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First of all, Gail (and other creators, given what she's saying) are clearly being given editorially (and echelons higher than editorial) mandated changes. And also, just as clearly, given the Superbooks' solicits, this is a line-wide continuity reset. So OK, whatever. I can respect all of that. It's tough, defending decisions that aren't solely yours. (Though one option there is to /talk less/ about it. And be less defensive.)

And I get that, for example, the perception that Oracle being good at Solving Things means Batman is Less Special as a detective is mostly not Gail's. I think it's a really stupid perception, just for the record. One person being good at something does not mean another person is made less good at it, particularly given as Batman is also defined by other things than /just/ the detecting. /And also/, the two of them specialize in different aspects of detecting, and I could go on some more but I won't.

But... this bit is Gail-only, and it bugs me.

...why is it that virtually every single hero with a grievous injury, or even a death, gets to come back whole, except Barbara Gordon?

Barbara Gordon-as-Oracle is (in theory, depending on the writer) incredibly competent, damn good at her job, and a whole effin' person. "Paralyzed" does not mean "a partial person," thanks.

I don't want to get into the whole "But Batman had a broken back and now he's all better" thing. I get those points, and I get that there's a good argument fur "curing" Babs. I just have issues with how people perceive things and how they phrase them. That's all.