When Oracle/Batgirl/ Barbara Gordon finally got her revenge on The Joker, it was well worth the wait. They had brush-ups before that point, but nothing quite like the showdown from near the end of Birds of Prey . The Birds were on active missions, which left Barbara alone at the base. Disguised as a cop, The Joker snuck in and decided to finish Barbara off. What the Joker didn’t know was how connected Barbara had become since he shot her. Miss Gordon knew the Joker was coming and welcomed it. Babs wanted her revenge.
The process is long and bizarre and full of backtracking to find items to gain each seal’s trust. You know, stuff like flowers, party hats and reading glasses. Seal stuff. Also, if you give a seal the wrong item, it’s mission over. At the end of this crazy tangent from the spy business, all the alien baby seals are safely taken home, leaving you with… nothing. Possibly one of the most complex, useless Easter Eggs out there.
In the world of comic book media, even the spinoffs get spinoffs. The second season of Batman Beyond featured an episode called “ Zeta ” which introduced Infiltration Unit Zeta ( Gary Cole ). Zeta was essentially an assassination and reconnaissance droid for the NSA who went rogue when he refused to kill. Terry realized that Zeta had a conscience and he allowed him to escape.
When an eager, determined psychology intern encounters the charms of a dejected patient considered “untreatable” by doctors at Arkham Asylum, the most dangerous, provocative and beloved couple in pop culture emerges. It starts simple. The psychology intern, Harleen Quinzel, gets caught up in her own idealism and conviction that she could “cure” the Joker of his violent and homicidal ways. Seeing the vulnerability in her, the Joker engages willfully in their therapy sessions, sharing stories about his abusive childhood and upbringing. Tactfully, his storytelling combines and confuses humiliation with humor; pain with pleasure; lashing-out with laughter. Harleen is pulled in. When she realizes she could rescue the Joker from the system that continues to torture him, her alter-ego, Harley, is created. This is Harley Quinn ‘s origin story and the beginnings of her tumultuous relationship with the Joker.
Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice invites a new audience/generation/support group to find their version of Superman. Director Zack Snyder makes a big deal about maturing Superman for the modern era. The term maturing and fantasy characters always make older people cringe, but is it necessarily the wrong thing? Snyder’s Superman is very well aware of his power, but his need to exist as an individual. This Superman is the alien who dared to dream as a Kansas farmer’s son. The Objectivist tinged talks with Ma Kent and his upbringing suggest a conservative mindset that draws a direct opposition to Batman’s tactics.
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