Gail Simone is writing Batgirl! She's writing Barbara Gordon as Batgirl. I'm of two minds on that one. I like Barbara, but she's made such a place for herself as Oracle and this seems like a major rewrite of history to have her walking. This is addressed in the first issue. She's been in a wheelchair for three years and now she's not. I expect exactly how she's gotten the use of her legs back will be examined in later issues.
Things I liked: what she says versus what she's thinking. Simone has Barbara give a great internal monologue.
Things I didn't like: no mention of Dick? Kidding. It was actually the final panel. The policewoman accusing Batgirl of murder because she failed to stop one. That's kind of lame. I liked that Barbara froze when the gun was pointed at her. It felt like a natural reaction. I would think the policewoman's response would be more along the lines of accusing Batgirl being out of her league. Not murder.
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