▁character ▁who ▁means ▁more ▁to ▁me . ▁This ▁is ▁classic ▁Barbara ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁originally ▁conce ived , ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁big ▁surpr ises . ▁It ' s ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁a ▁shock , ▁to ▁be ▁sure , ▁but ▁we ’ re ▁doing ▁everything ▁we ▁can ▁to ▁be ▁respect ful ▁to ▁this ▁character ' s ▁amaz ing ▁legacy , ▁while ▁present ing ▁something ▁thr illing ▁that ▁a ▁generation ▁of ▁com ics ▁readers ▁will ▁be ▁experien cing ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time   ... ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ▁le aping , ▁fighting , ▁and ▁swing ing ▁over ▁Goth am . ▁Now , ▁when ▁citizens ▁of ▁that ▁city ▁look ▁up , ▁they ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁see ▁B AT G I RL . ▁And ▁that ▁is ▁absolutely ▁thr illing ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁new , ▁re vised ▁continu ity , ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁The ▁K illing ▁Jo ke ▁took ▁place ▁three ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁current ▁story line , ▁and ▁while ▁it ▁is ▁established ▁she ▁was ▁par ap leg ic ▁during ▁that ▁time , ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ▁is ▁written ▁as ▁having ▁reg ained ▁her ▁mob ility ▁after ▁under going ▁experimental ▁surg ery ▁at ▁a ▁South ▁African ▁clin ic . ▁Although ▁she ▁res umes ▁her ▁work ▁as ▁Bat g irl ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁her ▁recovery , ▁she ▁continues ▁to ▁suffer ▁from ▁post tra um atic ▁stress ▁dis order , ▁causing ▁her ▁to ▁hes itate ▁in ▁battle ▁when ▁exposed ▁to ▁gun fire ▁that ▁could ▁result ▁in ▁suffering ▁new ▁sp inal ▁damage . ▁The ▁character ▁also ▁exhib its ▁surv iv or ▁gu ilt ▁due