History YMMV / Batgirl2011

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: [[http://www.comicbookresources.com/prev_img.php?pid=23837&disp=ilib&oty=1&oid=53962 Batgirl's redesigned costume]] by Babs Tarr was generally well received by critics and fans alike. It [[FanartAtFirstSight garnered]] [[http://comicsalliance.com/best-batgirl-art-ever-this-week-babs-tarr-cameron-stewart-brenden-fletcher-fan-art/ tons of fan art]] in just a day after it was revealed.

* BrokenBase: Ohh boy...

* TooBleakStoppedCaring: Sufficient to say that Babs didn't have it easy from issue one, all Franchise/{{Batman}}-related titles have gotten a very hard dose of {{Wangst}} from ''at least'' since ComicBook/DeathOfTheFamily, which made things exponentially worse for her. This got to the point that Gail Simone decided to quit the book, because she felt that a lighter tone would be beneficial and her editor would not let her go that way. Fortunately or unfortunately, shortly after she quit, the Batbooks got a new editor, who hired a new creative team that is selling their run on the idea of making Batgirl ''fun''. Gail Simone, while acknowledging that it's a bit of a gutpunch to quit her dream job only to have the ''reason'' for her quitting quickly nullified, has been very supportive of the new team.

** Between fans of this run, the [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2009}} Stephanie Brown Batgirl run]] and the [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2000}} Cassandra Cain Batgirl run]], particularly as fans believes the latter two were erased from continuity to better suit Babs' return.
** Between Gail Simone's run, and Brenden Fletcher/Cameron Stewart's fun. Fans who loved Simone's run think that the Fletcher/Stewart run is a shallow hipster trash that made Barbara [[TookALevelInDumbass dumber]] than her previous iteration. Fans of the new Fletcher/Stewart run call Simone's run is joyless, boring, needlessly angsty, and too gritty.
** The bellow-mentioned Joker variant cover, as well as the book's initial focus on ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'', resulted in something akin to this between Batgirl fans and Joker fans, particularly the more feminist-minded members of the former and the more extreme members of the latter. After the former complained about the cover, the latter responded with buckets of harassment and hate-mail, and now its hard to find a Batgirl fan who has nice things to say about Joker fans as a result.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeArt: [[http://www.comicbookresources.com/prev_img.php?pid=23837&disp=ilib&oty=1&oid=53962 Batgirl's redesigned costume]] by Babs Tarr was generally well received by critics and fans alike. It garnered [[http://comicsalliance.com/best-batgirl-art-ever-this-week-babs-tarr-cameron-stewart-brenden-fletcher-fan-art/ tons of fan art]] in just a day after it was revealed.

* UnfortunateImplications: One story early in the Fletcher-Stewart run involved a campy male performance artist called Dagger Type committing crimes disguised as Batgirl. Many readers felt the handling of Dagger Type perpetuated transphobic UnsettlingGenderReveal tropes, particularly with Barbara's shocked reaction to Dagger Type being unmasked. When the story was collected for Trade Paperback format, several moments [[https://www.cbr.com/batgirl-dagger-type-edited-trade/ were edited]] to tone down these problematic elements.

* UnfortunateImplications: One story early in the Fletcher-Stewart run involved a campy male performance artist called Dagger Type committing crimes disguised as Batgirl. Many readers felt the handling of Dagger Type perpetuated transphobic UnsettlingGenderReveal tropes, particularly with Barbara's shocked reaction to Dagger Type being unmasked. When the story was collected for Trade Paperback format, several moments were edited to tone down these problematic elements.

* {{Anvilicious}}: Cameron Stewart and Brenden Fletcher's can be very preachy, especially concerning social media culture and popularity. The character Liam seems to be a spokesperson for this.

* CompleteMonster: [[ComicBook/Batgirl2011 Vol. 4]] issue #0--"A Fire in the Heavens": Harry X is a SerialKiller put away when the RCMP discovered a well full of dead, [[HumanTraffickers trafficked]] women, all of whom Harry [[NeckSnap killed]] because "they gave him sass". Harry has his followers break him out of prison, [[CopKiller gunning down numerous cops]] in the process, and as he's freed Harry tries to rape and murder Barbara Gordon, while also trying to [[WouldHurtAChild kill her young brother]].

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Simone's final issue was the ''Futures End'' tie-in, which featured an alternate version of Batgirl fighting alongside Cassandra Cain and Stephanie Brown, the two former Batgirls who got displaced to bring Barbara back in the first place.

* UnfortunateImplications: After swearing that Alysia Yeoh would remain a visible part of Batgirl's supporting cast after Gail Simone left the series, Cameron Stewart, Brendon Fletcher, and Babs Tarr sidelined her in favor of other characters. Meanwhile, one of the new antagonists introduced during their run is a mentally ill male artist who dresses up like Batgirl, seeks to ruin her reputation, and completely flips out when exposed. [[http://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2014/12/12/disappointment-again-batgirl-37-is-transphobic/ Some fans are not happy about this development.]]

* EightPointEight: Batman-News reviewer Elena has developed a bit of a reputation for being rather critical of the Stewart/Fletcher run, having given it poor reviews, despite originally being open to the creative direction. Her reviews often generate the biggest comment sections, which are often split between those supporting her review, and those attacking her for her opinions.

** For some, bringing Barbara back as Batgirl was a great idea. For others, it's still one of the worst ideas to come from the ComicBook/New52. Judging by the reaction to Barbara's new Batsuit in Tom Taylor's ComicBook/NightwingInfiniteUniverse book, it hasn't abated a decade after it happened.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Oh, boy, where do we ''start''... sufficient to say that Babs didn't had it easy from issue one, all Franchise/{{Batman}}-related titles have gotten a very hard dose of {{Wangst}} from ''at least'' since ComicBook/DeathOfTheFamily, which made things exponentially worse for her. This got to the point that Gail Simone decided to quit the book, because she felt that a lighter tone would be beneficial and her editor would not let her go that way. Fortunately or unfortunately, shortly after she quit, the Batbooks got a new editor, who hired a new creative team that is selling their run on the idea of making Batgirl ''fun''. Gail Simone, while acknowledging that it's a bit of a gutpunch to quit her dream job only to have the ''reason'' for her quitting quickly nullified, has been very supportive of the new team.

** For some, bringing Barbara back as Batgirl was a great idea. For others, it's still one of the worst ideas to come from the ComicBook/New52.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Oh, boy, where do we ''start''... sufficient to say that Babs didn't had it easy from issue one, all Franchise/{{Batman}}-related titles have gotten a very hard dose of {{Wangst}} from ''at least'' since ComicBook/DeathOfTheFamily, which made things exponentially worse for her, and [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment let's leave it at that]]. This got to the point that Gail Simone decided to quit the book, because she felt that a lighter tone would be beneficial and her editor would not let her go that way. Fortunately or unfortunately, shortly after she quit, the Batbooks got a new editor, who hired a new creative team that is selling their run on the idea of making Batgirl ''fun''. Gail Simone, while acknowledging that it's a bit of a gutpunch to quit her dream job only to have the ''reason'' for her quitting quickly nullified, has been very supportive of the new team.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Alysia Yeoh. Less about the character herself, and more about whether her being transgender is handled well or is being [[TokenMinority shoved into the reader's face to make the comic look progressive]]. Her getting DemotedToExtra when Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher and Babs Tarr took over made this worse. It doesn't help that when she was brought back, many felt that the writers are treating her less like a full character, and more like a PR stunt.