Batgirl #25 Preview

 

David Cain trained his daughter to be an assassin. Yet eventually, Cassandra found a new father who helped her find a better path. When Batman alerted her to Poison Ivy’s hyper-accelerated plant growth, Cassandra Cain wanted a more specific mission than staying indoors and protecting people. But when a flower made a little girl sick, Cassandra left her brother and Jaya to protect the customers in Bà Bao’s Noodle Shop while she rushed Mimi to Gotham General.

 

Tenji Turner may dream of becoming a famous hero. Yet unlike her brother, Cassandra Cain realizes being a hero isn’t always glamorous. Some people in Gotham would happily report her to collect Vandal Savage’s Rat Out The Bat campaign. And even though Cassandra carries a sick child, his TUCOs attack her with lethal force. Will all that change when an unexpected winter storm wipes out Poison Ivy’s prehistoric plants? And after her mother’s return propelled her across the world, how will her biological father’s return disrupt Cassandra’s return to Gotham?

 

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Batgirl #25 Preview

Writer: Tate Brombal

Artists: Takeshi Miyazawa & Damion Scott

Cover Artist: David Talaski

Variant Cover Artists: Mike Choi & Nogi San

Foil Variant Cover Artist: David Talaski

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 40 Pages

Price: $4.99 US | Variant $5.99 US (Card Stock) | Variant $7.99 US (foil)

Release Date: November 4, 2026

 

 

 

Batgirl Celebrates A 25-Issue Milestone!

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Batgirl!

 

Well, it isn’t exactly our favorite brooding girl’s birthday, but it is the 25th issue of her ongoing series, so we’re celebrating with an oversize issue! It would sure be a shame if anything spoiled the celebrations like, say, the long-awaited return of…David Cain?!

 

Uh-oh, blow out the candles, Cass—things are about to get messy. Not to mention, Damion Scott, the co-creator of our special girl, returns to the character for a special backup! You don't want to miss this!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For the entire Bad Seeds Event, see my Bad Seeds Event List. 

For Batgirl's unexpected meetup with other members of the Bat-family, see Batgirl #24: Bad Seeds Week 7 Part 2 Preview.

For how Batgirl got injured, see Batgirl #23: Bad Seeds Week 2 Part 2: Preview. 

For how Cassandra broke free of a mental prison, see Batgirl #22 Preview.

For how Cassandra sought to solve the murder of a friend from her youth see my preview of Batgirl #21. 

For how Cassandra investigated a crime scene staged for her, see my review of Batgirl #20.

 

Batgirl #24 Preview

 

Tenji Turner imagined a glamorous new life in Gotham. Instead, he’s guarding a crowded restaurant against Poison Ivy’s out-of-control plant life. While Jaya’s definition of heroism seems hauntingly prophetic, Tenji’s wounded sister races through the night to get a sick child to the hospital. 

 

Suffering from bleeding and internal injuries, can Batgirl get Mimi to Gotham General before the little girl succumbs to the flowers’ deadly scent? And can Tenji and Jaya safeguard the people inside Bà Bao’s Noodle Shop as the giant plants grow increasingly aggressive?

 

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Batgirl #24: Bad Seeds Week 7 Part 2 Preview

Writer: Tate Brombal

Artist: Takeshi Miyazawa

Cover Artist: David Talaski

Variant Cover Artist: W. Scott Forbes

Bad Seeds Spot Foil Variant Cover Artist: Kyuyong Eom

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/ Variant $4.99 US (Card Stock)/Variant $6.99 (Foil)

Release Date: October 7, 2026 

 

 

Batgirl Fights Against The Superbloom!

A Batman: Bad Seeds Tie-In!

 

 

It’s Lone Bat and Cub, as Batgirl must race across a dangerous Gotham City transformed by the Superbloom to deliver a sick infant to Gotham General! Meanwhile, Tenji & Jaya are left behind to defend Bà Bao’s Noodle Shop from the plant creatures stalking the streets. With a surprise cameo, the high-stakes Batman: Bad Seeds epic continues here!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For how Batgirl got injured, see Batgirl #23: Bad Seeds Week 2 Part 2: Preview. 

