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DC reboots itself, again. Fanboys rage.
cyro:
--- Quote from: Tiogyr on 20 Jun 2011, 10:58 ---I still don't really understand the problem with Oracle being an information broker and finally taking advantage of whatever medical tech/magical healing opportunity comes her way to allow her to get back to the life she used to love so much before the Joker shot her.
I mean, look at how Batman bounced back after Bane broke his back. It's about time the original Batgirl got to do the same.
--- End quote ---
Actually, she's becoming Batgirl "again" because of the series reboot.
Tiogyr:
If it's a completely different continuity/reboot, why is anyone sperging over continuity/character history?
Tom:
Not entirely, DC reboots are never clean slates.
McTaggart:
So maybe she's still destined to be paralysed?
TheEvilDog:
--- Quote from: Tiogyr on 20 Jun 2011, 10:58 ---I still don't really understand the problem with Oracle being an information broker and finally taking advantage of whatever medical tech/magical healing opportunity comes her way to allow her to get back to the life she used to love so much before the Joker shot her.
I mean, look at how Batman bounced back after Bane broke his back. It's about time the original Batgirl got to do the same.
--- End quote ---
The thing is, Barbara was in the chair longer than she was in the cape and cowl. So for many, she was Oracle, not Bat-girl, so seeing her take on the mantle again feels like a giant fuck you to those who became fans of her as an Eskrima practising, computer hacking, information broker. She was seen by some as an inspiration that their disability couldn't hinder their lives.
As for the medical tech/magical healing, the problem is that many comic studios can't really pull that stunt because it can be seen as flipping their similarly affected fans off. Just to pick an example, with the Legacy virus in the X-men comics. The original idea for the Legacy virus was for it to be an analogy for HIV/AIDS, only the virus was airborne, not passed through bodily fluids. Marvel originally intended for the virus to be curable within a couple of years, as HIV was thought to be. However as the years progressed and the idea of a cure never quite materialised, Marvel had to keep the Legacy virus storyline going for the best part of a decade before their version of a cure could be thought of and implemented. Same with paralysis, or blindness (Daredevil), or complete deafness (Echo). An editor can't click their finger and "zap" a character's affliction is gone, it cheapens the story and why the fans like the character, that their lives are not defined by their disability and that they can succeed with them.
And you can't really compare Batman's paralysis to Barbara's. Bane broke Batman's back, while the Joker used a handcannon to shoot her and damaging her spinal column. While Batman's back was broken by Bane snapping it over his knee, it was repaired by paranormal means. Magic has its own set of strict rules, so presumably it can only repair whats there. Barbara has a hole in her spine. Meaning that there isn't anything that Magic could do for her anyway.
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