May 8, 2023 |
2015: Part of my massive Barbara Gordon Re-read which I had a glorious amazing time with. Birds of Prey, under the hands of Gail Simone, was a gorgeous thing and It made me super happy to have all my amazing women back together doing amazing things!

2013: Gaaaaah. I do not want to fall in love with someone from 52, especially not the character I'm still mourning.

But I might be doing just that. Barbara is not Oracle, but she's still Barbara and I'm finding myself sucked deeper and deeper in. Loving shoutouts and guest appearances. This one added Lois in. (Who is another one of the stories I haven't been willing to touch or forgive or try to look into yet. So seeing her in a Bab's story was a tiny balm.) See Canary was a cheering point, and hopefully we'll see more of our girls together.

Surprisingly falling in love and applause for a zero/origin issue (and i'm notorious for being all brow furrowed, face making about origin stories, because I feel they are narrative cheating -- but, you know, what can you do when your conglomerate just white washed the whole universe and started over again. Even a cheater is better than no background then.) ( )
  wanderlustlover | Dec 26, 2022 |
I've little to say about this. It didn't suck, but it also wasn't a "page-turner". ( )
  morbusiff | Sep 20, 2018 |
Awesome. I liked the first volume, but in this second volume Gail Simone seems to have hit her stride with Barbara Gordon.

Like the previous volume there are a few different plot lines and bad guys, but they all wind up being pretty complimentary to each other. There's a creepy bad guy called Grotesque. And a bunch of metahumans that seem to be ordered around by a bad guy called Knightfall and Batgirl does a whole lotta fighting.

I was glad that they let up just a bit on the psychodrama stuff in regards to Batgirl's getting shot by the Joker too. It never rang right in this particular series.

There were also some cool scenes with Black Canary (Simone does that relationship so well), and Batwoman.

So while I'm still getting used to Barbara Gordon as Batgirl and not Oracle. I think this one of the better New 52 reboots/new titles. ( )
  DanieXJ | Dec 8, 2016 |
Podia ser pior: o Nightwing bem o comprova =p ( )
  Ritinha_ | Aug 26, 2015 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Gail Simoneprimary authorall editionscalculated
Cifuentes, VicenteIllustratormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Syaf, ArdianIllustratormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Benes, EdIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lau, Stanley 'Artgerm'Cover artistsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed

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Barbara Gordon faces foe after foe now that she's back in the role of Batgirl. A deadly new gentleman killer, Grotesque, stalks the streets of Gotham City; The Court of Owls sets its sight on her father Commissoner Gordon; and an innocent woman sentenced to Arkham emerges more dangerous than the innmates she was locked up with! The riveting adventures of Batgirl continue in stunning fashion in a new chapter with script by fan-favorite Gail Simone and stellar art by superstar Ardian Syaf!.

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