As if the life of Barbara Gordon–also known as the high-flying Batgirl–couldn’t be stressful enough, the appearance of her murderous brother adds another wrinkle in an already hectic and tumultuous existence. And in our EXCLUSIVE preview of this Wednesday’s Batgirl #33–written by Mairghread Scott with Elena Casagrande and Scott Godlewski on art and colored by John Kalisz–we’ll get a glimpse of how far Barbara is pushed.

From the official issue description:

It’s Election Day in Gotham City and Barbara Gordon is running ragged on both ends as she tries to balance campaigning for her new boss with keeping the peace as a superhero. Could the sudden appearance of her murderous brother, James Jr., push her over the edge?

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Jed W. Keith is managing editor for FreakSugar and has been a writer with the site since its start in 2014. He’s a pop culture writer, social media coordinator, PR writer, and technical and educational writer for a variety of companies and organizations. Currently, Jed writes for FreakSugar, coordinates social media for Rocketship Entertainment and GT Races, and writes press copy and pop culture articles for a variety of companies and outlets. His work can also be seen in press releases for the Master Musicians Festival, a Kentucky event that drawn acts such as Willie Nelson, the Counting Crows, Steve Earle, and Wynona Judd. His work was featured in the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con convention book for his interview with comic creator Mike Mignola about the 25th anniversary of the first appearance of Hellboy. Jed also does his best to educate the next generation of pop culture enthusiasts, teaching social studies classes--including History Through Film--to high school students.