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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Can the Gray Ghost really teleport, or does he use stage illusions to fake it?
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Little is revealed about the origins and individual motives of the five Reapers (college students of disparate majors who work as mercenaries and are {{Arc Villain}}s). Group member Harmony hints at some WellIntentionedExtremist or ForcedIntoEvil scenario in Issue #21 when she talks about not being happy about what she is doing and desperately insists that their endgame "has to be worth it." However, later issues never indicate that the Blackgate job is anything more than the Reapers having been hired to kill a prisoner in exchange for being offered a super serum to get metahuman powers. Detective Gage also reveals that he was once a member of an earlier version of the group, but that revelation doesn't provide much useful insight into stopping or understanding the Reapers.
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** [[spoiler: Steph mom's mentioned that a [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} girl with superpowers]] and a guy calling himself
'Doctor Mid-Nite' saved her life from Black Mercy. It's a well-known running joke in fandom that Tim resembles Doctor Mid-Nite's in his new Red Robin costume (Steph even calls him out on it in canon). So... was 'Dr. Mid-Nite' actually Tim instead, saving her life discreetly, or was it actually Doctor Mid-Nite himself? Given Supergirl's superspeed, she could have gotten to either one of them, but given Steph and Tim's relationship, and the fact neither Kara or Steph have ever really interacted with the real doc, there's a chance it was Tim... but then again, Tim isn't a doctor and Doctor Mid-Nite (if you couldn't tell) ''is''.]]
'Doctor Mid-Nite' saved her life from Black Mercy. It's a well-known running joke in fandom that Tim resembles Doctor Mid-Nite's in his new Red Robin costume (Steph even calls him out on it in canon). So... was 'Dr. Mid-Nite' actually Tim instead, saving her life discreetly, or was it actually Doctor Mid-Nite himself? Given Supergirl's superspeed, she could have gotten to either one of them, but given Steph and Tim's relationship, and the fact neither Kara or Steph have ever really interacted with the real doc, there's a chance it was Tim... but then again, Tim isn't a doctor and Doctor Mid-Nite (if you couldn't tell) ''is''.]]
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** [[spoiler: Steph mom's mentioned that a [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} girl with superpowers]] and a guy calling himself
himself 'Doctor Mid-Nite' saved her life from Black Mercy. It's a well-known running joke in fandom that Tim resembles Doctor Mid-Nite's in his new Red Robin costume (Steph even calls him out on it in canon). So... was 'Dr. Mid-Nite' actually Tim instead, saving her life discreetly, or was it actually Doctor Mid-Nite himself? Given Supergirl's superspeed, she could have gotten to either one of them, but given Steph and Tim's relationship, and the fact neither Kara or Steph have ever really interacted with the real doc, there's a chance it was Tim... but then again, Tim isn't a doctor and Doctor Mid-Nite (if you couldn't tell) ''is''.]]
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** [[spoiler: Steph mom's mentioned that a [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} girl with superpowers]] and a guy calling himself 'ComicBook/DoctorMidNite' saved her life from Black Mercy. It's a well-known running joke in fandom that Tim resembles Doctor Mid-Nite's in his new Red Robin costume (Steph even calls him out on it in canon). So... was 'Dr. Mid-Nite' actually Tim instead, saving her life discreetly, or was it actually Doctor Mid-Nite himself? Given Supergirl's superspeed, she could have gotten to either one of them, but given Steph and Tim's relationship, and the fact neither Kara or Steph have ever really interacted with the real doc, there's a chance it was Tim... but then again, Tim isn't a doctor and Doctor Mid-Nite (if you couldn't tell) ''is''.]]
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** [[spoiler: Steph mom's mentioned that a [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} girl with superpowers]] and a guy calling himself 'ComicBook/DoctorMidNite' himself
'Doctor Mid-Nite' saved her life from Black Mercy. It's a well-known running joke in fandom that Tim resembles Doctor Mid-Nite's in his new Red Robin costume (Steph even calls him out on it in canon). So... was 'Dr. Mid-Nite' actually Tim instead, saving her life discreetly, or was it actually Doctor Mid-Nite himself? Given Supergirl's superspeed, she could have gotten to either one of them, but given Steph and Tim's relationship, and the fact neither Kara or Steph have ever really interacted with the real doc, there's a chance it was Tim... but then again, Tim isn't a doctor and Doctor Mid-Nite (if you couldn't tell) ''is''.]]
'Doctor Mid-Nite' saved her life from Black Mercy. It's a well-known running joke in fandom that Tim resembles Doctor Mid-Nite's in his new Red Robin costume (Steph even calls him out on it in canon). So... was 'Dr. Mid-Nite' actually Tim instead, saving her life discreetly, or was it actually Doctor Mid-Nite himself? Given Supergirl's superspeed, she could have gotten to either one of them, but given Steph and Tim's relationship, and the fact neither Kara or Steph have ever really interacted with the real doc, there's a chance it was Tim... but then again, Tim isn't a doctor and Doctor Mid-Nite (if you couldn't tell) ''is''.]]
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She was never an "angry" character, outside of maybe her very first appearance. She'd been an upbeat girl since Dixon wrote her, and was written this way during Tim's Robin series and Cass' Batgirl series.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Her generally upbeat attitude combined with her GenreSavvy exterior push her into this territory, but with her making references to ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and ''Franchise/HarryPotter'', Steph crosses the line into dorky. She solidifies both the dorky aspect and the adorable aspect in her interaction with Gage when she bumps into him outside of costume.
* BrokenBase: While the book has many fans, some Steph fans believe that changing Steph from an angry {{Determinator}} to ThePollyanna took some of the depth from her character.
* BrokenBase: While the book has many fans, some Steph fans believe that changing Steph from an angry {{Determinator}} to ThePollyanna took some of the depth from her character.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Her generally upbeat attitude combined with her GenreSavvy exterior push her into this territory, but with her making references to ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and ''Franchise/HarryPotter'', her tendency towards mild slapstick, her quips about wearing granny panties, and her bad attempts at flirting, Steph crosses the line hard into dorky. She solidifies both the dorky aspect and the adorable aspect in her interaction with Gage when she bumps into him outside of costume.
* BrokenBase: While the book has many fans, some Steph fans believe that changing Steph from an angry {{Determinator}} to ThePollyanna took some of the depth from her character.costume.
* BrokenBase: While the book has many fans, some Steph fans believe that changing Steph from an angry {{Determinator}} to ThePollyanna took some of the depth from her character.
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** Stephanie fans tend to also be fans of [[Characters/TheFlashWallyWest Wally West as The Flash]], owing to the LegacyCharacter aspect, their similar personalities, and the fact both characters are fun leads who nonetheless have experienced tragedy and trauma, but choose to be idealistic in spite of those experiences. They also just had "trauma bonding" due to both characters being ExiledFromContinuity in the New 52 reboot in favour of their predecessors taking the role back, and the antagonistic relationship between Creator/DanDiDio and the two's fandom.
** Stephanie's fandom tend to have a positive relationship with that of ComicBook/YoungJustice, due to Steph's previous role as an occasional SupportingCharacter, her past relationship with Tim Drake, and the similarities between her and Cassie Sandsmark, never mind simply the fact they were all part of the same era of young new characters. So much so, [[ComicBook/YoungJustice2019 when the book was revived in 2019]], Steph became an AscendedExtra, getting far more guest appearances before finally joining the team entirely right before it was cancelled.
** Stephanie's fandom tend to have a positive relationship with that of ComicBook/YoungJustice, due to Steph's previous role as an occasional SupportingCharacter, her past relationship with Tim Drake, and the similarities between her and Cassie Sandsmark, never mind simply the fact they were all part of the same era of young new characters. So much so, [[ComicBook/YoungJustice2019 when the book was revived in 2019]], Steph became an AscendedExtra, getting far more guest appearances before finally joining the team entirely right before it was cancelled.
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** This goes further and crosses into WhatCouldHaveBeen territory; before it was decided to use Stephanie Brown, among the ideas DC editorial were considering ''was'' to bring Barbara Gordon out of the Oracle role and make her Batgirl again, something that was protested against by Creator/GailSimone, who argued she was stronger as Oracle. Come 2011, and Simone herself is the one tasked with writing Barbara's return to Batgirl (a task she took largely because she didn't like the idea much and didn't want to see it mishandled).
* TestosteroneBrigade: Though a "girl" comic staring a female lead who ''isn't'' a MsFanservice type, Steph's run as Batgirl garnered a notable amount of male fans, and to this day many will credit her as their favourite Batgirl over the more traditionally MsFanservice leaning Barbara Gordon. As she'd spent the last 20 years prior being the primary love interest to AudienceSurrogate Tim Drake, a lot of young male fans were quite attached to her as a character, and though she's not built like a model, as she was legally of-age during her Batgirl days many found her personality and charisma highly attractive all on its own.
