Cette série relate l'incroyable parcours d'une jeune femme qui endosse le rôle de Batgirl. Son histoire est faite d'action intense, de croissance personnelle et de la recherche de sa place dans le monde des super-héros. Les lecteurs découvriront des intrigues palpitantes, une profondeur émotionnelle et une exploration profonde du courage et de l'identité. C'est un récit captivant sur ce que signifie vraiment être un héros.
Cassandra Cain was raised from birth to be the world's greatest assassin, but when she comes under the guidance of Batman, she must resist everything she learned from her mysterious former mentor, Cain, and take on the spirit of a hero.
Batgirl faces the deadliest of Gotham's villains - the Joker - who gets the Last Laugh when Cassandra and guest-star Spoiler must also defeat a jokerized Shadow Thief. Then, can Batgirl stop the father of a young boy from making a lethal mistake? And just who are the mysterious agents that are after our heroine?
Cassandra Cain can't speak, read, or write. And that only makes her more powerful. Trained to use her senses in order to enhance her fighting capabilities, Cassandra Cain pushes herself to every limit imaginable. When Vesper Fairchild is murdered, Batgirl, Nightwing, and their allies search for every possible clue that could lead to her killer.