Batgirl's Last Laugh

Not all Joker Wars are created equal. In this special guest post, writer Cecil Castellucci discusses the crucial stakes for Batgirl and her fans when the Joker once again sets his sights on Barbara.

SPOILER ALERT: The following post contains frank discussion and plot points from both Batman: The Killing Joke and this week’s Batgirl #47.

As a writer, it’s no easy task to be told that the Joker is going to come to come over to Barbara Gordon’s apartment and not leave until he gets what he wants from her. But when you write comics, missives come down to you all the time and your job is to go with the flow. It’s always a great and interesting challenge to try to contribute to the larger shared universe narrative while also pushing the character that you are caring for forward. The aim is always to contribute to the canon of the character while finding the balance between honoring the core of who that person is and what came before in their story.

Batgirl's Last Laugh DC Comics Blog July 22nd, 2020