Cassandra Cain Batgirl, Black Bat Appreciation 2023

[Frontier]

A New Year, and a new thread for appreciating Cassandra Cain!

[KyleWayne]

Here’s to good things for Batgirl in 2023. I’d love to see Kelley Puckett and Scott Peterson take on the Batgirls book. Them or Bryan Q Miller.

[The Cool Thatguy]

I'd kill for a Batgirls storyline that complimented Cass' character. Some hired killers blowing into town...

[The Cool Thatguy]

I'll say 5. I'm thinking she'll just be a cute little girl they need to protect from her parents but probably won't have her fighting capability.

So not comic-accurate, but in context probably harmless.

DC comics: "We only value performative diversity!"

[Frontier]

DC comics: "We only value performative diversity!"

Well, the comic tie-in is all over the place as it is and I'm not sure it's really something to get worked up over .

[Ruthborn]

Cass does stuff in the latest Dark Knights of Steel #9. She frees Kal El from Amazon prison.

[Hypo]

Cass as Robin piece by Kara Huset which was then colored by @AudibleSwiftness:

https://twitter.com/Karahuset/status...25913680285702



https://twitter.com/AudibleSwiftnes/...07878869884928

[ohfellow]

Cass does stuff in the latest Dark Knights of Steel #9. She frees Kal El from Amazon prison.

And says she is one of Batman's Robins. Has she been referred to as a Robin before?

[Ruthborn]

And says she is one of Batman's Robins. Has she been referred to as a Robin before?

Nope, this is the first time she has been depicted as a Robin in any universe. Before this she has either been a Batgirl/Batwoman, a Talon (Batman: Last Knight on Earth), or an independent hero.

[The Cool Thatguy]

Nope, this is the first time she has been depicted as a Robin in any universe. Before this she has either been a Batgirl/Batwoman, a Talon (Batman: Last Knight on Earth), or an independent hero.

And she got to be Shazam in DCeased. Taylor doesn't treat her half bad.

Wish other writers liked her better. Did Cass even get a solo story in Urban Legends?

[Frontier]

Cass as Robin piece by Kara Huset which was then colored by @AudibleSwiftness:

https://twitter.com/Karahuset/status...25913680285702



https://twitter.com/AudibleSwiftnes/...07878869884928

That's not a bad suit!

And she got to be Shazam in DCeased. Taylor doesn't treat her half bad.

Wish other writers liked her better. Did Cass even get a solo story in Urban Legends?

I always thought that was a bit much, but I've come to expect that from Taylor .

[AmiMizuno]

What do you all think about her being the choice Batgirl in Batwheels. Marks her first major appearance in animation.

[NOCTPHOENIX]

What do you all think about her being the choice Batgirl in Batwheels. Marks her first major appearance in animation.

Not good as she's basically Barbara here.

[Ruthborn]

Not good as she's basically Barbara here.

Yeah, she's a character fusion of all three. Not saying she's a bad character, she actually pretty good. Still beats Birds of Prey movie Cass (and even she wasn't bad character-wise, just a huge departure from who Cass actually was), but, hey, Multiverse Earths! Each Earth is different. Robin is the same; a fusion of all Robins. I am happy that they used Cass as the physical appearance (although I suspect it was an ethnicity grab) instead of the one they always use (Babs).

[Ruthborn]

I always thought that was a bit much, but I've come to expect that from Taylor .

It actually fit into the story, though. Cass picked up the staff because everyone else was busy getting slaughtered by Zombie CMJ. She saw a need and took it upon herself to do it. Constantine didn't even intend for her to have it, she chose herself. It was good.