The Oracle Code
#1 New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp and artist Manuel Preitano unveil a graphic novel that explores the dark corridors of Barbara Gordon's first mystery: herself.
After a gunshot leaves her paralyzed below the waist, Barbara Gordon undergoes physical and mental rehabilitation at the Arkham Center for Independence. She must adapt to a new normal, but she cannot shake the feeling that something is dangerously amiss. Strange sounds escape at night while patients start to go missing.
Is this suspicion simply a result of her trauma? Or does Barbara actually hear voices coming from the center's labyrinthine hallways? It's up to her to put the pieces together to solve the mysteries behind the walls.
In The Oracle Code, universal truths cannot be escaped, and Barbara Gordon must battle the phantoms of her past before they consume her future.
After a gunshot leaves her paralyzed below the waist, Barbara Gordon undergoes physical and mental rehabilitation at the Arkham Center for Independence. She must adapt to a new normal, but she cannot shake the feeling that something is dangerously amiss. Strange sounds escape at night while patients start to go missing.
Is this suspicion simply a result of her trauma? Or does Barbara actually hear voices coming from the center's labyrinthine hallways? It's up to her to put the pieces together to solve the mysteries behind the walls.
In The Oracle Code, universal truths cannot be escaped, and Barbara Gordon must battle the phantoms of her past before they consume her future.
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I am coming to super hero comics with only the vaguest ideas of who folks are, so I'm sure there are some aspects I miss out on when I read these. But I did appreciate that they didn't feel the need to explicitly spell out Babs' traumatic event. I think they told enough about it through the puzzle piece imagery. Note that I am coming from an able bodied perspective, but I thought it felt like a realistic portrayal of someone coming to terms with their new physical limitations. It wasn't the 'disability inspiration' trope and the open discussion of how sometimes old friends fall away during life changing events felt real.
I liked the mystery and watching Babs come into her own in taking on the problem her way.
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I liked the mystery and watching Babs come into her own in taking on the problem her way.
Read Harder 2023 - # 18 Read a comic or graphic novel that features disability representation
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