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    Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Batgirl » Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Batgirl #1 released by DC Comics on December 2010.

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    Review: Bruce Wayne; The Road Home: Batgirl #1

    Batgirl skirmishes with a mysterious assailant who seems to posses all the powers of Amazo. His actual identity, though,  will greatly test her character.
     

    The Good

    This is actually pretty good as a character portrait and it's interesting to see a cape in Batman's mythos who isn't an extreme personality. I particularly liked her cute little outbursts; how she apologizes to Bruce while running away and then how she shouts "Don't do drugs" after trouncing the goons in an inspired Goldilocks extended metaphor. Perez is a well balanced artist for this book, giving enough sheen on the look while still keeping everything focused on telling the story effectively.
     

    The Bad

    On the other edge of the positive, I can't help reading some hard truth into Stephanie's hang-ups about Bruce's earlier dismissal.  While it's an interesting change of pace, I do wonder if the Batman would approve of a vigilante who's this bubbly and neurotic. Perhaps he's mellowed after his resurrection, but I'd imagine he'd deem her not serious enough.

    The Verdict - 3.5/5

    I could definitely get behind this characterization of Stephanie as a kid trying to define herself and trying to make do right by the legacy she's taken up. I like how the thrust of the plot is about her strengthening her self-identity and, at last, not defining herself by the men in the Batman family. While I think I'll always have some issues with how Batgirl logically fits into Batman's word, this was still a well-done one-sho that doesn't recquire any extra reading.
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      Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Batgirl #1 by haydenclaireheroes on October 14, 2010

      Cover The cover art is always good and I think all the covers are supposed to make a bigger picture because I see Ra’s Al Gaul’s cape in some of the picture. Story Stephanie is fighting a man who she is way over head to fight. The man runs away but, Stephanie is not hurt. Oracle tells Steph that she should stay away from him and maybe leave it to someone else and Steph promises she will leave it alone but, of course with her fingers crossed behind her back. So, she asks for Proxy’s help and beat...

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      A Test! I Demand a Test! 0

      Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Batgirl #1 by the_mighty_monarch on October 15, 2010

      The Good: I love the concept and execution of The White Casebook. The little flashback at the start was an excellent lead-in to the story. Batgirl's fight with The Insider was actually seriously awesome, even though she had absolutely no hope of victory whatsoever. All of the usual Batgirl humor I've come to expect was there and then some. The beginning especially was excellent in this regard. The use of Oracle and Proxy as separate individuals was a nice touch. Proxy isn't just 'Oracle while sh...

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