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BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #17


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iFanboy Community Pick of the Week Percentage: 6.0%

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  1. Avatar photo JediShaft says:
    May 12, 2008 at 10:37 pm

    Sorry, what! BATGIRL and Kevin Maguire?!?!? Why haven’t I heard of this before?

  2. Avatar photo darminion says:
    May 13, 2008 at 11:12 am

    Is this going to be new reader friendly?…..Kevin Maguire! Whaaaaat?

  3. Avatar photo hidefjohn says:
    May 13, 2008 at 6:42 pm

    Darminion- I think this book is definitely new reader friendly

  4. southbymidwest says:
    May 13, 2008 at 6:52 pm

    I think this is the LAST arc for this and it’s axed, but what a way to go out. The last couple of runs have been stellar.

  5. Avatar photo hawaiianpunch says:
    May 14, 2008 at 2:05 am

    I am so Kevin Maguire’s bitch. I will get anything with his name on it. This trumps the Secret Crisis on Invasion Earth stuff for me this week.

  6. drtiehead says:
    May 14, 2008 at 3:15 pm

    I loved this book.  I too am Kevin Maguire’s bitch.  I am betting this is the pick of the week.

  7. Avatar photo Mart says:
    May 15, 2008 at 7:37 pm

    Will someone PLEASE tell me how to ‘review’ as opposed to ‘comment’? 😉

    Anyway . . .

    It seems ages since DC announced All-Star Batgirl and it’s still not here. But should it turn up one day, I’ll be amazed if it’s more fun than this issue by Fabian Nicieza and Kevin Maguire.

    Part one of five, The Cat and the Bat is a straightforward chase scene involving Batgirl, in the early days of her crimefighting career, and the curvaceously cunning Catwoman. Selina steals Commissioner Gordon’s notebook from Gotham Library for reasons unknown and Babs is determined to get it back. Cue a catfight over the rooftops of Gotham, punctuated by the inner thoughts of both parties and some firecracker dialogue. Babs fears she’s out of her league, but shows the pluckiness and ingenuity that saw her so quickly accepted into the Batman Family by Bruce, while Selina takes some convincing that this ‘groupie’ is indeed ones of his ‘pets’. By the end of the issue Babs is on the horns of a dilemma never faced by a Gotham hero – challenged to throw her costume aside to follow Catwoman into a club for naked hedonists. So will Babs get her baps out? You can bet I’ll be here next issue to find out.

    And Maguire’s art is as much a part of that decision as Nicieza’s script. It’s a lovely, fresh-looking job – there’s an openness that made every page a delight. Which isn’t to say there weren’t standouts, such as the spread laid out around Babs and Selina climbing a building. And Maguire’s trademark skill with facial expressions is present and correct, meaning you could easily get a lot of this story without the narrative.

    But I’m glad the dialogue is there – why the heck hasn’t DC given the ridiculously skilled Nicieza a monthly book? Trinity back-ups aren’t enough.

  8. Avatar photo drummerman1126 says:
    May 16, 2008 at 10:13 am

    @ Mart

    To write a review, first pull the comic, read it then click on Your Comics. Your pulls will appear here. Find the comic you want to review on your list and there is a link called Write a Review. Click that and have fun reviewing.

  9. Avatar photo Kimbo says:
    May 16, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    @Mart– took me a minute to figure out too.

  10. Avatar photo Mart says:
    May 17, 2008 at 6:10 pm

    @drummerman – I owe you a haggis, thanks!

  11. Avatar photo TehDave says:
    May 18, 2008 at 3:28 pm

    i didn’t read it, so it might have been awesomw – but batgirl has to follow catwoman into a naked hedonist club?

    this sounds like a bizarre fanfiction come to life…

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