The New Batgirl

DC Comics is giving Batgirl a new life, a new look, and an awesome new costume. The first issue will be out in October, illustrated by Babs Tarr. The stories will be written by Cameron Stewart and Brendan Fletcher. MTV talked to all three.

Stewart: Batgirl has really been put through the wringer in recent years – after being attacked and paralyzed by the Joker, her brother turning out to be a serial murderer, the trauma of her family breaking apart and the series of gruesome villains she’s had to contend with, we figured she deserved a break from all that. Just prior to the start of our story she’s pushed to the breaking point and decides that she’s had it with misery and darkness and wants a change. She wants the opportunity to have some fun and live the life of a young, single girl in the city, so she packs up and moves to Burnside, the cool, trendy borough of Gotham, to focus on grad school.

The costume is awesome, don't you think? It's supposed to be one that Batgirl made herself. -via Geeks Are Sexy