Convergence: Batgirl #1

Guess what time it is! Convergence time! I think in this post i'll only review one issue at a time from now on, it can be a bit overwhelming to have to write 3 reviews on one page and then have to go back and edit them all.

Anyheck, onto the issue;

Lol what's Gorilla Grodd even doing? Anyways, pretty decent Cover, 9/10

Plot: So the issue opens up with New Earth versions of Stephanie Brown, Tim Drake, and Cassandra Cain (yay) camping out in the desert of Telos right outside New Earth Gotham. Stephanie goes around the corner to "go" when she's ambushed by what I assume is the Flashpoint version of Catman:

They kinda fight, kinda not, then Steph realizes Cass is in trouble and rushes back

Guess what? FLASHBACK TIME!

...And this is the problem with this issue. Stephanie Brown isn't in the Kindergarten of crimefighting, she's been around since Knightfall. I could go on and on about her feats, but that's not the point. This is pathetic.

And then the story does something really right:

Stephanie Brown IS the type of person to volunteer at a hospital. She's compassionate and caring, but she still kicks ass. What they should have done is instead of her quitting for a while, she could be hospital volunteer by day and vigilante by night. And that's another thing: Stephanie is not a quitter.

/Rant.

Anyways, she gives up the cowl for a few months and lives in an apartment with Cassandra

"Maybe we should stop watching fox"

So then Telos announces the tournament, and we see that our 3 heroes are on the list, including Steph. So they start training

Again, annoying. Stephanie is not just a teenager blah blah blah. The flashback to her golden days is pretty nice, but damn this writer has no idea about Stephanie. I get Cassandra is on par with Batman martial arts wise, but Stephanie can at least be a moderate threat to her.

So then Red Robin (Yum) stops by, and the three of them go to stop a mini riot / march when they get abducted by the metal glob things from Convergence #1

Which takes us back to where the issue started.

Art Quality: No complaints

Thoughts: I'll say it one more time, Stephanie Brown isn't a toddler. She was trained by the Batman goddammit, which is even said in the issue. You might as well replace her with a toddler at this rate.

Plot wise, I have no complaints. I forgot to mention Tim gets drunk on cactus juice, but that probably won't play a large role.

Issue Rating:

7/10

Next; Convergence: The Question #1