Should Barbara Gordon Walk Again?

21 years after Barbara Gordon was shot by the Joker, should she regain the use of her legs?

By Tony 'G-Man' Guerrero | March 27, 2009

127 Comments

Methoson March 27, 2009 at 5:12 p.m.

yes!!

its been enough time...

there is absolutely no reason for Babs to still be inthat wheelchair... i've been through this on the forums before, there are a dozen or more ways for her to walk again, with bionics or not...

Hell, Batman himself has access to Kryptonian technology that could 'reset' her back to her prime in half a second or less... then we have people with advanced healing energies / factors that could give her a transplant to repair her nerve endings... how about Cyborg? he didn't have any legswhen they originally attached the bionics to him... if he has them, why not Babs? it's not as if Bats couldn't afford it...

it's more than time for her to be up and walking again... get her back into the Batgirl outfit where she belongs!

M

sora_thekey moderator on March 27, 2009 at 5:14 p.m.

Either / or just don't make her Batgirl again keep her as Oracle!!!

G-Man staff on March 27, 2009 at 5:15 p.m.

I just find it interesting that she was shot 21 years after her introduction and now it's been 21 years since she was shot. Hmmmm....

sora_thekey moderator on March 27, 2009 at 5:16 p.m.

21 is a lucky number

Erikon March 27, 2009 at 5:16 p.m.

I think she should be able to at least walk again. I do not care so much if she jumps back into the suit though. I actually like her as Oracle and think she should stay in that role. But I really do think she has been in the chair long enough.

pixelized moderator on March 27, 2009 at 5:17 p.m.

What would happen to Cassandra if she became Batgirl again?

Erikon March 27, 2009 at 5:18 p.m.

G-Man said:

"I just find it interesting that she was shot 21 years after her introduction and now it's been 21 years since she was shot. Hmmmm...."

Hmmm..... Good point. Do they intend to break and mend her spine every 21 years? Now that would be interesting.

warlock360on March 27, 2009 at 5:18 p.m.

Baman #666, she's the commissioner, and still in a wheelchair. (future)

Methoson March 27, 2009 at 5:19 p.m.

G-Man said:

"I just find it interesting that she was shot 21 years after her introduction and now it's been 21 years since she was shot. Hmmmm...."

yeah, that is pretty ominous... and as you said, Zatanna could fix it, or there are a half dozen other ways for her legs to be fixed...

i do think that this "Cure" storyline will result in her walking again, especially with the sheer amount of the Anti-Life Equation that she now knows about on earth...

M

Naheroon March 27, 2009 at 5:20 p.m.

yeah it'd be great to see her fight crime so that way she won't have to be a useless DC version of prof X i mean he is useful but he can be more useful if could still walk thats what i mean

Methoson March 27, 2009 at 5:21 p.m.

Voidheart said:

"Baman #666, she's the commissioner, and still in a wheelchair. (future)"

So?

no future storylines ever published by DC are canon... they all change with different writers...

M

geraldtheslothon March 27, 2009 at 5:21 p.m.

pixelized said:

"What would happen to Cassandra if she became Batgirl again?"

Kill her

i wont mind

pixelized moderator on March 27, 2009 at 5:22 p.m.

Nahero said:

"yeah it'd be great to see her fight crime so that way she won't have to be a useless DC version of prof X i mean he is useful but he can be more useful if could still walk thats what i mean"

Xavier walks.

G-Man staff on March 27, 2009 at 5:22 p.m.

Methos said:

"G-Man said:
"I just find it interesting that she was shot 21 years after her introduction and now it's been 21 years since she was shot. Hmmmm...."
yeah, that is pretty ominous... and as you said, Zatanna could fix it, or there are a half dozen other ways for her legs to be fixed...i do think that this "Cure" storyline will result in her walking again, especially with the sheer amount of the Anti-Life Equation that she now knows about on earth...M"

Exactly. The whole page about the phantom pain is just too much for a coincidence. And, as I mentioned in the video, she wouldn't or shouldn't go back to being Batgirl and there already is a Batwoman. She can stay Oracle. Oooooor, why not become BatMAN? If Maya Lopez could wear a padded suit and dress as Ronin...

Actually, I'm kidding about that.

Erikon March 27, 2009 at 5:23 p.m.

I also think that if she could walk again, she would not be a super hero again. She admitted to Cassandra once that she was really stupid when she was younger. She lacked the ability she should have had to be safe.

pixelized moderator on March 27, 2009 at 5:25 p.m.

erik said:

"I also think that if she could walk again, she would not be a super hero again. She admitted to Cassandra once that she was really stupid when she was younger. She lacked the ability she should have had to be safe."

But she's lived and learned... plus what happened at the end of that oracle issue would make her want to suit up again, IMO

Erikon March 27, 2009 at 5:26 p.m.

Oh I see. Well I missed it so I need to pick it up next week.

Methoson March 27, 2009 at 5:29 p.m.

G-Man said:

Exactly. The whole page about the phantom pain is just too much for a coincidence. And, as I mentioned in the video, she wouldn't or shouldn't go back to being Batgirl and there already is a Batwoman. She can stay Oracle. Oooooor, why not become BatMAN? If Maya Lopez could wear a padded suit and dress as Ronin...Actually, I'm kidding about that."

yeah... the phantom pain bit did make me really think...

this issue was one of the best i've read in a while, and i do really hope that it ends in Babs walking again...

we know who will be replacing Batman after all, so if Babs can be walking again, maybe she could be the sidekick that she , and HE, always wanted her to be... and make a lot of fans happy at the same time lol

i left that deliberately vague, for those of you who don't want it spoiled lol

M

warlock360on March 27, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.

Methos said:

"Voidheart said:
"Baman #666, she's the commissioner, and still in a wheelchair. (future)"
So?no future storylines ever published by DC are canon... they all change with different writers...M"

me 1 DC 0

pixelized moderator on March 27, 2009 at 5:31 p.m.

I think her being HIS sidekick would make me sick. They're practically equals, it'd seem like a demotion.

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