Batgirl Annual #2, written by Gail Simon with art done by Robert Gill. This issue takes a break from any story arc and is a standalone story (and hopefully a good starting point for a new story arc?) The comic starts with a flashback with Barbara Gordon fighting alongside her team mates on the Birds of Prey but ultimately, this issue deals a lot with the relationship between Batgirl and Poison Ivy and whether or not she feels she can trust her or not. Early on it seems that Poison Ivy seems to abandon her "sanity" when she appears ready to kill these terminally ill patient-turned terrorists. Gail Simone introduces the idea that Poison Ivy actually has S.A.D. (Seasonal Affective Disorder) which drastically changes Ivy's personality and even her appearance, for example during the winter, she shrivels up and looks close to dying. Simone really turned Poison Ivy into a tragic character that we can't help but feel sympathy for. The art, by Robert Gill and Javier Garron, in this issue is a major step-up from her solo title (solo title's current artist is Fernando Pasarin) that it made me wish these two were on the solo title. All in all, this was such a great story, one of the strongest stories we've had yet from Gail on her Batgirl run here in the New 52, who proves she's very talented at writing tragic, yet dynamic villains. To me, this issue proves that she should also be writing the current "Birds of Prey" title as well. Hopefully we get more Batgirl stories like this from Ms. Simone in the near future.
Story 9/10
Art 8/10
Overall 9/10
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