▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁characters ▁of ▁Asian ▁descent ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁American ▁com ics . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁can ce led ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁during ▁the ▁company - wide ▁story line ▁" One ▁Year ▁Later ", ▁she ▁is ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁villa in ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Ass ass ins . ▁After ▁receiving ▁har sh ▁feedback ▁from ▁read ership , ▁she ▁is ▁later ▁restored ▁to ▁her ▁original ▁conception . ▁However , ▁the ▁character ▁Steph anie ▁Brown , ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁Spo iler ▁and ▁later ▁Robin , ▁succeed s ▁her ▁as ▁Bat g irl ▁after ▁Cass andra ▁C ain ▁ab and ons ▁the ▁role . ▁ ▁Steph anie ▁Brown ▁became ▁the ▁featured ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁Bat g irl ▁series ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁DC ▁subsequently ▁rela unch ed ▁all ▁their ▁month ly ▁publications ▁during ▁The ▁New ▁ 5 2 ▁rela unch . ▁In ▁the ▁re vised ▁continu ity , ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ▁re co vers ▁from ▁her ▁par al ysis ▁following ▁a ▁surg ical ▁procedure ▁and ▁stars ▁in ▁the ▁rela unch ed ▁Bat g irl ▁series ▁as ▁the ▁tit ular ▁character . ▁These ▁changes ▁were ▁retained ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁DC ▁Reb irth ▁event . ▁As ▁Bat g irl , ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ▁has ▁been ▁adapted ▁into ▁various ▁media ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁Bat man ▁franch ise , ▁including ▁television , ▁film , ▁animation , ▁video ▁games , ▁and ▁other ▁mer ch