After a gunshot leaves her paralyzed below the waist, Barbara Gordon undergoes physical and mental rehabilitation at the Arkham Center for Independence. She must adapt to a new normal, but she cannot shake the feeling that something is dangerously amiss. Strange sounds escape at night while patients start to go missing.
Is this suspicion simply a result of her trauma? Or does Barbara actually hear voices coming from the center's labyrinthine hallways? It's up to her to put the pieces together to solve the mysteries behind the walls.
In The Oracle Code, universal truths cannot be escaped, and Barbara Gordon must battle the phantoms of her past before they consume her future.
Manuel Preitano is an Italian illustrator and graphic designer, and the co-creator of the Destiny, NY series. He has worked on a wide range of toy designs, book covers, illustrations, and comic books, both in the US and in his home country. He resides in Italy with his comic book collection and his beloved drawing tablet.
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Today #KinderComics reviews The Oracle Code, by Marieke Nijkamp and Manuel Preitano, a YA reenvisioning of DC’s Barbara Gordon rooted in intersectional disability politics: https://t.co/PRtk3zqf5A
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19. Read a comic or graphic novel that features disability representation. THE ORACLE CODE by Marieke Nijkamp and illustrated by Manuel Preitano