Comics: Batgirl #1 To Feature Joker Flash Back From The Killing Joke

Comics: Batgirl #1 To Feature Joker Flash Back From The Killing Joke

DC's new 52 will rolls out this week and they have given us a peek in to Batgirl #1 that will feature a flash back to Alan Moore's acclaimed graphic novel The Killing Joke where Barbra be comes paralyzed by The Joker.

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By WaylonJones - Aug 29, 2011 07:08 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Comics
Source: Bleeding Cool

Courtesy of Bleeding Cool DC has given us a look at Batgirl #1 that will hit stores on September 7. Jim Lee stated that they are going to keep the history of the character Barbra Gordon from when she was shot and paralyzed by The Joker in Alan Moore's The Killing Joke. Said Lee, "We thought when you see her recovering from that, it would continue to add nuance and depth to the character." In the preview the comic even shows a flash back from the Moore comic of the point when Joker shoots Barbra.









BATGIRL #1

Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art by ARDIAN SYAF and VICENTE CIFUENTES
Cover by ADAM HUGHES
On sale SEPTEMBER 7

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blvdnoise
blvdnoise - 8/29/2011, 7:24 AM
Neat! Batgirl is always fun to look at..
blk422
blk422 - 8/29/2011, 7:35 AM
I'm Just glad that Barbara Gorden is back as Batgirl,but I hope that she doesn't abandon Oracle.
Fastestmanalive
Fastestmanalive - 8/29/2011, 7:59 AM
Nice art.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 8/29/2011, 8:00 AM
Not raped, just undressed and taunted while Joker took pics to show Jim in an attempt to drive him mad.
darkknightlegend
darkknightlegend - 8/29/2011, 8:01 AM
The art work actually looks pretty sweet. This might make my pull list :P
LtAnarchy
LtAnarchy - 8/29/2011, 8:01 AM
I just might actually pick this up now
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/29/2011, 8:15 AM
the killing joke is a classic,but batgirl doesn't intrest me.
comicb00kguy
comicb00kguy - 8/29/2011, 8:17 AM
I like this art. Good storytelling technique.

It's kind of a shame that it looks like we're losing Oracle. I'd always thought Oracle was a really inspirational character. Barbara rose above just moping around feeling sorry for herself or watching TV all day and getting fat, and found a way that she could still be an important contributor in the war on crime.
nuck82
nuck82 - 8/29/2011, 8:19 AM
so she gets her legs back?
Batman5
Batman5 - 8/29/2011, 8:25 AM
love barb, can't wait to pick this up. simone is a great writer and the art looks amazing!
RunDTC
RunDTC - 8/29/2011, 8:54 AM
I thought she was paralyzed
sbdc1939
sbdc1939 - 8/29/2011, 8:56 AM
so she was paralyzed but isnt anymore. thats cool...i love barbara gordon
SageMode
SageMode - 8/29/2011, 9:04 AM
nice artwork
ScootyPuffJr
ScootyPuffJr - 8/29/2011, 9:17 AM
Ror, one interpretation is that he raped her...but it wasn't really implied. I kinda always figured he had.

Nuck, she got a transplant.
BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 8/29/2011, 9:20 AM
Really really stupid and pointless to have Babs back as Batgirl. She was such a strong character with a great new identity. She was a figure of empowerment for the disabled and abused. There isn't a story they will tell with her as Batgirl that couldn't be told with another character. Dumb, dumb, dumb.
TheDarkKnightWing
TheDarkKnightWing - 8/29/2011, 9:21 AM
I'd love to see an animated film for the killing joke. That would be awesome.
alucard365
alucard365 - 8/29/2011, 10:01 AM
Barb welcome back.
elcaballerooscuro92
elcaballerooscuro92 - 8/29/2011, 10:27 AM
this is just wrong, grayson should be batman, gordon should be oracle and batwing should have a better name
SoItGoes
SoItGoes - 8/29/2011, 10:34 AM
Babs should always be Oracle, this is a mistake.
HellScorpion
HellScorpion - 8/29/2011, 11:24 AM
@Nomis, I'm sure Oracle will appear in Batman & Robin and Nightwing, since those are set at the other end of the DC timeline
HellScorpion
HellScorpion - 8/29/2011, 11:27 AM
@itbegins, I think the Batgirl series is like the new Batman and Detective Comics, set in the past during her career as Batgirl and the page with the killing joke dream is a premonition.
HellScorpion
HellScorpion - 8/29/2011, 11:28 AM
Whoops, man did I screw up. Didn't see the bit at the top...
skidz
skidz - 8/29/2011, 11:46 AM
I see the first 5 issues (at most) being big sellers before sails drop off and people when the original continuity back and DC has to buy the rights to Superman's backstory back to pull that off.
skidz
skidz - 8/29/2011, 11:53 AM
As a fan in a chair myself, wouldn't be quite as annoyed if they'd put an emphasis on what she went through to walk again rather than just shoving this in your face. It's clunky at best work at best.
skidz
skidz - 8/29/2011, 11:56 AM
Sorry, 'clunky at best, shoddy at worst.'
Dedpool
Dedpool - 8/29/2011, 11:58 AM
This should be interesting. i wonder what they're gonna do with Stephanie. We know Cassandra will still be around and probably an agent of the Bat in Batman Inc when it returns.
skidz
skidz - 8/29/2011, 12:10 PM
The only worthwhile upside to this is it makes a smoother connection to her role as Commissioner on Batman Beyond.
ROMACK
ROMACK - 8/29/2011, 2:44 PM
This is stupid. She mattered so much more in the DCU as Oracle.
skidz
skidz - 8/29/2011, 3:11 PM
I'm not that keen on the artwork, either.
BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 8/29/2011, 3:16 PM
Really like the artwork. I guess if they can fix Batman's back with a really STUPID plot point after Bane broke it - they can fix Batgirl. But the sad thing is - I know that Oracle has become a role model for younger, disabled readers. That was far more important than this.
skidz
skidz - 8/29/2011, 4:07 PM
WittySupername & BillyBatson1000: Couldn't agree more with each of you.
alucard365
alucard365 - 8/29/2011, 5:37 PM
i love Barbara Gordon, she's my third favorite character next Batman, and Cassandra Cain.
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