I was really excited to get this issue. Not only because it is the rare times that this series features my favorite hero but it is my first taste of J. Michael Stracynski. (he is taking over the writing of Wonder Woman starting on #601). This issue also features artist Cliff Chang. As you can see it has Zatanna, Wonder Woman and Batgirl - Barbara Gordon.
I loved the art for this issue. It was feminine, bright and inked very well. It is a short , sweet tale of Zatanna has a dream in the first panel. She feels compelled to contact WW and describes that they have to take Batgirl out for a night on the town.
I love how Cliff has Diana taller then the other girls (as it should be, she is a Amazon!) and that he gives her dress a Greek feel by using the drape across her bodice.
The girls are at a night club where the dance, drink and be merry. It is not very often we get to see a dancing, humorous side of our favorite princess. In my favorite panel, she is dancing with a guy that think he recognizes her. When Diana asks him if he thinks she is Wonder Woman he replies "She's way too lame. You'd never find some corny, old-school ditz like HER in a cool place like--" Diana then reaches into his pocket and crushes his phone and continues to dance away from him, CLASSIC!
Zatanna is looking for Barbara and finds her sitting in the corner of the club. Zatanna then makes it her point, using some magic, to create the scene for Barbara. She gets all the girls dancing, singing, forgetting about crime fighting, forgetting about the troubles of the world. All they care about is the music and each other. After a very long night they find the evening closing at a diner. All the girls kiss each other good night and Diana and Barbara leave. The last panel finds Zatanna crying.
The next pages shows that Zatanna had a dream, which we learned in the first of the comic, and shows a scene at the club we did not see the night before. Zatanna and Diana are in the ladies room. It is set up that the dream has been revealed. Diana tells Zatanna that they need to make this night special for Barbara, that the events from the dream could happen tonight, tomorrow even next year. They hug and cry and leave the room to see a happy Barbara.
Next scene is Barbara and her father Commissioner Gordon are having coffee. The doorbell rings and Barbara goes to answer it. When the door opens it reveals the Joker standing there and he fires off his gun. In Batman history the Joker decides to cripple Batman by taking out the people that Bruce loves. He beats and kills Robin - Jason Todd and shoots to kill Batgirl - Barbara Gordon. Though Barbara does not die, she does become paralyzed from the waist down. This disability help pave the way for Barbara to become Oracle, the eyes, ears and the cybernetic information of the DC Universe.
I actually got a little teary eyed when I read this. What a very sweet, alternate view of something so tragic. I really enjoyed it.
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