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Batgirl #1-6 is a must read for readers interested in the entire Batman “family” and the “Batman and the Outsiders” series. Although, this series of books do not go into the over-all history, it does bring the reader up to date on the current storylines that include Batgirl.
As Cassandra Cain searches for her father, she brings with her the dilemma of whether or not she will kill her enemy, David Cain. She fights this as she watches her other sisters battle with the same dilemma–mostly succumbing to the desire to rid the world completely of anything related to the David Cain/Slade Wilson alliance.
I enjoyed this story and was sad to see it end. I think that Batgirl is strong enough to have her own on-going series. At times, it did dip a little into melodrama, but it doesn’t have to. I think we need to have these side characters emerge to hold their own series. It seems that this is a time when many of the characters are getting their series ended. This year we have seen Cat Woman, Nightwing, and Robin all lose their own series. It is hoped they rebuild these holes with new additions, like Batgirl, to flesh out the expanding story within the DC Universe.