DC’s Future State has presented several mysteries over its first two weeks, including the disappearance of the original Batgirl, though we finally know Barbara Gordon’s whereabouts ...

Now, DC’s Batgirl writer Gail Simone is endorsing Gillan for the role. “As one of Batgirl’s longest-running writers, I would totally endorse Karen Gillan as Batgirl,” Simone said in a tweet.

The new Batgirl ongoing series by Tate Brombal and Takeshi Miyazawa from DC Comics kicking off in November will, for the first time in almost two decades, feature Cassandra Cain in the lead role.