 

For how Cassandra broke free of a mental prison, see Batgirl #22 Preview.

For how Cassandra sought to solve the murder of a friend from her youth see my preview of Batgirl #21. 

For how Cassandra investigated a crime scene staged for her, see my review of Batgirl #20.

    

Batgirl #23 Preview

 

Dr Forget-Me-Not was many things. He was a brainwasher for the League Of Shadows. He was a sadist who tried to rob his daughter of her identity. And yet, he was also a grieving father. Cassandra Cain has traveled around the world trying to understand her heritage. Yet even after returning to Gotham, Cassandra cannot avoid the fact that birth families and found families have one thing in common: they're all complicated.

Finally, after resolving the crisis surrounding her Blood powers, and surviving her battle with Dr Forget-Me-Not, can Cassandra Cain look forward to a well-earned rest? And despite all she's been through, can Cassandra trust all the new members of her found family?

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

Batgirl #23: Bad Seeds Week 2 Part 2: Preview

Writer: Tate Brombal

Artist: Takeshi Miyazawa

Cover Artist: David Talaski

Variant Cover Artist: Travis Mercer

Bad Seeds Spot Foil Variant Cover Artist: Guillem March

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (Card Stock)/Variant $6.99 US (foil)

Release Date: September 2, 2026

 

 

Caught between desperate Gothamites and Deadly Flora,

Cassandra Cain must Fight to Survive!

A Batman: Bad Seeds Tie-In!

 

 

Batgirl was supposed to finally have one night off at Bà Bao’s noodle shop. But when Gotham erupts into a nightmare of prehistoric plant life, she is the sole protector of an entire restaurant of Gotham citizens. With a bounty on her head and a lethal jungle crawling with monsters outside, will Batgirl survive the night…or will this night off actually kill her?

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

 

For how Cassandra broke free of a mental prison, see Batgirl #22 Preview.

 

 

 

For how Cassandra sought to solve the murder of a friend from her youth see my preview of Batgirl #21. 

 

 

 

 

For how Cassandra investigated a crime scene staged for her, see my review of Batgirl #20.

 

 

For more on the Bad Seeds Crossover Event, see:

 

 

 

 

 

Poison Ivy #47:A Batman: Bad Seeds Prelude: Preview 

 

 

 

 

 

Batman: Bad Seeds – Sunset #1 Preview 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Batman #13: Bad Seeds Week 2 Part 1 Preview 

 

 

 

 

Batgirl #22 Preview

 

Dr Forget-Me-Not is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist. He brainwashed people for the League of Assassins. Then, he worked alongside David Cain to shape two girls into efficient killing machines. One was Cassandra Cain. The other was Victoria Rose, the embalmed girl that GCPD Officer Jim Gordon discovered.

Now, the master manipulator has trapped Cassandra Cain in her mind. He claims that Cassandra must deduce Victoria's killer to escape from her mental prison. But can Cassandra trust anything she sees while under Dr Forget-Me-Not's control? And what are Ben Turner, Cassandra's brother Tenji Turner, and her friend Jaya Jayesh doing while Cassandra struggles to unearth the secrets buried in her past?

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

Batgirl #22 Preview

Writer: Tate Brombal

Artist: Stephen Segovia

Cover Artist: David Talaski

Variant Cover Artist: Kyuyong Eom

Dark Knight Returns 40th Anniversary Variant Cover Artist: Stanley "Artgerm" Lau

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: August 5, 2026

 

 

Once Unmasked, 

This Is One Killer Who Will Never Be Forgotten!

 

 

Cassandra Cain has solved the murder, uncovering the killer’s identity in the process. The only problem is that she is now trapped within a prison in her own mind! To stop the next murder, Batgirl must escape the labyrinth of her memories and survive one final confrontation with the past that made her. And when the true meaning of “forget-me-not” is finally revealed, it may be the one thing Cassandra was never meant to remember.

