Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Batgirl
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Date: 2010-10-14 07:36 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-10-14 08:22 am (UTC)I'm curious WHY they don't say "Cassandra Wayne" your own adopted DAUGHTER though, it's like the whole Tim Drake thing. MAKE UP YOUR MIND DC, ARE THEY FAMILY OR NOT?!
I'd say as far as retcons go, even if this is a bit of a blanket cover, it's permissible to me because it was her following Bruce's wishes and a mutual sense of trust that I've seemed to think they had or have had in the past. Cass has been SO abused by DC under the title of Batgirl, it makes a little bit of sense for her to be able to shed and grow. I can't help but feel she would feel a bit jaded after all that she's been through, and losing Bruce not long after being adopted as well. But still, her costume was hella scary.
As much as Cassandra makes a great character as Batgirl, and from a writer's point of view like a fascinating character to write, I have to admit that Stephanie as Batgirl really DOES add a light touch to the Batman family AND DC comics overall that was sorely needed. They just don't have enough "fun" books out right now, and this one regularly gives a good show.
I'm sure Cass will be back full-time in time. I wouldn't be surprised if she took up the now empty Nightwing mantle. Though with Flamebird also seeming to return with Batwoman...the Batman extended Family is getting awfully full!
One thing I've been curious about a bit more than Cass is...it was always implied she was in Hong Kong, but WHERE IS MISFIT?! While I really like the Batgirl comic as is, I had originally thought it was going to be more of a team book between Cass, Stephanie, and Misfit. Like team Batgirl or something. Now Gail Simone has nothing to do with this, but I'm shocked she hasn't even appeared in Birds of Prey yet either!
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Date: 2010-10-14 08:50 am (UTC)Charlie and Sin are in foster homes, according to Barbara. They keep in touch, but aren't currently part of the action. We'll see how long that lasts. Wonder if Sin likes eggplant?
Since Dick is staying Batman, Cass taking over the Nightwing job would work. And yeah, the Batman Family is growing, a "family team organization" as Bruce puts it.
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Date: 2010-10-14 09:18 am (UTC)Thank you for posting this page.
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Date: 2010-10-14 11:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-14 06:29 pm (UTC)How so?
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Date: 2010-10-14 04:25 pm (UTC)Wibbly wobbley, timey wimey.
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Date: 2010-10-14 02:30 pm (UTC)This really props her up and is one of the better retcons DC has done recently.
As a Cass fan I am immensely happy!
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Date: 2010-10-14 02:54 pm (UTC)As I said in the previous post on this issue, I wonder if this ret-con is Miller finally responding to the criticism he got over how easily he dismissed Cass from the cowl (in 1 page!) in Batgirl #1 or if it's another Editorial mandate. Either way it's not too smooth. Still doesn't explain why Tim was the only one in the Bat-Family who seems to have given a damn about Cass or was concerned about her welfare in all the time Bruce has been gone. Why haven't you looked for her, Alfred? Dick? Babs? Anyone?
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Date: 2010-10-14 03:16 pm (UTC)Like a cousin or sister that moved away for a job or something, so it wouldn't be necessary to talk about her all the time, especially as they said that Tim was in constant contact with her.
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Date: 2010-10-14 09:56 pm (UTC)As someone said above, the only interpretation that makes this ok was that Cass was doing this for Steph, her best friend (despite the fact that Steph didn't even try to check up on her, for safety's sake?). Man, this is such a difference from Stephanie saying, "I refuse to give up being Batgirl." I know Cass is dedicated to the idea of the Bat, but surely she's now that loyal that she'd just drop the personna which helped her get on track with her life as soon as Bruce ordered her too. As Stephanie said, he doesn't have the right to take being Batgirl away from her, Bat-symbol or not.
Nice try, but this reeks of bad writing trying to cover bad writing. How did the writer get Steph so right and Cass so wrong?
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Date: 2010-10-15 12:05 am (UTC)That is to say, this way he has two strong bats (Cass and Steph) instead of one (Cass), and Cassandra's doing some Very Important Stuff that'll also be unveiled.
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Date: 2010-10-15 03:51 am (UTC)