DC Comics
Gail Simone, writer
Ed Benes, Daniel Sampere, Vicente Cifuentes and Mark Irwin, artists
One might have an indication right off the bat that maybe the art in this issue of Batgirl is not the best just from the number of artists listed. And to be sure, these guys' take on the new, faceless Joker is not quite up to the scary interpretation by Greg Capullo and Jonathan Glapion in the main Batman title. But I will grant them that the fight scenes between Barbara Gordon and some clown-faced home invaders are some nice scenes.
Although there was some important lead-in from the previous issue, this is Batgirl's first full chapter in the "Death of the Family" crossover. It is made clear here for anyone not reading the main title that the Joker has decided that all of the Batman's allies and friends weigh him down and dilute his greatness. Over in Batman, the Joker's response to that situation seems to be the elimination of said friends and allies, although the story is just getting started. Here, however, Joker seems to have a different endgame in mind for Batgirl. That may or may not be influenced by the fact that Joker is not the only villain in this issue and the fact that it is so far unclear if the two villains are working separately or in collusion. I'm willing to give writer Gail Simone some leeway at this point before I pronounce this tie-in as not matching up, but it is curiously divergent at this point.
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