▁the ▁series , ▁as ▁she ▁is ▁hes it ant ▁to ▁be ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁characters ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁status ▁as ▁out la ws . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁month ly ▁Bat g irl ▁title ▁under w ent ▁a ▁soft ▁reboot ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁cre ative ▁team ▁Br enden ▁F let cher ▁( writer ) ▁Camer on ▁Stewart ▁( writer , ▁layout s ), ▁B abs ▁T arr ▁( art ist ) ▁and ▁Mar is ▁W icks ▁( colors ). ▁The ▁first ▁six - issue ▁story ▁expl ored ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ' s ▁attempt ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁new ▁life ▁as ▁a ▁Ph D ▁student ▁in ▁the ▁hip ▁Goth am ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Burn side . ▁While ▁seem ingly ▁light ▁and ▁eng aging ▁compared ▁to ▁G ail ▁Sim one ' s ▁dark er ▁preceding ▁run , ▁the ▁new ▁arc ▁ultimately ▁de alt ▁with ▁B abs ' ▁in ability ▁to ▁fully ▁escape ▁her ▁earlier ▁tra uma ▁and ▁the ▁villa in ▁was ▁revealed ▁as ▁her ▁own ▁brain ▁sc ans , ▁an ▁algorithm ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁pre - New ▁ 5 2 ▁Oracle . ▁While ▁the ▁reboot ▁was ▁highly ▁pra ised ▁for ▁its ▁fun , ▁energy , ▁innov ative ▁use ▁of ▁social ▁media , ▁and ▁particularly ▁for ▁T arr ' s ▁art , ▁issue ▁ 3 7 ▁caused ▁controvers y ▁with ▁its ▁dep iction ▁of ▁a ▁villa in ▁named ▁D agger ▁Type , ▁which ▁some ▁critics ▁saw ▁as ▁a ▁trans ph ob ic ▁car ic ature . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁cre