Batgirl in The Brave & The Bold #33

This is a very weird story, and I cetainly hope it takes place out of continuity. In a nutshell, Zatanna and Wonder Woman know that Batgirl is going to be shot in the spine by The Joker and will be left paralized. What do they do with this information? They take poor Barbara clubbing the night before her world comes crashing down on her.

By the time Barbara was shot by The Joker, she had already given up being Batgirl, which is why I made the "out of continuity" reference. It doesn't even work as an Elseworlds story; come on... a powerful magician, and an amazon gifted powers by the gods themselves cannot protect an ally from terrible suffering and just allow it to happen? Very morbid.

Anyway, the only thing I liked about this issue was the art -and not all of it, only a few pages- some of which is shown here.

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Mera's Secret

Involved in the fires of the lasso of truth by Wonder Woman, Mera reveals a terrible secret to the amazon princess. What could it be? We found out in Green Lantern #50 that Mera never wanted to have children; is that the secret or is there more to it?

From violet to red; from love to rage; Princess Diana and Queen Mera, New Lantern Deputies!

Creepy, Scary, Terrifying Mera

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Mera in HeroClix Blackest Night Starter Game

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Mera in Green Lantern # 50

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Batgirl in The Brave & The Bold #33

Batgirl, Wonder Woman and Zatanna enjoy a nice, peaceful evening on the town that absolutely won't be interrupted by any kind of superheroic hijinks whatsoever... and if you believe that, there's a giant bronze globe in Metropolis we'd like to sell you!

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI
Art by CLIFF CHIANG
Cover by JESUS SAIZ
On Sale April 21, 2010