* TestosteroneBrigade: Though a "girl" comic staring a female lead who ''isn't'' a MsFanservice type, Steph's run as Batgirl garnered a notable amount of male fans, and to this day many will credit her as their favourite Batgirl over the more traditionally MsFanservice leaning Barbara Gordon. As she'd spent the last 20 years prior being the primary love interest to AudienceSurrogate Tim Drake, a lot of young male fans were quite attached to her as a character, and though she's not built like a model, as she was legally of-age during her Batgirl days many found her personality and charisma highly attractive all on its own.
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* WinTheCrowd: Started off strong and kept going from there. The trades are still often bought at stores and fans were itching for Steph to return and overjoyed when she did. Much like the lauded Batwoman material by Greg Rucka and JH Williams III from the same period of Batman books, the series is also receiving a new set of trades, only shortly after DC began reprinting the much, much older ''[[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Robin]]'', ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'', and ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'' series. Demand for the series eight years on seems to be high.
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** [[spoiler: Steph mom's mentioned that a [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} girl with superpowers]] and a guy calling himself 'Dr. Mid-Nite' saved her life from Black Mercy. It's a well-known running joke in fandom that Tim resembles Dr. Midnite's in his new Red Robin costume (Steph even calls him out on it in canon). So... was 'Dr. Mid-Nite' actually Tim instead, saving her life discreetly, or was it actually Doctor Mid-Nite himself? Given Supergirl's superspeed, she could have gotten to either one of them, but given Steph and Tim's relationship, and the fact neither Kara or Steph have ever really interacted with the real doc, there's a chance it was Tim... but then again, Tim isn't a doctor and Dr. Midnite (if you couldn't tell) ''is''.]]
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** [[spoiler: Steph mom's mentioned that a [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} girl with superpowers]] and a guy calling himself 'Dr. Mid-Nite' 'ComicBook/DoctorMidNite' saved her life from Black Mercy. It's a well-known running joke in fandom that Tim resembles Dr. Midnite's Doctor Mid-Nite's in his new Red Robin costume (Steph even calls him out on it in canon). So... was 'Dr. Mid-Nite' actually Tim instead, saving her life discreetly, or was it actually Doctor Mid-Nite himself? Given Supergirl's superspeed, she could have gotten to either one of them, but given Steph and Tim's relationship, and the fact neither Kara or Steph have ever really interacted with the real doc, there's a chance it was Tim... but then again, Tim isn't a doctor and Dr. Midnite Doctor Mid-Nite (if you couldn't tell) ''is''.]]
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* WinTheCrowd: Started off strong and kept going from there. The trades are still often bought at stores and fans were itching for Steph to return and overjoyed when she did. Much like the lauded Batwoman material by Greg Rucka and JH Williams III from the same period of Batman books, the series is also receiving a new set of trades, only shortly after DC began reprinting the much, much older ''[[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin]]'', ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'', and ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'' series. Demand for the series eight years on seems to be high.
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* WinTheCrowd: Started off strong and kept going from there. The trades are still often bought at stores and fans were itching for Steph to return and overjoyed when she did. Much like the lauded Batwoman material by Greg Rucka and JH Williams III from the same period of Batman books, the series is also receiving a new set of trades, only shortly after DC began reprinting the much, much older ''[[ComicBook/RobinSeries ''[[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Robin]]'', ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'', and ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'' series. Demand for the series eight years on seems to be high.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Her generally upbeat attitude combined with her GenreSavvy exterior push her into this territory, but with her making references to ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and ''Franchise/HarryPotter'', Steph crosses the line into dorky. She solidifies both the dorky aspect and the adorable aspect in her interaction with Gage when she bumps into him outside of costume.
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* BrokenBase: While the book has many fans, some Steph fans believe that changing Steph from an angry {{Determinator}} to ThePollyanna took some of the depth from her character.
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** [[spoiler: Steph mom's mentioned that a [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} girl with superpowers]] and a guy calling himself 'Dr. Mid-Nite' saved her life from Black Mercy. It's a well-known running joke in fandom that Tim resembles Dr. Midnite's in his new Red Robin costume (Steph even calls him out on it in canon). So... was 'Dr. Mid-Nite' actually Tim instead, saving her life discreetly, or was it actually Doctor Mid-Nite himself? Given Supergirl's superspeed, she could have gotten to either one of them, but given Steph and Tim's relationship, and the fact neither Kara or Steph have ever really interacted with the real doc, its a good chance it was Tim.]]
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** [[spoiler: Steph mom's mentioned that a [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} girl with superpowers]] and a guy calling himself 'Dr. Mid-Nite' saved her life from Black Mercy. It's a well-known running joke in fandom that Tim resembles Dr. Midnite's in his new Red Robin costume (Steph even calls him out on it in canon). So... was 'Dr. Mid-Nite' actually Tim instead, saving her life discreetly, or was it actually Doctor Mid-Nite himself? Given Supergirl's superspeed, she could have gotten to either one of them, but given Steph and Tim's relationship, and the fact neither Kara or Steph have ever really interacted with the real doc, its there's a good chance it was Tim.Tim... but then again, Tim isn't a doctor and Dr. Midnite (if you couldn't tell) ''is''.]]
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** Although a number of Cassandra fans detest Stephanie for "replacing" Cassie, and a number of Stephanie fans hate Barbara for "replacing" her, they seem to be a vocal minority, and most of fans of the three main Batgirls get along well.
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** Although a number of Cassandra fans detest Stephanie for "replacing" Cassie, Cass, and a number of Stephanie fans hate Barbara for "replacing" her, they seem to be a vocal minority, and most of fans of the three main Batgirls get along well.
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* ReplacementScrappy: While this largely faded over time, her replacing Cass was not well-received at first, since Cass had already ate it due to Adam Beechen royally screwing up her character. The sole good thing to come from that was that Bruce Wayne adopted her... Then apparently died in ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'', and Cass was PutOnABus. While Stephanie is popular among Cassandra Cain fans, the way she was replaced did not endear her to many of Cass' fans (it was eventually retconned that Cass was told to give up the Batgirl identity), especially due to the fact that DC replaced one of the few Asian superheroes with their own ongoing with a White, blonde, blue-eyed successor.
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* ReplacementScrappy: While this largely faded over time, her replacing Cass was not well-received at first, since Cass had already ate it due to Adam Beechen royally screwing up her character. The sole good thing to come from that was that Bruce Wayne adopted her... Then apparently died in ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'', and Cass was PutOnABus. While Stephanie is popular among Cassandra Cain fans, the way she was replaced did not endear her to many of Cass' fans (it was eventually retconned that Cass was told to give up the Batgirl identity), especially due to the fact that DC replaced one of the few Asian superheroes with their own ongoing with a White, white, blonde, blue-eyed successor.
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** Stephanie fans and Supergirl fans are on real good terms, and often Steph fasn are Kara fans and vice versa, possibly because of their interactions, their similar personalities and their excellent team-ups.
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** Stephanie fans and Supergirl fans are on real good terms, and often Steph fasn fans are Kara fans and vice versa, possibly because of their interactions, their similar personalities and their excellent team-ups.
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* WinTheCrowd: Started off strong and kept going from there. The trades are still often bought at stores and fans were itching for Steph to return and overjoyed when she did. Much like the lauded Batwoman material by Greg Rucka and JH Williams III from the same period of Batman books, the series is also receiving a new set of trades, only shortly after DC began reprinting the much, much older ''Robin'', ''Nightwing'', and ''Birds of Prey'' series. Demand for the series eight years on seems to be high.
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* WinTheCrowd: Started off strong and kept going from there. The trades are still often bought at stores and fans were itching for Steph to return and overjoyed when she did. Much like the lauded Batwoman material by Greg Rucka and JH Williams III from the same period of Batman books, the series is also receiving a new set of trades, only shortly after DC began reprinting the much, much older ''Robin'', ''Nightwing'', ''[[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin]]'', ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'', and ''Birds of Prey'' ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'' series. Demand for the series eight years on seems to be high.
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* EpilepticTrees: [[spoiler: Her son at the end of the series is Tim's due to his black hair. Heck, some even speculate it might be Damian's!]]
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** [[spoiler: Her son at the end of the series is Tim's due to his black hair. Heck, some even speculate it might be Damian's!]]
** [[spoiler: Her son at the end of the series is Tim's due to his black hair. Heck, some even speculate it might be Damian's!]]
