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: I’m not gonna lie…I am a giant fan of female superheroes (and villains). Jean Gray, Kitty Pryde, Batwoman, Catwoman and lately, Batgirl Barbara Gordon. It’s this last one that has been through quite a lot of changes since her debut in the classic Batman live-action series. Originally created for the show, she made the transition into the cannon comics and hasn’t left since. Barbara’s character has gone through a lot since first donning the mask. An adept student of Batman she became a hero in her own right. But then, in probably one of the darkest moment in Batman history, the Joker ended that with a single bullet. Luckily, that bullet didn’t kill her but it definitely put her out of commission as it left it severed her spine, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down.But even that didn’t stop our heroine. She then became the all knowing Oracle and from her headquarters in Watchtower she assisted many a hero in their daily adventures. But then the reboot happened and we find ourselves watching a newly healed Barbara once again swinging through the city of Gotham.And so far I have thoroughly enjoyed Barbara’s return. Her first run with the mysterious Mirror was something spectacular. And though her story with Gretel left a little to be desired, this next one seems ready to confront the issue that’s been plaguing our heroine. Mainly, her rehabilitation and what put her in the chair to begin with.Since the run began, Barbara has been struggling with her newly found legs. Some of being guilt as to why she was chosen. Some of it in the way she can’t seem to be in the same condition she was before she was put in her chair. Luckily for us, she makes a visit to Dinah who literally slaps some sense into her, telling her that she didn’t complain or get down on herself while she was wheelchair bound so she shouldn’t start now after getting what she, and others, could only dream of.And as for the rest of the issue? They not only set up an interesting masked villain that is apparently a meta-human but at the very end, she comes face-to-face with an echo of her past that shakes her to her core and brings up even more questions, not only for us, but for our caped hero has well. I can’t wait to find out where she’ll be going next.Rating: ABatwoman #7:
