▁elegant ▁acknowled g ement ▁of ▁fundamental ▁history ▁and ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁status ▁qu o . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁must - bu y ▁series ." ▁Ear ning ▁a ▁B + ▁rating ▁in ▁a ▁review ▁from ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly , ▁Ken ▁T ucker ▁writes ▁that ▁Sim one ▁"[ t akes ] ▁her ▁Bird s ▁of ▁Pre y ▁story t elling ▁powers ▁and ▁focus es ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁newly ▁rev ived ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ▁as ▁Bat g irl . ▁The ▁result ▁is ▁a ▁burst ▁of ▁ex h ilar ation , ▁as ▁Barbara / B at g irl ▁revel s ▁in ▁her ▁new ▁freedom ▁even ▁as ▁she ▁enc oun ters ▁a ▁so - far ▁not - ter rib ly - ch illing ▁villa in ▁called ▁Mir ror ." ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁series ▁rela unch ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Bat g irl ▁has ▁remained ▁within ▁the ▁top ▁ 3 0 ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 0 0 ▁best - s elling ▁month ly ▁com ic ▁book ▁publications ▁sold ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁Month ly ▁estimated ▁sales ▁figures ▁are ▁as ▁follows : ▁Bat g irl ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁with ▁ 8 1 , 4 8 9 ▁copies ▁( rank ed ▁ 1 2 th ▁overall ), ▁Bat g irl ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁with ▁ 7 5 , 2 2 7 ▁( rank ed ▁ 1 4 th ), ▁Bat g irl ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁with ▁ 6 2 , 9 7 4 ▁( rank ed ▁ 1 8 th ), ▁Bat g