View Poll Results: Favorite female-starring book of the original New 52?

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  • Batgirl

    17 10.56%
  • Batwoman

    25 15.53%
  • Birds of Prey

    14 8.70%
  • Catwoman

    2 1.24%
  • Supergirl

    20 12.42%
  • Voodoo

    3 1.86%
  • Wonder Woman

    43 26.71%
  • I enjoy most / all of them

    27 16.77%
  • I don't enjoy any of them

    5 3.11%
  • Other (please specify)

    5 3.11%
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    Default Female-centric New 52 books: which (if any) do you enjoy the most?

    There was a thread in the Bat-forum asking people which they prefer: Batgirl, Batwoman, Catwoman, all of them, none of them, or . . . ? (http://forums.comicbookresources.com...rl-vs-Catwoman)

    But that thread (and poll) was started a few months ago. So I thought it might be a good idea to re-examine the question. But this time, I'm including Birds of Prey and non-Bat books from the New 52.
    (I'm not including Worlds' Finest, though, since the first issue only came out this week.)

    So, what do you folks think?
    Last edited by MajorHoy; 05-03-2012 at 10:43 AM.

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    I voted for liking most/all of the ones I'm getting

    I'm getting 2 of them, Batgirl and Wonder Woman, and am enjoying both of them so much I couldn't pick one over the other

    I'm also getting the 1st issue of World's Finest later this week and I strongly suspect that it'll become a 3 way tie once that one gets a few issues in because I've liked pretty much everything I've seen about this series so far
    Last edited by Lady Obie; 05-03-2012 at 10:51 AM.

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    I'm only getting Batgirl, but I enjoy it quite a lot
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    WW has probably been my favorite DC book since FP.

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    I've enjoyed all of them to varying degrees. I was very pleased with World's Finest.
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    Wonder Woman - the New 52 version is the most I've ever enjoyed the character.
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    1* Wonder Woman
    2* Supergirl
    3* Birds of Prey

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    I like Supergirl 1-7, didn't care for the change in tone of issue 8, and I'm hoping it was only a one issue thing. Aside from that, none of them interest me.
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    As someone who's buying all of 'em, I'd probably rate Supergirl as the best of the bunch. Whilst Batwoman, BoP and Wonder Woman have all been very good, they've also got their individual flaws. Supergirl's been the most consistent for me. Solid storytelling, solid art and solid characterisation.

    Voodoo and Catwoman are both entertaining, without being outstanding.

    World's Finest has got off to a rocky start, but it's very early days yet.

    And Batgirl remains the weak link.
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    Really liked Batwoman, it went a bit off the rails in 6-8 but issues 1-5 were stunning, well crafted and told story plus amazing artwork. I've really enjoyed Supergirl too, not read issue 8 yet though.

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    Azzarello's Wonder Woman is the best I've seen the series and got my vote. Wanted to give a shot out to Birds of Prey. I wasn't sure about Swierczynski writing this book but he's turned it into a really fun spy thriller.

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    Wonder Woman is outstanding. Far and away not only DC's best female-centric book, but is easily one of their top books period.
    Birds of Prey was immensely improved by the reboot. You can trust nobody and nothing and I love it. Great atmosphere, characters, and art.
    Batwoman had an excellent first arc, but like most others I'm finding the current arc lacking. I'm glad they're getting a bit experimental, but I feel like be enjoying the story more if it was more straightforward. The scenes of Kate's personal life continue to be the highlight of each issue. The inker butchered Reeder's art.
    Supergirl is nice, but slooooooow. The lovely art does a nice job of making up for the pacing.
    World's Finest did a good job of introducing the characters and getting me to care about them and their situation. Hopefully the action scenes measure up.
    Voodoo was better than people gave it credit for under Marz, but has taken a real dive under Williamson.
    Catwoman is further evidence that Winick can't write interesting female leads. The book really fails to take advantage of the character's strengths and situation, but the art's got good energy.
    Batgirl is a complete disappointment in every way. I honestly can't think of a single thing about the book that is remotely good.

    The Huntress mini was nothing extraordinary, but it was a fun adventure with nice art and action.
    And the half-female Demon Knights is awesome. Every character leaves a great impression and makes me want to know more about them.

    Special shout-out to JLI for not only being terrible, but more maiming three of DC's better B-list heroines at the same time while killing a man who was the most likable member of the cast. Super classy.
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    Im interested in Birds of Prey, Batgirl but i recently dropped all my superhero reads because of economic reasons. I hope those comics survive over the summer so i can read them.
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    Supergirl by a Kryptonian landslide. Surprised she's tied with Diana at the moment. I expect Wonder Woman to pull away as the days go by.

    As much as I bitch about the crap they're pulling in World's Finest, it's still a better book than Batgirl, hah.
    Last edited by Fused; 05-03-2012 at 11:44 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by majormcmeat View Post
    Birds of Prey was immensely improved by the reboot. You can trust nobody and nothing and I love it. Great atmosphere, characters, and art.
    If I have a problem with Birds of Prey, is that it jumps way too much around. Ok, you end your first arc with unanswered questions, ok, you don't reveal who's the big bad Choke, that's all good, you can built up their adventures, you can have a new arc...
    Just don't end your first arc with a cliffhanger and start your second in medias res. That's just stupid and confusing, I felt like I missed at least three issues that should have took place between 7 and 8. Hell, the first time I read issue 8 I was convinced that the hologram guy was actually Choke, I had to read the discussion page on this board to discover that it was another character entirely.

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