▁the ▁variant . ▁DC ▁ultimately ▁with d rew ▁the ▁cover ▁from ▁publication ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Al bu quer que , ▁who ▁stated , ▁" My ▁intention ▁was ▁never ▁to ▁hurt ▁or ▁ups et ▁anyone ▁through ▁my ▁art ... For ▁that ▁reason , ▁I ▁have ▁recommended ▁to ▁DC ▁that ▁the ▁variant ▁cover ▁be ▁pulled ." ▁ ▁DC ▁Reb irth : ▁Bat g irl ▁and ▁Bat g irl ▁and ▁the ▁Bird s ▁of ▁Pre y ▁( 2 0 1 6 – present ) ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁DC ▁Comics ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁rela unch ing ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁month ly ▁titles ▁under ▁the ▁DC ▁Reb irth ▁event . ▁The ▁rela unch ▁rest ores ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁pre - Fl ash point ▁DC ▁continu ity ▁while ▁maintain ing ▁elements ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁ 5 2 ▁as ▁well . ▁Among ▁the ▁new ▁titles ▁and ▁cre ative ▁teams ▁announced , ▁volume ▁five ▁of ▁Bat g irl ▁written ▁by ▁Hope ▁Lar son ▁and ▁volume ▁one ▁of ▁Bat g irl ▁and ▁the ▁Bird s ▁of ▁Pre y ▁written ▁by ▁Jul ie ▁B enson ▁and ▁Shaw na ▁B enson ▁were ▁included . ▁In ▁the ▁crit ically ▁celebrated ▁fifth ▁volume ▁of ▁Bat g irl , ▁Barbara ▁Gordon ▁is ▁a ▁student ▁att ending ▁Burn side ▁College ▁in ▁the ▁tr end y ▁Burn side ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Goth am ▁City . ▁The ▁com ic ▁was ▁pra ised ▁for ▁its ▁fun , ▁fresh ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁character ▁and ▁for ▁Bat g irl ' s ▁real istic ▁new ▁cost ume