 

The shocking end of this arc will leave Batgirl questioning everything!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time see my preview of Batgirl #21. 

For what happened before that, see my review of Batgirl #20.

 

For what happened even before that, see my preview of Batgirl #19. 

 

For Tenji Turner & Jaya Jayesh's first adventure with Cassandra, see my preview of Batgirl #12. 

 

Batgirl #21 Preview

 

When Jim Gordon finds a note to Batgirl at a staged crime scene, it awakens bad memories. His daughter, Barbara, once wore a Batgirl suit. Now, she resides in Vandal Savage's Supermax prison. But if the embalmed girl in a bed disturbs him, the ink on the card disturbs Cassandra Cain more. The name of the mushroom the ink comes from has the initials CC. And that's not the only clue that tells Cassandra that this little girl was killed to attract her attention.

Yet Cassandra isn't the only person the killer targets. As Vandal Savage's TUCO squad arrives at the crime scene, Tenji Turner and Jaya Jayesh watch as Cassandra gets lost in her memories. Likewise, Tenji's father, also in Gotham, falls beneath the note's magic spell. What does the killer want? And how many people will die amid his dark schemes?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Batgirl #21 Preview

Writer: Tate Brombal

Artist: Stephen Segovia

Cover Artist: David Talaski

Variant Cover Artist: Kyuyong Eom

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US

Release Date: July 1, 2026

 

 

The Key to the Case is within Cass’s Mind!

 

 

There’s been a murder, and the only clues are buried deep within Batgirl’s memories, along with the phrase “forget me not.” Now locked in a prison of her past, Cassandra Cain must uncover the killer before it’s too late, but as she relives her time with David Cain again and again, will she solve the murder in time…or lose her mind completely?

 

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us. 

 

For what happened last time, see my review of Batgirl #20.

 

For what happened before that, see my preview of Batgirl #19. 

 

For Tenji Turner & Jaya Jayesh's first adventure with Cassandra, see my preview of Batgirl #12. 

 

 

Batgirl #20 Review

 

Batgirl #20 Review

Writer: Tate Brombal

Penciller: Stephen Segovia

Inker: Jason Paz

Colorist: Rain Beredo

Letterer: Tom Napolitano

Cover Artist: David Talaski

Variant Cover Artist: Tirso

Editors: Jessica Berbey & Rob Levin

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: June 3, 2026

 

As she stormed the tower of the Midnight Eye, Batgirl struggled with the imbalance in her life. Cassandra Cain was so used to fighting the two halves of her heritage that it blinded her to the blessings both could provide her. But after getting her spirit back and returning to Gotham, Cassandra realizes that Tenji Turner, Jaya Jayesh, Wu Lin, and her Bat-family are one.

 

Freed from the curse of her Blood powers, she feels freer and more whole than ever before. How will Cassandra Cain navigate the ever-changing world of Gotham? And how will Batgirl ensure that her results always exceed her intentions? Let's leap into Batgirl #20 and see!

 

Story

Cassandra traveled across the world, seeking justice for her mother. Along the way, she found a new family in Tenji Turner and Jaya Jayesh. Sadly, Cassandra's return to Gotham proved short-lived when her family's latent Blood powers activated, prompting her to venture into the Spirit World. But now, Cassandra has not only returned, but has been welcomed back into the Bat-family. But her Bat heritage comes with privileges and responsibilities. So when Batman awakens her from a dream and hands her a card with her name on it, Cassandra realizes it's her responsibility to solve it.

 

After forging their bonds of family on their travels and cementing them in the Spirit World, Jaya and Tenji accompany Cassandra to the crime scene in Batgirl #20. Batman may have taught Cassandra how to solve crimes. But with Vandal Savage ruling Gotham, James Gordon risks his future by withholding evidence of Batgirl's card. With CSI and Savage's TUCO squad on the way, the trio has minutes to investigate the crime scene. Yet the girl's appearance evokes the dream that Batman awakened her from.

