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These are pictures of Barbara Gordon’s new costume, after being redesigned by DC. I do not like it. Barbara Gordon is an established character who has been exposed to the horrors of Gotham city by seeing the toll they took on her father. She watched as her own brother became a serial killer. She was crippled by the Joker and, instead of retiring, became the best computer analyst on the planet, became the intellectual equal of Batman, adopted the identity of Oracle, and founded, and led the Birds of Prey, all while dealing with PTSD and being confined to a wheelchair. She eventually had her spine repaired and continued her adventures as Batgirl, continuously putting her life on the line and standing up against the worst monsters the world had to offer. She wore advanced body armor, and used state-of-the-art computers. She is one of the most serious superheroes in the DC universe and rivals Batman in he determination on grit. Her story was dark and gritty because her life was dark and gritty, and she was an inspiration because of how she used that pain to push through.

Now, they are redesigning the Batgirl comics to make her a lighthearted and fun character with a crime-fighting costume that has been cobbled together from clothes found at boutiques and thrift stores. She is moving to an upscale, trendy neighborhood and is going to live life just like any other young woman would. My problem with this is that she is not like other young women, and you will never be able to convince me that an intelligent person who has seen death and murder and pain, and has been shot through the torso, would choose to trade in their body armor for a leather jacket.

Barbara Gordon is one of my favorite characters in all of fiction, and it is not because of her youth, looks, or fun-loving nature. It is because of her determination, practicality, and serious nature. I liked that there was a woman who could keep pace with Batman in almost every respect because of how hard she pushed herself and how seriously she took her job. I have no idea how these two characters could be the same person. It is beyond me.

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I agree. I don’t know when people say Batgirl needs to be fun what they actually want. Batgirl is not Batman. She is more compassionate, personable and actually smiles real smiles when the situations called for. Granted we didn’t get to see those much in the current run but it was dealing with her coming back from what the joker did and than dealing with her brother, etc. Now the book could move on from the too much darkness a little and include her non Batgirl life a bit more where the opportunity for her to live life and smile we could have witnessed. I don’t get the need for this new new rebooted Batgirl plus that outfit. It makes zero sense.

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