scans_daily: USA Today Leaks How Barbara Gordon got her Spine Back

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@ 2011-12-12 10:40 pm UTC

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char: batgirl/oracle/barbara gordon, char: harley quinn/harleen quinzel, creator: gail simone, title: batgirl

USA Today Leaks How Barbara Gordon got her Spine Back

Massive Spoilers
Apparently she went to a clinic in South Africa that specialised in spinal injuries, and that's how her paralysis was cured after three years as Oracle.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2011-12-12/Batgirl-comics-story/51830078/1?AID=4992781&PID=4003003&SID=1w5y8vwb3c6rd

IF that is the case and not just some misinformation on the part of Gail, that explanation...

Kind of leaves me underwhelmed. On the one hand, it's definately not the cop-out, cheap explanation of "her injuries weren't as bad as she thought" or "Zatanna cured you with a potion made from ground up pixies and the dreams of orphaned stampcollectors!", and is actually something of a credible explanation in reality as well...

But I don't know, something about it just doesn't seem to gel. Doesn't really have an umph impact or something.

Also, heh, so both Steph and Barbara spent some time in Africa to recover from plots involving their injuries/deaths? Okay then.

For legality, a Christmasy moment with Harley and Babs,

Ah, Kara/Babs one of the less pronounced friendships in the DCAU. Apparently they're close enough to spend Christmas together (as opposed to Kara spending it with Clark and the Kents) as stated in the Justice League Christmas episode.

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kenn_el
2011-12-13 04:01 am UTC (link)

Still no logical reason for the most WTF aspect of the new series? Which is WHY IN THE WORLD would someone who went through 'The Killing Joke' move in with a roommate she didn't know previously? I would think it would be nerve-wracking enough for Babs to ever answer the door casually again, much less have someone she just met with the ability to let any Tom, Dick, or Joker into the apartment. There are ways to build a supporting cast without making the heroine seem dangerously unstable.

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	no subject mommy 2011-12-13 04:14 am UTC (link)
	That's the thing that makes me headtilt the most, followed by 'Why would Barbara want to go back to a codename that includes the word girl?' (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 2 comments) (Show 2 comments)

	no subject maxisanacorn 2011-12-13 06:46 am UTC (link)
	DC usually points to 'Powergirl' for this arguement. I still think its regressive and shoehorning her in to a position she outgrew. Barbara Gordon can walk, fine but her walking does not have to equal Batgirl. (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent) (Thread) (Hide 1 comment) (Show 1 comment)

	no subject eyz 2011-12-13 01:37 pm UTC (link)
	I guess Batwoman called dibs on that... (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

	no subject ar_feiniel 2011-12-13 01:31 pm UTC (link)
	I'm confused as to why she has a roommate at all. Doesn't she have the resources to have her own place? (Reply to this) (Thread from start) (Parent)

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