Javicia Leslie, the new star of The CW's Batwoman, will see her original character, Ryan Wilder, make her DC Comics debut in next week's extra-sized Batgirl #50.

DC has released a preview for Batgirl #50 by writer Cecil Castellucci and artists Aneke, Marguerite Sauvage and Emanuela Lupacchino, the final issue of Barbara Gordon's DC series. The final story arcs of Batgirl have shown Barbara Gordon join the rest of the Bat-Family for "The Joker War," while also fighting her brother, James Gordon, Jr., who seemingly died at her hands. While Batgirl wraps up that storyline, the title will also introduce Ryan Wilder, teasing a possible role for the new CW hero in future DC stories.

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Leslie was officially announced as Ruby Rose's Batwoman replacement in July. "I am extremely proud to be the first Black actress to play the iconic role of Batwoman on television, and as a bisexual woman, I am honored to join this groundbreaking show which has been such a trailblazer for the LGBTQ+ community," Leslie said in a statement.

Ryan Wilder's character description for Batwoman reads,

Ryan Wilder is about to become Batwoman. She's likable, messy, a little goofy and untamed. She's also nothing like Kate Kane, the woman who wore the Batsuit before her. With no one in her life to keep her on track, Ryan spent years as a drug-runner, dodging the GCPD and masking her pain with bad habits. Today Ryan lives in her van with her plant. A girl who would steal milk for an alley cat and could also kill you with her bare hands, Ryan is the most dangerous type of fighter: highly skilled and wildly undisciplined. An out lesbian. Athletic. Raw. Passionate. Fallible. And very much not your stereotypical all-American hero.

A preview of Batgirl #50, featuring Javicia Leslie's Ryan Wilder/Batwoman, can be found below.

BATGIRL #50

  • written by CECIL CASTELLUCCI
  • art by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO, MARGUERITE SAUVAGE and ANEKE
  • cover by JOSHUA MIDDLETON
  • variant cover by TERRY DODSON and RACHEL DODSON
  • ON SALE 10/27/20
  • $5.99 US | 48 PAGES | FC | DC | FINAL ISSUE
  • Series finale! All good things must come to an end, as we wrap up this run of Batgirl with one final oversized celebratory issue! In the aftermath of “The Joker War,” Gotham is left in pieces that need to be picked up by Barbara and Alejo’s team—but is Gotham a city worth saving anymore, and how much longer does our girl have it in her to keeping fighting for it as Batgirl? Then, if Barbara is to ever give her relationship with Jason a chance, she knows she has to face him and finally make amends with the act that crippled him.

The extra-sized Batgirl #50 by Cecil Castellucci, Emanuela Lupacchino, Marguerite Sauvage and Aneke is in stores and available digitally on Tuesday, Oct. 27 from DC.

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Source: DC