That’s Bat-Girl, side-kick of the original Batwoman who was later repurposed into Kate Kane. They aren’t the same character, as Bette operated as more of a Robin. Batgirl was an equal ally.
But that’s the point: she -isn’t- Batgirl behind the computer and she’s hardly interacting in the same way with either the scenario than she does as Batgirl. She’s dependant on people just pointing things out and making second-hand observations rather than interacting with it herself to put the pieces together. Whatever she can do behind a computer she can also do on the field nowadays. The only thing is: she doesn’t get any of the extended interaction with the outside world, none of the theatrics or even interaction with anyone other than the two other, less independent Batgirls. She’s just there to scold them when they don’t do what she could have easily done herself.
Oracle serves a different narrative purpose than Babs as Batgirl does.
I'm fine with it in the context of how it's being used so far but I can understand preferring Babs solo as Batgirl doing Batgirl things, but there's a place for both in my opinion.
I hope we get to see more of her bonding with Cass and Steph moving forward.
What I don't like is that Babs as Oracle we hardly see. She makes an appearance here n there but we see her on one panel here and there. That's not enough for me.
Thats why I miss Babs as Batgirl. I miss seeing her being in a main role, the star and I miss her obviously in her Batgirl outfit.
It’s not enough for me either, but it’ll be especially egregious if they don’t even let her be Batgirl in a BATGIRLS book, how is that fair?
Because the thing is: Oracle and Batgirl don’t do the same thing. That was the point of Oracle’s creation...but tech and mobility equipment have marched on now. If they blended the approach? Awesome, yes! But they don’t seem interested in doing that. It’s one or the other and...unfortunately, one tends to offer a bit more independence.
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I thought the point of Oracle was to take a BROKEN CHARACTER (Barbara being crippled as a result of The Killing Joke) and to give her a new role / life / purpose as Oracle.
Have you ever read any of those Suicide Squad issues by Ostrander and Yale when Barbara first became Oracle? (Just curious.)
Are we sure we're even getting a Batgirls book? Could it be Birds of Prey instead, I wonder? Huntress said that Babs being at the computer reminded her of the Birds. The other Batgirls could easily be incorporated into that team alongside Huntress and Black Canary.
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I think Tynion outright mentioned there was a Batgirls book coming.
But for lack of a Batgirl solo book I feel like it makes sense how they're approaching it and I feel like she'll have a leading role in a Batgirls book.
I've felt that about some of her depictions as Batgirl post-New 52 to be honest, but I'm also coming at it as someone who grew up with Batgirl in media and Oracle in the comics so I guess I just view it differently.
I'm a Babs fan but I'm also a fan of other characters, so ideally I'd like to see them all doing well and playing off each other.
Again, I feel like she'll still end up appearing as Batgirl within the Batgirls book. We really don't have a lot of information about it.
They're two separate identities. I feel like she's been depicted as being fairly independent as Oracle in the past, so I don't think it's inherently an issue with the Oracle identity.
I don't view Cass and Steph as substitutes, and if she still appears as Batgirl moving forward doesn't that mean we'll be getting both?
That one loose strand of hair style was a real good look for Babs.