TITLE:
The End of the Beginning
WRITER:
Tony Bedard
PENCILER(s):
Claude St. Aubin
INKER(s):
John Floyd
COLORS:
Hi-Fi Design
LETTERS:
Pat Brosseau
CHARACTERS:
Oracle (Barbara Gordon); Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance); Huntress (Helena Bertinelli); Manhunter (Kate Spencer);
Misfit (Charlie Gage-Radcliffe); Infinity; Lady Blackhawk (Zinda Blake);
Calculator (Noah Kuttler); Gizmo (Mikron O'Jeneus); Matchmaker; Visionary
PLOT:
Imbued with Kilg%re's powers, Calculator his infiltrated the Birds' base and begins thrashing his way through Clocktower Systems on a hunt for the Oracle. Finding that normal offensive
tactics were not enough to take down the cybernetic behemoth, Barbara and the Birds lure Calculator to the motor pool where Lady Blackhawk is waiting with a rocket launcher. After decapitating the machine
with a rocket, the Birds flee Clocktower Systems. Given the sheer number of electronic equipment surrounding him, Barbara realizes that she has only moments before Calculator re-spawns and continues chasing after them. With this in mind, she bids farewell
to Clocktower Systems and detonates several remote charges placed throughout the building, imploding the structure and bringing the house down on top of Calculator.
Based on what she knows about Kilg%re, Barbara theorizes that Calculator must have used the Ünternet network to travel from the Syndicate's base to theirs. With the regular internet taken out by the Anti-Life Equation, she knows that whatever Wi-Fi signal the
Syndicate is using would now stick out like a sore thumb. Sure enough she's able to trace their location to Netcracker Inc and sends the Birds in to dispatch the villains inside.
Due to her condition, Oracle finds herself on the sidelines while Manhunter finally gets revenge against Visionary for her mental anguish
and the rest of the Birds take out the remaining Syndicate members. Her frustration reaches a
crescendo however as she watches in horror as Calculator is able to escape unscathed from Netcracker Inc. The inability to capture Calculator coupled with
her recent defeat at the hands of the Joker begins to make Barbara feel as though she's lost her edge.
When the Birds re-group back at the car they find Oracle missing. In her stead she has left a note in the care of the team's newest member Infinity explaining her disappearance. Putting the Birds on hiatus, Barbara leaves
Charlie in Helena's care and heads off on her own to find herself and re-discover what exactly her purpose as a hero truly is.
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TITLE:
Origins & Omens
WRITER:
Kevin VanHook
PENCILER(s):
Fernando Pasarin
INKER(s):
Matt Ryan
COLORS:
Hi-Fi Design
LETTERS:
Pat Brosseau
CHARACTERS:
Scar the Guardian; Oracle (Barbara Gordon)
PLOT:
After apparently moving back to Gotham, Barbara Gordon is unpacking her things and combing through old memories. A chance discovery of an old picture frame sends her on a trek down memory lane and down to an old forgotten storage
facility where she has her old Batgirl memorabilia stashed. There she thinks back to her days fighting alongside Bruce and Dick and the horrible tragedy that befell her at the hands of the Joker. Hidden in a secret compartment inside the
case where she has her Batgirl uniform is the Witz camera the Joker had with him the night he shot her through the spine. Staring into the lens she finds herself wondering exactly what if anything the future holds for the
Oracle.
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