I cannot describe the joy I get when I find a character I really identify with. I love readiu fantastic tales of fantastic heroes but there's always something special when I see myself in that hero.
I could talk about so many important characters and storylines but To start it off I'm going to focus on my current tears of joy.
I grew up being a huge Batman and Doctor Who fan as Batman was a human without superpowers and Doctor Who traveled with humans without superpowers.
Although I may tell other tales as this thread gets goimg today I am posting about Barbara Gordon.
I finally got ahold of Gail Simones Batgirl Run from 2011. After 3 years of being confined to a wheelchair I got a new prosthetic brace and am walking again.
So is Gail Simone's Batgirl. In a series of dark but empowering tales Batgirl is learning to be a hero again and walking again. She still has horrific PTSD and although her arms have tremendous strength she is still having a lot of trouble with her legs not having the superhero strength they once had.
In the first two trades Gail paints the truest most beautifully perfect picture of someone's struggles after 3 years of not walking I feel as if I am reading about myself.
I can not describe the joy and tears I feel reading such an empowering set of stories. I am known on twitter as The Goddamn Batwoman but even though Barbara is not a Jewish lesbian like myself and Kate I find a common ground and identity with Bat girl that I rarely find with a comics character.
I also told Gail!!! Although Batgirl, after "6 years" of walkimg and heroics, does not go into her past as much there are still nods to it and because of Gail she will always feel like a true inspiration to me.
I have also been reading the Cataclysm into No Mans Land arc and I love how much of a badass Barbara is. And little touches like "every Waynetech building is equipped with wheelchair ramps and access" that keep my childhood love of Batman holding fast.
Also, this story is also about Gail too. There are so many ways that Bat girl's return could have gone bad but because of her it was handled with grace and has still stayed in the minds of other creators on Batgirl titles.
So for me my favourite is Batgirl and Gail Simone.
I just want to make sure that this thread is broad. Your favourite character and why and sometimes it's not just the character but who writes them that makes them our favourite.
I think most people know what an amazin writer Gail is but I wanted to share her take on Batgirl because it's rare I see someone get what I go through as a disabled girl so absolutely right. She also nailed the PTSD aspect of Barbara's struggle as that's something I also deal with.
So who are your favourite diverse characters or storylimes and why do they resonate for you?