Quote Originally Posted by Godlike13 View Post
Being the new Batgirl’s Obi Wan is far from an important role in the grand scheme of the DC Universe. The only thing she was vitally important to was helping to establish the new Batgirl. Make her Batgirl again, how degrading, making her the new Batgirl’s Obi Wan sidekick, she’s ‘vitally important’. Sure...
And struggling to just get back on track, a rather stale track at that, when every one around her are progressing on new tracks, is not something to commend by any means. This is a trap DC does. They are doing it with Nightwing and Ric right now. They defeat fans bases to the point they celebrate when they just do the same old same old again.
Babs wasn't some sidekick to Steph. She was a mentor and important figure in her life just like she was for Cass, and she was basically the co-lead of that book with almost as much screentime as Steph had, and she even got some character development too.

She was in a supporting role, but it was far from a bad or inconsequential one. I fail to see how it was degrading unless being a mentor to a younger protagonist is degrading. But if so, then it didn't start with Steph.
None the less her time as Batgirl has seen a range in tones, content, different interpretations, and new world building. Centered on her for her. Things they refused to do with Oracle anymore.

My point is about illustrating how DC views Oracle.
Like miller said, it's really only been two very different takes and tones on the book. Right now the books are walking back away from the Burnside tone but it still feels like the title hasn't quite found it's proper footing or on a consistent way of depicting Babs.