Superhero Therapy Podcast Ep. 42: Batgirl & Oracle

ST Podcast Ep. 42: Batgirl & Oracle

On this episode Dustin and Dr. Scarlet are joined by New York Times bestselling authors Marieke Nijkamp and Sarah Kuhn. The Superhero Therapy team got to discus not one but two new DC Comics YA graphic novels based on Batgirl and Oracle. The two books covered are Shadow of the Batgirl written by Sarah Kuhn and The Oracle Code written by Marieke Nijkamp available now.

 

Psychology of Batgirl

There have been a number of heroic women who took it upon themselves to protect the city of Gotham as Batgirl. Among the first of these was Betty Kane, who was Bat-Girl (initially hyphenated, similarly to Spider-Man). Others, such as Helena Bertinelli (also known as the Huntress), also at one point put on the bat suit. However, the best-known superhero behind Batgirl is Barbara Gordon.

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