Comments on: New Batgirl costume on the way?

By: James @ Bat Girl Costumes

James @ Bat Girl Costumes — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:28:37 +0000

Hmmm, should the hair be pulled back? I don’t see how its any more of a distraction/hinderence than the cape. Its a visually striking design and while the utility garter seems out of place I find it to be somewhat charming.
If we were going to go for a more realistic approach here, then I would say cut the hair and keep it tucked, ditch the cape and find a tighter belt. Also, ditch any visible skin and all color schemes. Pretty much the best thing for her to do would be to wear a form fitting matte black armor with night vision goggles. After all, fast as she may be, she can’t dodge bullets and any color seen is going to present a target. Better yet, perhaps she should just stay out of the way and call the police to come in and deal with it.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:54:07 +0000

I’m not a fan of the new Batgirl at all. This new outfit just completes it. It has aspects of Barb (the cowl), Cass (the ninja esque pouches and lines) and Huntress (the purple and leg pouches).

Definately going to pray for a fast death.

By: Rollenspiel

Rollenspiel — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:54:49 +0000

The costume looks a bit boring. Which is perfectly fitting for this new batgirl who also seems a bit boring.

the concept drawing looks a lot better than the cover, IMHO.

By: Mela

Mela — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:39:39 +0000

I agree with everyone who says it’s a good redesign except for the garter-belt pouches – maybe if they were a different, less contrasting color, they’d be less of a sour note. But, hey, it’s the first time in years Batgirl’s been allowed to have a face!

By: eric

eric — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:33:26 +0000

When is DC going to have an 800 or a 900 number to call and vote to keep her or get rid of her. DC really messed up with this one. Maybe they will kill her and then she will be a black lantern. She would be so much more interesting that way instead of the cry baby that she is. Come on DC let us decide. Bring her back in ten years out of the grave like Jason.

By: Robbie

Robbie — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:12:25 +0000

I love it. When is all this going down?

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:42:39 +0000

Man, the top photo is creepy – makes it look like she lost her legs below the knee!

I like it but it doesn’t really seem like much of a change. Remove the purple piping and it looks like a lot of other Batgirl costumes. Still, it could be worse, so that’s a blessing.

By: Slappy

Slappy — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:40:39 +0000

It is swell. Glad to see the change. The all black grim and gritty motif has gone on for too long. We need a Bat Family that can live up to the fashion expectations of Bunny Wigglesworth.

By: Stacy Baugher

Stacy Baugher — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:44:35 +0000

Okay, now this I like.

The comics are visual, and with a different costume, this can make the book feel different and therefore make me probably give them another chance.

By: Big Money B.G.

Big Money B.G. — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:34:57 +0000

Did she join The Ultimates? Because that’s all I can think of now when I see those odd, ribbed segments in a costume like the ones going down her sides.

Other than that, it looks pretty much just like Batgirl’s costume, minus all the colors besides black and yellow. It’s nice and subtle.

By: MechanisticMoth

MechanisticMoth — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:15:11 +0000

I like it a lot. I agree that the pouches/leg brace thing was the worst part of the Spoiler costume… so, it shouldn’t come back.

By: davek

davek — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:35:27 +0000

Anyone else notice she’s fighting “Dark Knight Returns”-esque mutants on the cover?

By: Jacin B

Jacin B — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:06:52 +0000

I like it. The art looks vageuly Lienil Yu.

By: Ricco

Ricco — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:23:41 +0000

It sorta looks like Nightwing’s costume to me (as in Nightwing and Flamebird), just remove the cowl and add a helmet.

By: sk

sk — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:05:45 +0000

Everything good EXCEPT for that pouches on her leg..