He defies a lot of expectations and stereotypes and supports Cassandra while also having his own character arc. I loved this character and I loved the delicate, kind, deeply empathetic relationship he has with Cassandra. Like all fans, he has no chill and it’s truly beautiful to watch him rave about romance novels. Erik starts a romance and poetry book club. Barbara’s stories about Batgirl inspire Cassandra to follow in Batgirl’s footsteps as a hero instead of following her father’s instructions to be a villain.Ĭassandra has a really lovely romance with Erik, a jock who is also a talented artist and writer. Eventually Jackie and Barbara, who already know each other, become mentors to Cassandra – teaching her to have relationships with people and helping her sort through her trauma and her values.
Cassandra teaches herself to read and learns about the world by eavesdropping on Storytime, led by Barbara Gordon, at the library. Jackie is a woman of advanced years who is still able to fight off robbers with aplomb. But I digress.Īnyway, Cassandra gets food from the owner of a noodle restaurant, Jacqueline Fujikawa Yoneyama. When Cassandra experiences a moment of empathy for one of her victims she flees into Gotham City and hides in the library, thus fulfilling my primary dream, which is second only to my dream of running away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art like the kids in The Mysterious Files of Mrs. Her father teaches her to fight and kill but not to read or speak. Cassandra Cain is raised to be an assassin from childhood.
I didn’t know anything about the character before starting the book, and that’s fine because this is a re-booted origin story. One of the first books, Sarah Kuhn’s Shadow of the Batgirl, has given us a new version of the Cassandra Cain story (Cassandra was one of the Batgirls in comics history) that includes a library, romance, childhood trauma, friendship, food, and a focus on mentorship between women. So far, the series has a lot of diverse representation among authors, artists, and characters so even though I’m not a huge DC reader I am ALL OVER these books.
DC is putting out a series of stand-alone graphic novels for teens that also appeals to adults.
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