 

After delving into Cassandra's relationship with her birth mother, Tate Brombal peers into her formative years with the man who raised her. Cassandra may refuse to call him a father. Yet, as much as Bruce Wayne, David Cain helped Cassandra become the person she is today. As Cassandra recalls her childhood, remembering how David Cain trained her to be an assassin, forgotten memories return. But discovering who staged this crime scene for her benefit could cost Cassandra, Jaya, and Tenji their lives in Batgirl #20.

 

Art

A flower swings on a golden chain while a girl watches with wide eyes. But when she runs away, blood sprays, darkening as it leaves her body. When Cassandra Cain awakens, an upshot emphasizes how she sees her adoptive father. But the note Batman hands her transports Cassandra to an industrial building, where she regards a child’s body in a bed. The black streak and droplets staining her pink dress evoke Cassandra’s dreams. Yet they also remind her of the Blood powers she recently wielded.

 

As Batgirl haunts the crime scene like a wraith or grim reaper, Jaya Jayesh’s red mask contrasts with her recent desire to bring Cassandra healing. While James Gordon’s stony face bespeaks how recent events have deadened him to such nightmarish visions, only Tenji reacts to the girl whose face evokes the Scarecrow. As Stephen Segovia and Jason Paz deliver a haunting look into Cassandra’s past, Rain Beredo casts blue light into the gray industrial building, illuminating the people intent on justice for the girl’s death.

 

White letters in the darkness represent an unseen speaker, while white words in black boxes reveal Cassandra’s thoughts. Her narration guides us through Batgirl #20, as Cassandra discovers a hidden aspect of her past. Tom Napolitano casts her conversation with James Gordon, Jaya Jayesh, and Batman as black uppercase letters in white dialogue balloons. Yet, as Tenji Turner observes the dead girl and Cassandra, this other hidden aspect of her past grows increasingly frightened as a siren splits the air. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

For a trained investigator, every piece of evidence provides clues to the murderer’s identity. A staged crime scene may make that more difficult. Yet in this very personal investigation, a card left at the crime scene forces Cassandra Cain to once again face her complicated past in Batgirl #20.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside see my preview of Batgirl #20.

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Batgirl #19.

For how Cassandra Cain learned to wield her Blood powers, see my review of Batgirl #18. 

For how Cassandra Cain received her Blood powers, see my preview of Batgirl #17. 

 

Batgirl #20 Preview

 

 

As she stormed the tower of the Midnight Eye, Batgirl struggled with the imbalance in her life. Cassandra Cain was so used to fighting the two halves of her heritage it blinded her to the blessings both could provide her. But after getting her spirit back, and returning to Gotham, Cassandra realizes that Tenji, Jaya, Wu Lin, and her Bat-family are one. 

Freed from the curse of her Blood powers, she feels more free and whole than ever before. How will Cassandra Cain navigate the ever-changing world of Gotham? And how will Batgirl ensure that her results always exceed her intentions?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Batgirl #20

Writer: Tate Brombal

Artist: Stephen Segovia

Cover Artist: David Talaski

Variant Cover Artist: Tirso

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99 US/$4.99 US (Card Stock)

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Release Date: June 3, 2026

 

Murder.

Mystery.

Batgirl!

 

 

A murder in Gotham’s streets leads Batgirl to a crime scene with no discernible clues—only the words “Forget-Me-Not.” As the investigation unravels, Cassandra Cain discovers disturbing gaps in her own memory. With no leading suspect to fight and no answers on the streets, she must go inward to find the truth.

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For what happened last time, see my preview of Batgirl #19.

For how Cassandra Cain learned to wield her Blood powers, see my review of Batgirl #18. 

For how Cassandra Cain received her Blood powers, see my preview of Batgirl #17.