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Spoiler admonish forThe Joker#15
Barbara Gordon , the originalBatgirl , just discovered a personal Court of Owls connection that gives her a dread new opposition . TheCourt of Owls has been trying to infiltrateand upend the Bat - Family for years — going as far as try out to recruit Dick Grayson — but now the latest Talon has an undeniable link to one of Batman ’s core ally . The net issuing ofThe Jokerhas officially let on Barbara ’s brother , James Gordon , Jr. , to be the Court ’s most late Talon .
James Gordon , Jr. debuted in the character - definingBatman : Year Onestory by Frank Miller and Dave Mazzucchelli , but he come to prominence as a major Batman scoundrel inBatman : The Black Mirrorby Scott Snyder , Jock , and Francesco Francavilla . Since theNew 52era , and because of his personal connection with Barbara and Jim Gordon , Gordon , Jr. has in the main featured as a Batgirl enemy . Most latterly , Gordon , Jr. was believed to be dead after the issue of the Joker War . In recent issues ofThe Joker , however , after Barbara tested DNA samples from the pursuing Talon — a lethal assassin created and used by the Court of Owls — it was suggest that her brother ’s " death " may have in fact led to his involvement with the Court as their latest living weapon system .
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These hints , woven throughout the first 14 issues , are officially substantiate inThe Joker#15 by James Tynion IV , Giuseppe Camuncoli , Lorenzo Ruggiero , Cam Smith , and Arif Prianto . Cassandra Cain as Batgirl campaign and trammel the Talon , who has ambuscade her , Barbara , and their ally . But it ’s Barbara Gordon as herself who speaks to the Talon — and uncloak him , revealing the decaying boldness of her brother , James Gordon , Jr. " I ’m sorry they did this to you , " Barbara says to him . " I ’m go to try and fix it . seek to fetch you back for existent . " Later , Jim Gordon sustain that he and his daughterare go to do work together to " give him his hereafter back . "
Batgirl has had a major curse in her chum , James Gordon , Jr. , for the last decade , but his novel association with the Court of Owls makes him more threatening than ever . Barbara Gordon has never impart up hope for her crony ’s convalescence and well - being — even after his apparent expiry — but his fresh conditioning might pose new problems for their relationship move forward . These are novel challenges forBatgirland the whole Gordon family , but challenges they will sure enough confront head - on .
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hold in outThe Joker#15available now from DC Comics !
