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jackburton251
02-28-2005, 01:41 PM
Hey there, I'm a big chuck dixon fan and I've been enjoying the recent Nightwing: Year One story. I have Robin:Year One, but how about the Batgirl mini-series. Is it worth picking up?
RedBaron
02-28-2005, 01:44 PM
For sure! I really liked it. Great art, a well thought out story, and nice characterization for Babs. Even better than Robin: Year One.
The Shadow
02-28-2005, 01:44 PM
Yeah it's a great read.
HynerianChef
02-28-2005, 02:03 PM
Absolutely worth it. I bought this some time ago and was astonished by how much I enjoyed it.
Ned Leeds
02-28-2005, 02:26 PM
In a word, yes.
Qadeer
02-28-2005, 07:40 PM
I've been enjoying this nightwing year one and i was wondering if the batman batgirl and robin year one comics were worth picking up.
Captain Jim
02-28-2005, 08:21 PM
Well, in a word, yes. :)

The Robin and Batgirl stories are by the same writers as Nightwing.

Batman: Year One is a classic by Frank Miller.
Captain Jim
02-28-2005, 08:23 PM
Hey there, I'm a big chuck dixon fan and I've been enjoying the recent Nightwing: Year One story. I have Robin:Year One, but how about the Batgirl mini-series. Is it worth picking up?

If you liked those other two, you will definitely like Batgirl as well.
noodleboy
03-01-2005, 05:53 AM
As an addendum, you might also want to pick up Batman Chronicles #5, this has the Oracle: Year One story in it.
The Xenos
03-01-2005, 06:29 AM
I loved all these Year One books, including the Oracle one in Batman Chronicles #5. It sounds kinda cheap using this title over and over, but somehow the stories are all fantastic and give you a great view of the character.

-Xenos
Windbreaker
03-01-2005, 06:44 AM
Had no idea there was an Oracle: Y1. How long ago was that written?
Matches Malone
03-01-2005, 07:29 AM
The Oracle story was published in 1996. It's just a single issue, not a mini like the others. Good reading, though.
xowainx
03-02-2005, 02:04 AM
Batgirl: Year One is an incredible TPB, I really enjoyed it, definately more so than Robin: Year One.. I wouldn't hesitate to reccomend it for a second.
Johnny Sorrow
03-02-2005, 02:38 AM
Batgirl is the best of the three 'Year One' books IMO - the arts fantastic. Highly recommended.
Gaz
03-02-2005, 02:46 AM
Batgirl is the best of the three 'Year One' books IMO - the arts fantastic. Highly recommended.
Ahem, there are 4 Y1s, 5 if you count JLA:Y1.
And Batman Year 1 is the best Bat story, ever.
But Robin and Batgirl are both good, although the Nightwing and BoP "foreshadows" are a little cheesy.
Johnny Sorrow
03-02-2005, 07:40 AM
Ahem, there are 4 Y1s, 5 if you count JLA:Y1.

Sorry, should have made it clear I was talking about the Dixon year one books (I think there are only 3 of those :confused: - robin, batgirl and nightwing pending )

Very true about Batman : Year One being the best bat story ever - one of my all time favourtie trades...
Beastfan07
03-16-2005, 02:00 PM
Ahem, there are 4 Y1s, 5 if you count JLA:Y1.
And Batman Year 1 is the best Bat story, ever.
But Robin and Batgirl are both good, although the Nightwing and BoP "foreshadows" are a little cheesy.

If you want to count JLA: Y1, you could also count The Flash: Born to Run and Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn.
Sean Maher
03-16-2005, 02:07 PM
I liked Batgirl: Year One quite a bit, but the whole line of 'em is a sorry ripoff of the Frank Miller classic, IMHO. I kinda wish they'd come up with their own titles.
Beastfan07
03-16-2005, 06:37 PM
I liked Batgirl: Year One quite a bit, but the whole line of 'em is a sorry ripoff of the Frank Miller classic, IMHO. I kinda wish they'd come up with their own titles.

Huh? What are you talking about?
dancj
03-17-2005, 04:17 AM
He's talking about the fact that they're all using the Year One title used originally in Batman: Year One. It's more of a brand name than a rip-off though. Batman: Year 1 came out back to back with year 2 so I doubt the title of Year One was Frank Miller's idea anyway.