All of Gotham City is poised to be consumed by "Joker War," and the upcoming storyline will see Batgirl's most personal villain return to hunt her down amidst the fiery chaos: her younger brother James Gordon Jr.
DC has released the solicitation information for several tie-in titles to "Joker War," including Batgirl #48, by Cecil Castellucci and Robbi Rodriguez. The cover, illustrated by Giuseppe Camuncoli, shows what looks to be a dark-haired woman in a Batgirl costume as James Jr.'s apparent bloody victim, likely in a ploy to draw out the actual Barbara Gordon.
BATGIRL #48
- written by CECIL CASTELLUCCI
- art by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ
- cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
- variant cover by IAN MACDONALD
- Cecil Castellucci and Robbi Rodriguez begin a new story arc, “The Last Joke!” Spinning out of the catastrophic history of the Gordon family, Barbara Gordon is forced to relive the most traumatic events of her life. James Gordon Jr. is back, and he’s on a mission to run the Gordons out of Gotham City—and as we all know, anything involving James Jr. is bad news for Babs and Commissioner Gordon. But is her brother capable of tormenting his family on his own, or has he teamed up with a certain Clown Prince of Crime?
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Although James Jr. was introduced by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli during Batman: Year One, Scott Snyder, Francesco Francavilla and Jock reimagined the character as a remorseless killer -- the Gordon family's darkest secret come back to haunt them and the extended Bat-Family.
Batgirl #48, by Cecil Castellucci and Robbi Rodriguez, goes on sale June 24 from DC.