Barbara gordon vs cassandra cain comic book speculation and. Trained from birth as the ultimate killing machine, cassandra cain found a new life as the fourth batgirl and, eventually, orphan, a cherished part of the batman. Dc comics batgirl stephanie brown is back now cassandra cain. Her strength, stamina, speed and agility exceed that of any human. Cassandra cain was created by kelley puckett and damion scott for dc comics. Dc unveils first look at cassandra cain, beast boy ya graphic novels. A place for fans of dcs comics, movies, fan creations, video games, and anything else related to one of the largest comic book publishers in the world, and home of. I read this book 2 times in a row, right off the bat no pun intended. In this new, actionpacked volume starring cassandra cain, batgirl faces the joker. This is kinda odd, it always seemed like lady shiva had a connection to. A bunch of full grown men are standing on sheets of plastic and offered a knife. The starring character was cassandra cain, the second woman to hold the. The first stop for newbies in the comic book universe. In this new, actionpacked volume starring cassandra cain.
He is the creator of the character cassandra cain, the batgirl who succeeded barbara gordon and who was succeeded herself by stephanie brown, as well as the second green arrow, connor hawke. Character history episode 4 cassandra cain batgirl. Barbara gordon vs cassandra cain comic book speculation. Read batgirl 2000 comic online free and high quality. Jul 05, 2011 prior to one year later, cassandra cain was the following.
After birds of prey, meet the real cassandra cain in shadow of the batgirl comic this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Martian manhunter jonn jonzz due to his long list of class a powers telekenisis, shapeshifting, flying, invisibility, and. Religion of batgirl cassandra cain religiously untrained of the groups. Batgirl 2011, the third series featuring barbara gordon, the original woman to bear the title. Batgirl, a dc comics monthly series published from 20002006, was the first ongoing series to star the character batgirl, who had existed in the comics continuity since 1967. Despite her lengthy publication history, this is the first ongoing series to feature her as the title character. Martian manhunter jonn jonzz due to his long list of class a powers telekenisis. Batgirl tpb 2016 dc cassandra cain as batgirl comic books. A birds of prey screenplay is in the works, so there is some plan at wb for some version of barbara gordon regardless if its as batgirl or oracle. Dc batgirlnightwingcatwomanharley quinn comic books artcomic artbatgirl cassandra caindc comicshq dc.
Art by damion scott, robert campanell, and john lowe. Cassandra cain batgirl comic books literature for the. Following the rest of gothams young adults to the hip border district of burnside, barbara sets about building an allnew batgirl and discovers allnew threats preying on her peers. Cassandra was back as batgirl, as part of the league of batgirls. Glad that she is able to understand what people are saying now. In this fourth episode, its time to take a look at a character who has been one of the many to hold the mantle of batgirl, is the daughter of two. Cassandra cains batgirl has become one of the most prominent asian characters to appear in american comic books, and her. Worse, shes unlikely to make a reappearance, as requests to use her by several of dc comics writers, including grant morrison, have been turned down. Volume 3 of the cassandra cain batgirl series came out in january of this year, but i havent seen a solicit yet for volume 4. Barbara gordon is no stranger to dusting herself off when disaster strikes so when a fire destroys everything she owned, she spots the opportunity for a new lease on life and seizes it.
A new female vigilante dawning the crest of the bat is on the rise in gotham city in my fanmade batgirl adventure and featuring catwoman. Cain raised her, depriving her of speech and human contact throughout her childhood while training her to become the worlds greatest assassin. Cassandra is a little girl and her father david cain sets up a camera to tape her performance. Dc comics new batgirl graphic novel is perfect for ya readers. But the clown prince of crime gets the last laugh when cassandra and spoiler must face a jokerized shadow thief. Batgirl dc comics cassandra cain kelley puckett run. First comic book that i read that has cassandra cain as batgirl. Cassandra cain is the best batgirl by gleechan on deviantart. Batman adopted her into the batman family during no mans land, to replace helena bertinelli as batgirl. My general impression of it all is that cassandra cain is a good character and the stories are good but rarely greatbasically. Her father deprived her of speech so she would learn movement and physicality as her first language. The mean streets of gotham city have a number of guardian angels watching over them.
Awesome looking forward to seeing her as batgirl again. Since her first appearance, there have been two other women whove taken on the cape and cowl of batgirl. I see a lot of parallels between cassandra and laurax23 from this years logan movie. Cass finds out lady shiva is her mom and impales her on a hook. Operation batgirl, inc this is my list of underrated super heroes in the dc universe. I really want to read more of cassandra as batgirl ive only read a few barbara issues so far. Batgirl is an ongoing series edited by dennis oneil. I always loved the panels in the comic when she and the rest of the batclan were swing on a line. Prior to one year later, cassandra cain was the following.
