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90scartoonman

Black Avengers vs. Girls of Prey

Nov 30, 2006 23:13

It's Double Standard Night Thursday, woo-hoo! Tonight I'll be discussing the merits of Luke Cage's "Black Avengers" and Barbara Gordon's "Just-Us Girls Unlimited". Why do I like the idea of one and not the other? Is it all in the execution? Can I get through this without being racist/sexist/offensive ( Read more... )

birds of prey, marvel comics, black characters, avengers, gail simone, dc comics

Comments 2

mattzimmer December 1 2006, 13:23:58 UTC

Why doesn't Power Girl like Barbara?

When are they going to make Barbara walk again so she can be Batgirl again?

90scartoonman December 2 2006, 17:50:48 UTC

I'm not sure where the Power Girl/Oracle feud started, but I believe it has something to do with Power Girl feeling used by her. Although Barbara generally doesn't mean to, she can be a little manipulative, but she has tough decisions to make.

Speaking of which, making Barbara Batgirl again would be a step down. Because Batman is so popular, these days Batfolk are a dime a dozen, and they're given spin-offs and whatnot. Sometimes they succeed (Robin) and sometimes they fail (Azrael). Oracle (and the Birds of Prey concept) is pretty unique, and there was a time not long ago that the JLA, The Titans, and Young Justice all relied on her for information. Besides, handicapped characters are fun.