![]() He said that Barbara Gordon's transformation into Oracle "saved" the character. It made for a fun combination when they worked together."ĭixon was a key part of DC's Batman titles during that time, not just on Birds of Prey. "Barbara's insistence on preparation and having all the available intel to conserve risk was the polar opposite of Dinah's 'leap before you look' attitude. He was absolutely right," the writer continues. "Gorf was convinced that the contrasts between Barbara and Dinah would make for an intriguing partnership. And with the cancellation of Suicide Squad, Barbara was not regularly featured in any series beyond an occasional appearance in the Batman books." The gimmick of Dinah working for an unknown handler was all his idea. "But it was all Gorf who saw a real chemistry between Oracle and Black Canary. I was the writer he assigned to develop the title," Dixon says. ![]() ![]() "Jordan Gorfinkel, my editor on Birds of Prey, was the real creator of the title. Gorfinkel who first brought up Barbara as a potential addition to Birds of Prey, as well as seeing the contrasts between her and Dinah Lance AKA Black Canary. ![]() Dixon explained that it was his then-DC-editor Jordan B. ![]()
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