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A review by iamrainbou
Batgirl, Vol. 4: Wanted by Gail Simone, Marguerite Bennett, Jonathan Glapion, Fernando Pasarín, Derlis Santacruz, Carlos Rodríguez, Daniel Sampere
1.0
I haven't been loving Batgirl as I thought I would. And at first of Wanted I was excited. Barbara is dating a disabled Latino and it made my heart warm. They are a cute couple. And although I have feelings about the way Ricky is portrayed, I like him.
But then Detective Gordon shoots Ricky. Only because he is a brown, poor Latino and thought he was dangerous. I AM SO FURIOUS RIGHT NOW. I feel hurt and horrified that the comic justifies Gordon. Of course, it does, because Gordon is fucking loved in the DC universe, and who cares about disabled brown Latinos? I DO OKAY.
Ricky doesn't die and he decides to sue Gordon (who, by the way, doesn't feel terrible or horrified because he had reasons). Barbara defends her dad because, I don't know, bullshit reasons really. Ricky was defending Batgirl, but Barbara decides to side with her racist dad. Wonderful.
Fuck everything. I'm so pissed. Especially because Gordon never gets a word about what happened and he is defended by everyone. SO.ANGRY.
But then Detective Gordon shoots Ricky. Only because he is a brown, poor Latino and thought he was dangerous. I AM SO FURIOUS RIGHT NOW. I feel hurt and horrified that the comic justifies Gordon. Of course, it does, because Gordon is fucking loved in the DC universe, and who cares about disabled brown Latinos? I DO OKAY.
Ricky doesn't die and he decides to sue Gordon (who, by the way, doesn't feel terrible or horrified because he had reasons). Barbara defends her dad because, I don't know, bullshit reasons really. Ricky was defending Batgirl, but Barbara decides to side with her racist dad. Wonderful.
Fuck everything. I'm so pissed. Especially because Gordon never gets a word about what happened and he is defended by everyone. SO.ANGRY.