The transition from Hope Larson to Mairghread Scott ran into some delays, which led to two issues of Batgirl, #26 and Annual #2, being released today.
Annual #2 is a stand-alone story about Batgirl solving crimes instigated by her brother, James Gordon Jr, even though he's in prison. I suggest reading this first before reading #25 and #26 if you haven't started them already. There are several pages where Batgirl confronts James Jr one-on-one, and Scott shows how James Jr completely misunderstands his sister when he compares her reaction to the slasher films they used to watch as children to his own psychopathy.
Even though #26 is titled "Art of the Crime Part 1", the story arc began in #25's "Value". Batgirl's Burnside outfit is heavily damaged in a confrontation with Grotesque, a villain who steals art and mutilates his victims into gruesome versions of famous paintings. Her spinal implant is also damaged, which means that she loses the ability to walk.
In just three issues, Scott has shown she's a great choice to write the character. The dramatic moments between Batgirl and her father or her brother are substantive and moving. The panel breakdowns are fantastic, quite cinematic and exciting.
Scott is clearly a better writer than Larson and the Benson Sisters (who wrote Rebirth Batgirl and the Birds of Prey). The previous Rebirth writers seemed to forget that Batgirl is a genius and frequently had her engage in groan-inducing behavior. The Benson sisters even had Batgirl wondering how she could fight crime without a team, as if she hadn't done so for years!!!
The new costume by Sean Gordon Murphy will appear in #27.