Shadow of the Batgirl

Paperback, 208 pages

English language

Published Feb. 4, 2020 by DC Comics.

ISBN:
978-1-4012-8978-2
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Cassandra Cain, teenage assassin, isn't exactly Batgirl material...not yet, at least. But when Batgirl goes missing from Gotham, can Cassandra defy her destiny and take on a heroic mantle of her very own?

Cassandra Cain is the daughter of super-villains and a living weapon trained from birth to be the ultimate assassin. But that doesn't mean she has to stay that way, right? She'll have to go through an identity crisis of epic proportions to find out. But how do you figure out who you're supposed to be when you've been trained to become a villain your entire life?

After a soul-shattering moment that sends Cass reeling, she'll attempt to answer this question the only way she knows how: learning everything she possibly can about her favorite hero--Batgirl. But Batgirl hasn't been seen in Gotham for years, and when Cass's father threatens the world she has grown to …

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sweet and sincere reimagining of cassandra's story

there's so much heart in this book it's actually difficult to convey through words lol. it's like if a typical coming of age story was combined with the craziness of parts of dc canon, even if much of dc canon doesn't appear here except for the general batgirl mythos. cassandra's difficulty with social skills and her trauma are beautifully illustrated (metaphorically and literally - the art is gorgeous here) and it was heartwarming to see her come into her own with the support of barbara and jackie

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