#25 – Barbara Gordon

25 Barbara Gordon Today we talk about Barbara Gordon who was Batgirl and then Oracle after the Joker shot her (then Batgirl again once DC rebooted). She's a genius and we love her and you should too! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: Our episode on Kate Kane Seduction of the Innocent Batman (TV Show) Batgirl introduced in comics Yvonne Craig as Batgirl Jim Gordon comics written by Olivia Crisis on Infinite Earths James Gordon Jr. LIBRARY SCIENCE IS CORRECT Barbara runs for congress Batman: The Killing Joke The Killing Joke movie DO NOT WATCH Suicide Squad ESCRIMA STICKS Birds of Prey Gail Simone being hired for Birds of Prey a pretty short op/ed article on the desexualization of disabled folks Dick Grayson covering his face (but not much else) Post-shower-discovery conversation Barbara recognizes Dick Grayson's butt Midnighter recognizes Dick Grayson's butt Nightwing Oracle Convergence The Titans (1999) #1 Owacle (this is the best image i could find of this panel but it's got a lot of other stuff mushed around it sorry y'all) New 52 Batgirl Barbara's lovely trans roommate whom i love Babs Tarr's very beautiful Dick Grayson Batgirl Rebirth Batgirl and the Birds of Prey Rebirth Birds of Prey: Of Like Minds Batgirl: Year One Robin: Year One The Batgirl of Burnside Harley Quinn-focused Birds of Prey movie? Barbara in the Lego Batman movie Batman Eternal Immortal Hulk #1 You Are Deadpool #1 Capes and Japes Podcast discord server (youtube was founded in 2005, we were both a year off) Support Capes and Japes by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/capesandjapes Find out more at https://capesandjapes.pinecast.co