>Barbara has dealt with the ramifications of being shot by the Joker, and subsequently paralyzed and forced to give up being Batgirl, for over 2 decades. The Killing Joke, however, wasn't necessarily supposed to be canon, but over the years DC and fans have sort of adjusted to it as being so.
>In #49 Batgirl is trying to defeat a villain named Fugue, who has attempted (and succeeded) to mess with Bab's mind and insert fake memories. After Frankie helps set things right (with the aid of a digital copy of Barbara...long story), the two enter into a chase through Barbara's mind. It is here that we start to see some of the nightmares and alternate memories that Fugue has planted, and one of those features Brian Boland's iconic Joker with the text "Smile" and another picture on the right with the gun that shot her. It is implied that this is a false memory, but is never actually confirmed as such.
>Since Stewart and Fletcher took over the Batgirl book with Babs Tarr, the character has had a much brighter and more welcoming vibe to it. With the success of this new direction, not having the ramifications of The Killing Joke be so instrumental and critical to the characters mythos seems like a logical next step.
Why
http://comicbook.com/2016/03/08/has-the-killing-joke-been-removed-from-dc-comics-continuity-/
>In #49 Batgirl is trying to defeat a villain named Fugue, who has attempted (and succeeded) to mess with Bab's mind and insert fake memories. After Frankie helps set things right (with the aid of a digital copy of Barbara...long story), the two enter into a chase through Barbara's mind. It is here that we start to see some of the nightmares and alternate memories that Fugue has planted, and one of those features Brian Boland's iconic Joker with the text "Smile" and another picture on the right with the gun that shot her. It is implied that this is a false memory, but is never actually confirmed as such.
>Since Stewart and Fletcher took over the Batgirl book with Babs Tarr, the character has had a much brighter and more welcoming vibe to it. With the success of this new direction, not having the ramifications of The Killing Joke be so instrumental and critical to the characters mythos seems like a logical next step.
Why
http://comicbook.com/2016/03/08/has-the-killing-joke-been-removed-from-dc-comics-continuity-/
