Batgirl Books in Order

Batgirl contains 8 books, published between 2017 and 2021. The first book is Beyond Burnside (2017) and the newest is The Joker War (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2017–2021
Pages on record
512 in 3 of 8 books

Batgirl gathers 8 collected comics volumes published between 2017 and 2021, with three credited writers: Hope Larson on 4, Mairghread Scott on 2 and Cecil Castellucci on 2. Subjects record superheroes, women superheroes, superhero comics, and comics and graphic novels in science fiction and fantasy. Beyond Burnside (2017) is the earliest volume and The Joker War (2021) the newest, with Son of Penguin (2017), Summer of Lies (2018), Strange Loop (2018), Art of the Crime (2019), Old Enemies (2019) and Oracle Rising (2020) in between. Median length is 168 pages.

How many Batgirl books are there?

Batgirl has 8 books, released between 2017 and 2021.

Batgirl Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Batgirl books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Beyond Burnside2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  2. 2
    Son of Penguin2017 · 168 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017168
  3. 3
    Summer of Lies2018 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018144
  4. 4
    Strange Loop2018 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018200
  5. 5
    Art of the Crime2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  6. 6
    Old Enemies2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019
  7. 7
    Oracle Rising2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020
  8. 8
    The Joker War2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021

Do you have to read Batgirl books in order?

You should read the Batgirl books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Batgirl book also stands alone.

Where to start with Batgirl

Start with Beyond Burnside (2017), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Batgirl book?

The Joker War (2021) is the newest Batgirl book released so far.

Is there a new Batgirl book coming?

No next Batgirl book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Batgirl at a glance

Paused
No new Batgirl title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Batgirl books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
512 pages across the 3 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 168 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Batgirl books, 6 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 8 titles, 4 are credited to Hope Larson, 2 to Mairghread Scott and 2 to Cecil Castellucci.

What the Batgirl books are about

4 of the 8 Batgirl books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.