COMICS: DC Unveils BATGIRL'S New Costume Designed By Sean Gordon Murphy

COMICS: DC Unveils BATGIRL'S New Costume Designed By Sean Gordon Murphy

With Batgirl getting a new creative team in August, DC tasked Batman: White Knight creator Sean Murphy with designing a brand new look for the character that was familiar to longtime fans. Check it out...

By BR74 - Jun 15, 2018 02:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Comics
Source: Polygon
On August 22nd, writer Mairghread Scott and artists Paul Pelletier and Elena Casagrande will begin their run on Batgirl.  The new creative team will give Barbara Gordon a crime fighting outfit that closely resembles her original suit.

Check it out below:



As you can see, Sean Gordon Murphy's design concept has dispensed with the purple moto jacket and cowl in favor of a more classic look. The bat ears through the hair is a nice touch.

“This is supposed to be a version of the costume that she was working on when she still lived with her dad,” Scott explained in reference to her new, more classic look. “That’s why it looks so much like her original Batgirl: Year One outfit — like, she’s with her dad. She can’t get out back to Burnside, and this is like the emergency. So the version that she was working on [back in the day] that she had stashed here just in case. It helps us with the story a little bit too, because it’s a little less bright — we wanted her to be more stealthy, and we want her to be able to integrate some more tech with the belt.” 
 


In Batgirl #26, Scott will pit Batgirl against a villain named Grotesque, a character who first appeared in the New 52. 

But it’s not going to be easy — on top Grotesque’s grisly reappearance, Babs suffers what Scott calls a “really traumatic injury” at the start of the arc. “The implant that allows her to walk is shorting out,” she explained, and that’s not all. “But when that happens, [Babs’] is just like, ‘Oh, okay, my legs aren’t working, I can deal with that. It’s fine.’ Because she was Oracle for a long time, you know? She knows how to operate without the chip.”





What do you think of the new look? Will you be reading the book in August? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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grif
grif - 6/15/2018, 3:49 PM
too distracted by her head falling off
DVonShakari
DVonShakari - 6/15/2018, 7:39 PM
@grif - suit sucks.
BeyondTheGrave
BeyondTheGrave - 6/15/2018, 3:57 PM
Just when I thought DC couldn't annoy me anymore. I hated the burnside costume, and I hate this more. They need to go back to the black and gold suit she was using in New 52
TheLight
TheLight - 6/15/2018, 3:58 PM
I like the color throwback to the animated series, but couldn't they have made it better?

aflynn
aflynn - 6/15/2018, 3:59 PM
I like it, a little nightwingy to me, but its not worth being upset over.
NatchiosElektra
NatchiosElektra - 6/15/2018, 3:59 PM
I really like it!
SANSHORYU
SANSHORYU - 6/15/2018, 4:01 PM
I don't like this at all.
Theiveslikeus
Theiveslikeus - 6/15/2018, 4:01 PM
Looks great! Love the boots.
mistral1
mistral1 - 6/15/2018, 4:03 PM
Absolutely hideous.
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 6/15/2018, 4:14 PM
This reminds me of Bette Kane and if DC wanted to harken back to Bette Kane why not just bring that character back instead?

As for this version of Barbara I personally hope it won't last long.
MuadDib
MuadDib - 6/15/2018, 4:15 PM
Pics aren’t loading for me
DTor91
DTor91 - 6/15/2018, 4:21 PM
Simple, sleek, clean, and keeps the silhouette. Really love this.
ImmovableForce
ImmovableForce - 6/15/2018, 5:22 PM
I prefer a darker look for bat-themed heroes.
SigmaCenturion
SigmaCenturion - 6/15/2018, 5:27 PM
And then you bring up the statistics of how many red heads are in Gotham and are athletic or alcoholics and ... ... ... ...
ScionStorm
ScionStorm - 6/15/2018, 6:26 PM
The little bat ears coming out of her hair makes me think of Squirrel Girl. lol
DVonShakari
DVonShakari - 6/15/2018, 7:35 PM
Suit sucks. What's the purpose of one boot being longer than the other? A loose glove over a tighter fitting glove? If she's suspected of anything by the cops, her hair would leave traces of her DNA all over the place. Too easy to find out who's under the mask, Ms. Barbara Gordon.
DENNISsystem
DENNISsystem - 6/15/2018, 8:15 PM
I really like it. Leagues better than that hipster costume she was rocking. And look, I get it, you’re going for a different audience......but then you stick her in Death of the family and completely undo what you set out to do. But c’mon, that darkness is part of her character. Killing Joke WAS a defining moment, and everything short of making her Oracle again (one could dream) and making a completely new, fresh batgirl. And by embracing that dark AND that light you get the Barbara Gordon we all know and love. A bright spot in the bay mythos, but the ultimate survivor. Let’s hope the rest of the book embraces that.
BloodyBed
BloodyBed - 6/15/2018, 8:44 PM
When it comes to costumes I like sleek & futuristic, or ancient & mythical.

Not a big fan of the old school looks.
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