I like the story plot and book cover. I give this book 5 stars.

In the second volume of Batgirl's new ongoing series,Knightfall Descends! Fortunately, the quality of Batgirl's adventures continues to rise instead! Barbara Gordon has been through a lot in her lifetime. Her mother abandoned her, her brother was revealed to be a psychopathic killer, and she spent three years in a wheelchair due to a spinal injury. Yet she has risen to any challenge thrown at her and has always managed to achieve victory by refusing to accept defeat. Now things are looking bad o...

Volume two trumps volume one, no doubt. The villains were better, the story arcs were more interesting, and Babs was finally sure of herself once again. Yay for Babs!Grotesque may not have been the best villain, but like Mirror and Gretel from volume one, they're obviously going to be lending themselves to something bigger in the future. That is something I'm REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.Knightfall and her crew were the most interesting in this volume. Knightfall's past is seriously fucked up beyond bel...

Excellent volume. Good story and excellent art work, would have given this 5 stars on their own. What makes this even better is Batgirl's internal monologue. I like the fact that even when she knows she is in trouble, (in her internal monologue), she still show her toughness and defiance by telling her opponents she is going to kick their @$$.I have to mention a couple of issues in this volume are a tie in with the Court of the Owls story line in the Batman. The continuation and conclusion of th...

Ooooooh, the madness, mayhem and murder continues! I absolutely loved this sequel and Simone's writing continues to shine in Knightfall Descends. This collection focuses on Batgirl's kick-ass encounters with Mirror, Gretel and Grotesque who all have their various reasons and background stories for embracing their dark side. We are also introduced to Barbara's brother, James Jr. who has escaped from Arkham Asylum. Now, I feel wrong saying this but I kinda have a thing for James Jr. He's pretty ch...

4.5 starsThis was better than volume one, in my opinion. You see some flashbacks in the beginning that explain more of her New 52 origin...not much difference, but still. The reason for her mother's abandonment is also finally revealed. However, I'm not sure I can totally buy into the reasoning on that one.(view spoiler)[Wouldn't you just try to get your kid help? Who just walks away when a little kid threatens them? (hide spoiler)]Speaking of...James is back. The sub-plot involving him gave the...

(A-) 80% | Very GoodNotes: Delightfully colloquial, it finds melody in the offbeats: accentuating imperfection and playing the past for poignancy.

Terrible villains and miserable characters are the order of the day.World: The art is okay, the sense of motions is good but I want better facial expressions and characters. I find that the art does inform the art being dreary and dark and miserable. The world building here is okay for what it does. The cameos are alright but honestly the history reworked I don't like, the Talon origin was meh and the thing with Knightfall and Babs and her history...zzz.Story: This book is not fun, characters ar...

This one flows much better than the older volume - I kinda wish this is where Barbara started out. The allusions to her past in the chair and what led to it just feel a little more natural... sprinkled throughout without being forced down our throats. Like the story is about something other than "getting over the past" - Babs makes steps forward.Simone does a great job conveying Barbara's inner monologue, and the first time she meets Batman really feels awesome - like, of *course* you would pee

The Curse of the Volume 2s continues for DC’s New 52 line and after some terrible second volumes for Justice League, Batwoman, Stormwatch and Suicide Squad, the promising Batgirl series has also fallen prey to weak writing and a storyline lacking fresh, exciting ideas in “Knightfall Descends”. Full review here!

I guess the "Court of Owls" storyline connects to the Batman story of that name, but it felt like a disconnection when the next chapter of this book was about something else. Overall, I didn't find the story as strong as the first volume's, but it was still interesting. The "In the Line of Fire" chapter made me mist up a little with its references to Nagasaki and the little schoolgirls making balloons to deliver bombs. I really like Barbara's voice and personality and how she struggles to counte...

Well, this was an improvement. Both Knightfall and James Jr. are far more interesting and credible villains than what we had in the first volume. That alone is a huge improvement. I also really liked the crossover with Batwoman. The two worked really well together, and I liked seeing somebody else in universe chime in with an honest, professional appreciation of Batwoman's skills and abilities.

4.5 Stars Guys... this was great. It was exciting, creepy, emotional, well written and lead by a complex character, the villains are so much better than the ones in the first volume and Barbara is still progressing and getting confident and stronger every day. Gail Simone is doing an amazing job so far and the cliffhanger... come on, I can't wait to pick up the next volume. This volume has a lot of different mini arcs. It starts with a short issue retelling Batgirl's origin story, there's reall

Bullet Review:After the massively disappointing Batwoman vol 2, I was fully prepared to regret buying and following this one too. Fortunately, my fears are unfounded. Simone continues to wow me with her perfect portrayal of Barbara/Batgirl - that fine line between snarky and relatable/likeable (unlike the nasty, distasteful Anita Blake). The art is awesome. The stories are a bit more one shot, but OK, though I felt I was missing a trillion storylines from other series.

Just as good as volume 1; same problems, too. The color of Batgirl's cape changes from purple to yellow from one page of the same issue to the next. That's a pretty big mistake. Also, there were several times that dialogue between two characters seemed mismatched, like when one character's response to another's comment makes no sense at all. Ed Benes' art in the final issue is best of the book. Nonetheless, this is a dark, cool, complex Batgirl story. It was a fun read and I'll be continuing the...

Volume 2 of Gail Siimone’s Batgirl run, Knightfall, and the action ramps up with better villains than #1 (Mirror, Gretel and Grotesque), some backstory work on why Mom left (because of the Bad Bro??!! A little lame?), and lots of dramatic mayhem. Why did James Jr give Barbara’s roommate a cat?! Uh oh, but the cat looks adorable. . . . uh oh. . . And bear traps for criminals, a nice/sadistic touch?! It ends on several cliffhangers involving James Jr, and mom, and the three diabolical villains who...

The first issue of this trade is an issue #0 origin, which fills in some nice gaps in the Batgirl mythos as part of the New 52, giving us a time frame for Batgirl's crime fighting career, time in a wheelchair, and recovery. It's odd to try and shove it all into five years, but at least Simone has tried, which is more than some other books have done.The following two issues of this trade give Batgirl another villain to whallop, and he's not particularly special, but also gives Simone some time to...

Soooooo close to five stars! I think this was the best New 52 volume I've read so far. And OMG, the creepiest thing ever was the thing with the brother and the cat (or should I say CATS...*shudders*). Just the allusions to the stalking yet to come. Lo and behold, Knightfall was actually an interesting villain too. She had characterization and a backstory. Halle-freaking-lujah! Can't wait for the next volume!

Well I enjoyed this volume a lot more than the last. It still had some issues but overall it finally found it's groove. Batgirl this time around is faced with the Knightfall! A dangerous group ready to take the lives of the villains, and heroes if they get in the way. Can the hot red head badass batgirl save the day? Well duh, of course she can! What I liked: The zero issue was great. Seeing backstory of barb is always good. I also really enjoyed her inner dialog. It was a lot of fun, reminded m...