Featuring weekly comic release discussions, creator amas, a friendly and helpful userbase, and much more. Cassandra cain is the worst character butchering in comic. Cassandra cain s batgirl has become one of the most prominent asian characters to appear in american comic books, and her understated sexuality is notable as being contrary to the common sexual objectification of female characters, especially those of asian descent. Cassandra cain, the batgirl chapter 1, a batman fanfic. My general impression of it all is that cassandra cain is a good character and the stories are good but rarely greatbasically that the character is stronger than the book so i was planning on picking up the first bit of the run when im back issue bin diving. Shes the least known among the general public and is currently gone from dc comics stories. Europe, the balkans cassandra cain almost couldnt believe how such a simple question had put her in the life or death situation she currently found herself.
Cassandra cain vs ravager i think cass slits roses throat. Cover art for batgirl and more convergence titles cbr have gotten their hands on sweet cover art for five of dcs convergence titles as well as full solicitations. But that doesnt mean the lighthearted books stink, or underwhelm. And one of the firstthe young woman who turned the dynamic duo into the batman familywas batgirl.
The unofficial dc comics subreddit a place for fans of dcs comics, graphic novels, movies, and anything else related to one of the largest comic book publishers in the world and home of the worlds greatest superheroes. Batgirl iv cassandra cain super powers superhero database. This figure features multiple points of articulation, includes a base and a minireproduction of the comic in which the character first appeared, and is packaged in a 4color deluxe blister. Born with the assassins david cain and lady shiva as her parents, she was trained to become the perfect warrior. Cassandras version of batgirl is incredibly popular with cosplayers, a tribute from fans who have not forgotten her. The character is one of several who have assumed the role of batgirl, and cassandra cain goes by the name of. The daughter of two notorious assassins, david cain and lady shiva, cassandra left her father as a child after she killed a man and saw his pain and fear while he died. Dc comics batgirl stephanie brown is back now cassandra. He is the creator of the character cassandra cain, the batgirl who succeeded. Batgirl is a 17 year old girl with no speech development in her brain, all her life, shes been deprived of speech, and taught to fight instead. A place for fans of dcs comics, movies, fan creations, video games, and anything else related to one of the largest comic book publishers in the world, and home of the worlds greatest superheroes. She never deserved the crappy treatment they gave her. Jan 21, 2015 the first stop for newbies in the comic book universe.
Cassandra cain passes over the batgirl mantle comicnewbies. Cassandra cain and barbara gordon for a modern audience in shadow of the batgirl and its one of the best books in dc comics ya line. Dc hosted creative teams and revealed brand new artwork for its young adult graphic novel line, including beast boy, batgirl and batman books. Jul 17, 2017 a birds of prey screenplay is in the works, so there is some plan at wb for some version of barbara gordon regardless if its as batgirl or oracle. Barbara gordon has always existed between two worlds. Mar 26, 20 cassandra cain is the forgotten batgirl.
Aug 07, 2014 in this fourth episode, its time to take a look at a character who has been one of the many to hold the mantle of batgirl, is the daughter of two master assassins and is an all around bad ass. Batgirl knows how to break bones in a way that is practically impossible to fix, and how to painlessly paralyse people with a nerve strike in game terms, this is a special effect of reducing. Comic characters cassandra cain video games of the oppressed operation batgirl, inc dick being the big brother that he is, and cass im glad dc brought cassie back. New york comic con, and comic book city con, wants to get a batwoman tattoo and write a. Detective comics i decided that it was time to read more about cassandra cain. Not a lot of cassandra cain considering its her book i know, but i thought i needed an intro issue more than a full issue of cassandra cain. Upon closer examination, this turned out to be a teenager named charlotte gageradcliffe, who had inherent superpowers, including teleportation. Character bio cassandra cain was born the daughter of two killers, assassins lady shiva and david cain. Cain raised her, depriving her of speech and human contact throughout her childhood.
Cassandra cain is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, commonly in association with the superhero batman. Batman family, justice league elite, the network, the outsiders, titans east. Dc unveils first look at cassandra cain, beast boy ya. Europe, the balkans cassandra cain almost couldnt believe how such a simple question had put her in the life or death situation she currently found herself in, some hundreds of miles from home, without friends or allies and about to fight the worlds greatest martial artist, lady shiva, to the death for the second time. Nov 17, 2014 cassandras version of batgirl is incredibly popular with cosplayers, a tribute from fans who have not forgotten her.
Silent knight and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Has there been any indication they wont continue the trades collecting this series. I feel like we would have already seen a solicitation for it. From her new take on the batgirl mythos, to her unusual personal situations, every moment of this book is exciting and interesting.
Cassandra cain s final chapter as batgirl closed prior to the start of batman, r. Thought it was cool that she was able to understand peoples moves though. Barbara gordon redefined what it meant to be a selfmade hero when she crafted her own costume and joined batmans crusade right under her fathers nose. Her strength, stamina, speed and agility exceed that of any human, nonmeta, fighter thus far. On comics and graphic novels, a gamefaqs message board topic titled cassandra cain is the worst character butchering in comic book film history. Cassandra cain also known as cassandra wayne is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics, commonly in association with the superhero batman. This figure features multiple points of articulation, includes a. Batgirl 2000 comic read batgirl 2000 comic online in. In 2011, ign ranked barbara gordon 17th in the top 100 comic books heroes. Through continuous intense training cassandra represents the greatest fighting weapon ever conceived.
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