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In the latest issue of Joker, Batgirl confirms the most reliable weapon in the DC Universe when she is attacked by a Talon from the Court of Owls.
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Joker # 7
In the latest issue of DC Comics’ Joker, that of Barbara Gordon Bat girl confirmed some of the most reliable weapons in the DC Universe. While the series was largely centered around Jim Gordon and his hunt for the Clown Prince of Crime in the wake of the Joker War, he received the support of his daughter Barbara, using all the resources of the Batcomputer to help him in his research. However, this put Batgirl in the crosshairs of the Court of Owls, Jim Gordon’s secret employers who hired him to sue the Joker. Yet as Barbara and her fellow Batgirls were attacked by one of the Court Talons, they managed to turn the tide with the one weapon the assassin couldn’t sabotage.
In previous issues of Joker from writer James Tynion IV and artist Guillem March, Jim Gordon is no longer Gotham’s police commissioner and reluctantly nears retirement. However, before that happens, he finally has the chance to defeat his elusive “scarecrow,” the Joker himself. Hired by a mysterious woman named Cressida, Jim Gordon received a considerable sum of money and received numerous resources to kill the Joker. However, while Gordon is determined to find Joker, it is not yet clear whether he will ultimately decide to do so by pulling the trigger. Gordon’s new assignment also saw Jim reveal that he had known Batgirl’s true identity for some time, which earned him more honesty than ever before as a father and daughter.
Now, Joker # 7 confirms that Cressida works for the Court of Owls, and that they sent one of their assassins Talon to pursue Barbara who had used her technical skills to watch over the mysterious woman and learn her true intentions. However, even though the Talon had sabotaged her costume and gear before revealing herself, Barbara still has her batarangs and notes their reliability as they can’t really be ruined or tampered with.
Thanks to her batarangs, Barbara and her fellow Batgirls Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain were able to gain the upper hand over the Talon, forcing him to retreat. This issue continues James Tynion IV’s love for the batarang by emphasizing the weapon’s inherent reliability. In previous issues of Batman of Tynion, during the Jokers war, Batman himself has confirmed that his batarangs are more than just shurikens by another name. Bruce Wayne designed them to be more precise, offering greater precision while providing unique versatility.
Overall, the Batarangs have certainly earned their place as the Bat-Family’s weapon of choice. Not only are they part of the arsenal of almost every vigilante in Gotham, but they’ve also been customized for a variety of uses over the years. Bat girl confirms in this new issue of Joker that nothing beats the classic batarang because of its reliability and resistance to sabotage in the DC Universe.
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