▁featuring ▁the ▁company ' s ▁most ▁icon ic ▁characters . ▁The ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁limited ▁series ▁Flash point ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁establish es ▁a ▁new ▁continu ity ▁within ▁the ▁DC ▁Un iverse , ▁with ▁all ▁characters ▁re gress ing ▁to ▁an ▁earlier ▁age ▁and ▁stage ▁in ▁their ▁care ers , ▁while ▁remaining ▁in ▁a ▁modern ▁tim eline . ▁DC ▁Senior ▁V P ▁of ▁Sales , ▁Bob ▁Wayne , ▁explained ▁that ▁with ▁each ▁of ▁their ▁titles ▁rever ting ▁to ▁issue ▁# 1 , ▁" our ▁cre ative ▁teams ▁have ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁more ▁modern ▁approach — not ▁only ▁with ▁each ▁character , ▁but ▁with ▁how ▁the ▁characters ▁interact ▁with ▁one ▁another ▁and ▁the ▁universe ▁as ▁a ▁whole , ▁and ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁earlier ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁care ers ▁of ▁each ▁of ▁our ▁icon ic ▁characters ." ▁Wayne ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁" The ▁K illing ▁Jo ke ▁still ▁happened ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁Oracle . ▁Now ▁she ▁will ▁go ▁through ▁physical ▁re h abil itation ▁and ▁become ▁a ▁more ▁season ed ▁and ▁nu anced ▁character ▁because ▁she ▁had ▁these ▁incred ible ▁and ▁diverse ▁experiences . ▁Dan ▁Di D io , ▁Co - Pub lish er ▁of ▁DC ▁Comics ▁explained ▁the ▁decision ▁by ▁stating ▁that ▁" she ' ll ▁always ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁recogn izable ▁[ B at g irl ] ." ▁Series ▁writer ▁G ail ▁Sim one ▁stated : ▁" For ▁many ▁years , ▁I ▁got ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁character ▁as ▁Oracle , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁to ▁this ▁day , ▁no