Batgirl #50

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Comments

[crimsonmoonmist]

Wouldn't you just have to stab the device with a batarang to deactivate it?
Cutting that large of a wound seems very excessive.

She probably figured that it'd only work on an exposed device, and better too large than too little?

[chortles81]

Though of course I can't say if that was actually the case (whether she thought so or whether the wound was actually necessary).

[coldfury]

Wait, so the reason she's not in a wheelchair is because a of a neural implant? Is this new information? And who is that in the rescue panel? Is that Batwing?

[grumman]

Wait, so the reason she's not in a wheelchair is because a of a neural implant? Is this new information?

No, they've been doing stupid things with it for a while now.

[mrstatham]

Stupid was feeling the need to include TKJ anyway. If they're going to have their cake and eat it, I'd rather they do some stupid 'comic!science!' stuff like this.

[sagrada]

Given the whole Bluebelle weirdness, wouldn't even be the first time something like that got pulled on Batgirl1.

[bradygirl_12]

They should do what TPTB did on Arrow: come up with a magical scientific doohickey to implant in Felicity's spine to give her back her walking ability. When it first worked, after months in a wheelchair, she didn't even walk with a stumble or a stagger in the least! Magic, I tell you!

[chalicother]

Add to that fact that it really in no way apart from one episode , really affected her in a emotional or character developing manner.

[bradygirl_12]

Add to that fact that it really in no way apart from one episode , really affected her in a emotional or character developing manner.

Exactly! If they weren't going to do anything with her disability, why bother with it in the first place?

[chalicother]

why bother with it in the first place?

Well remember they originally were going to call her Oracle. The show loves to steal from Batman, to the point its just sad.

From what I recall, that's exactly what New 52 Barbara had

[chortles81]

And it even played a role in the reveal for her first Batgirl of Burnside arc.

[espanolbot]

I think that they had a similar idea in the Birds of Prey TV show... which I'm sure they might have lifted from the Jessica Alba show Dark Angel. Both shows had a vigilante hacker who ended up paralysed and wore a kind of cybernetic brace thingy to walk around.

[shadowpsykie]

i think it was the batgirl suit that had like a temporary stimulant in it. it allowed her to walk temporarily to fight Shiva. but it was imperfect, dangerous and even Shiva could tell something was off... but we saw her in the suit! :D

[chalicother]

Why is this stupid..?

[informationgeek]

The panel where she's being carried? That's Frankie. She took control of the RobotBatBunny suit and was using it to fight some bad guys earlier in the issue, so she's using it now to rescue Babs.

[locuatico]

for a moment i tought it was Gordon and he had come rescue babs.

[yvonmukluk]

Alas! No Cass!

[mrstatham]

Given this has Harper in it still, maybe it's before Batman and Robin Eternal? And given the pace of that series, Cass hadn't appeared yet.

[deh_tommy]

How did Barabara end up losing her mobility, never mind being put in a wheelchair, when she wasn't involved in the events of The Killing Joke (presuming said interpretation of events is true, of course)?

[sir_razorback]

I'm not sure, but I think it requires at least a half bottle of Excedrin.

[espanolbot]

*mutters from off-panel*
Babs: I was in a boaking accident.

[shadowpsykie]

boaking... boat fucking? like... fucking on a boat?

[espanolbot]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqmdiiqIRA8

[shadowpsykie]

ah. old episode. weird voice acting and animations. been a while :D

[jekylls_salvation]

What will scans daily even do now?

[shadowpsykie]

i have to admit, when i saw what she did i said "HOLY CRAP"... now my co workers are looking at me weird...

i kinda missed this... hardcore babs...