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* HarsherInHindsight: A letter from the editor in one of the early issues says that, following the announcement of a new ''Batgirl'' title for 2009, DC may have [[LyingCreator stoked rumors that Barbara was somehow going to become Batgirl again]], but they never really gave it serious thought since Babs was way more interesting as Oracle, and they'd rather use someone new. [[ContinuityReboot Two]] [[Comicbook/{{New 52}} years]] [[Comicbook/{{Batgirl 2011}} later]]... On top of that, when Steph [[ComicBookDeath "died"]], she said that she was part of the Robin legacy and no one could ever take that away. [[Comicbook/{{New 52}} Well, apparently, DC is "nobody".]]
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** Although a number of Cassandra fans detest Stephanie for "replacing" Cassie, and a number of Stephanie fans hate Barbara for "replacing" her, they seem to be a vocal minority, and most of fans of the three main Batgirls get along well.
** Stephanie fans and Supergirl fans are on real good terms, and often Steph fasn are Kara fans and vice versa, possibly because of their interactions, their similar personalities and their excellent team-ups.
* HarsherInHindsight: A letter from the editor in one of the early issues says that, following the announcement of a new ''Batgirl'' title for 2009, DC may have [[LyingCreator stoked rumors that Barbara was somehow going to become Batgirl again]], but they never really gave it serious thought since Babs was way more interesting as Oracle, and they'd rather use someone new. [[ContinuityReboot Two]] [[Comicbook/{{New 52}} years]] [[Comicbook/{{Batgirl 2011}} later]]... On top of that, when Steph [[ComicBookDeath "died"]], she said that she was part of the Robin legacy and no one could ever take that away. [[Comicbook/{{New 52}} Well, apparently, DC is "nobody".]]
** Although a number of Cassandra fans detest Stephanie for "replacing" Cassie, and a number of Stephanie fans hate Barbara for "replacing" her, they seem to be a vocal minority, and most of fans of the three main Batgirls get along well.
** Stephanie fans and Supergirl fans are on real good terms, and often Steph fasn are Kara fans and vice versa, possibly because of their interactions, their similar personalities and their excellent team-ups.
* HarsherInHindsight: A letter from the editor in one of the early issues says that, following the announcement of a new ''Batgirl'' title for 2009, DC may have [[LyingCreator stoked rumors that Barbara was somehow going to become Batgirl again]], but they never really gave it serious thought since Babs was way more interesting as Oracle, and they'd rather use someone new. [[ContinuityReboot Two]] [[Comicbook/{{New 52}} years]] [[Comicbook/{{Batgirl 2011}} later]]... On top of that, when Steph [[ComicBookDeath "died"]], she said that she was part of the Robin legacy and no one could ever take that away.
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* WinTheCrowd: Started off strong and kept going from there. The trades are still often bought at stores and fans were itching for Steph to return and overjoyed when she did.
** Much like the lauded Batwoman material by Greg Rucka and JH Williams III from the same period of Batman books, the series is also receiving a new set of trades, only shortly after DC began reprinting the much, much older ''Robin'', ''Nightwing'', and ''Birds of Prey'' series. Demand for the series eight years on seems to be high.
** Much like the lauded Batwoman material by Greg Rucka and JH Williams III from the same period of Batman books, the series is also receiving a new set of trades, only shortly after DC began reprinting the much, much older ''Robin'', ''Nightwing'', and ''Birds of Prey'' series. Demand for the series eight years on seems to be high.
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* WinTheCrowd: Started off strong and kept going from there. The trades are still often bought at stores and fans were itching for Steph to return and overjoyed when she did.
**did. Much like the lauded Batwoman material by Greg Rucka and JH Williams III from the same period of Batman books, the series is also receiving a new set of trades, only shortly after DC began reprinting the much, much older ''Robin'', ''Nightwing'', and ''Birds of Prey'' series. Demand for the series eight years on seems to be high.
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** Much like the lauded Batwoman material by Greg Rucka and JH Williams III from the same period of Batman books, the series is also receiving a new set of trades, only shortly after DC began reprinting the much, much older ''Robin'', ''Nightwing'', and ''Birds of Prey'' series. Demand for the series eight years on seems to be high.
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* WinTheCrowd: Started off strong and kept going from there. The trades are still often bought at stores and fans are still were itching for Steph to return (which and overjoyed when she does in ''Comicbook/DCRebirth'').
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