Written by Gail Simone
Art by Adrian Syaf, Ed Benes, and Vicente Cifuentes
(and Covers by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau)
When Barbara Gordon took the mantle of the cowl, she vowed to take a stand. Finding out the truth behind Batman's reason for being a hero, there was a time she took the gauntlet against her dad's wishes. Driven to make things better for her hometown, she found out a hidden truth and power behind the mask and cowl. Only for all of that life to be taken away by the Joker (years ago) *Note the intro issue in this collection retells Babs origins on becoming Batgirl, and her loss during "Death in the Family".
Fast forward to the present, Babs now encounters a new rogue set of characters led by a sinister character named "Knightfall". For those keeping track, there was another being carrying that moniker, a deranged psycho that took on the entire Bat family. With a spin on things, this new Knightfall turns out to be a woman, redeemed as part of Gotham's royalty with her own set of bodyguards. Given control and power, she pushes Babs to her limits, until she finds aid with Melody McKenna (a detective from her dad's team) and Batwoman (more on her later).
Batwoman - a mysterious being who take the mantle after the original died (see Batman RIP, and The Return of Bruce Wayne for details)
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