Or a still life, but made up of human hands,” Scott clarified with a grin, “He’s still stealing things, of course, but it’s different now - he’s escalating. “Things like Perseus with the Head of Medusa, but maybe it’s got a real person’s head. Batgirl uncovers a string of grizzly “art pieces” constructed out of human body parts at the scenes of various crimes.

is no longer just trying to steal fine art - he wants to make it. “Changed” might be a bit of an understatement here. Now he’s back and we learn that his time in prison has really changed him.” Created by Gail Simone and Ardian Syaf, Grotesque was “originally, this sort of adrenaline junkie who liked to steal the finer things in life,” according to Scott, “but he got sent away to Blackgate. Barbara is headed home to face off against a villain named Grotesque, who harkens back to Batgirl’s original New 52 era run. It helps us with the story a little bit too, because it’s a little less bright - we wanted her to be more stealthy, and we want her to be able to integrate some more tech with the belt.”Īnd by the sound of things, that emphasis on stealth is going to come in handy. So the version that she was working on that she had stashed here just in case. She can’t get out back to Burnside, and this is like the emergency. “That’s why it looks so much like her original Batgirl: Year One outfit - like, she’s with her dad. “This is supposed to be a version of the costume that she was working on when she still lived with her dad,” Scott explained in reference to her new, more classic look. Barbara’s new look in Batgirl #27 DC Comics

With a design concept by Sean Gordon Murphy, Babs’ new look is a pretty far cry from the pastel purple moto jacket she’s been wearing since the Batgirl of Burnside soft reboot back in 2015. Complete with a brand new look and an all new creative team made up of writer Mairghread Scott and artists Paul Pelletier and Elena Casagrande, Batgirl is leaving her neighborhood and heading back to Gotham City proper to face down a new - and deeply personal - threat, starting with Batgirl #26 on August 22nd.

Barbara Gordon’s world is about to be flipped upside down as a new era dawns for Burnside’s favorite daughter.

Batgirl #1 by Gail Simone