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Post by JD Mathis on Mar 30, 2017 21:08:30 GMT -5
Prometheus? Damn, do you want Stephanie to die? Didn't he go toe to toe with the entire League?
Sportsmaster is another excellent contender.
Hey, Spidey vs. Juggernaut was a hard fight, Cap vs. Us Agent was a hard fight. Sometimes a hero/ine has to punch out of their weight class. How exactly to do that, to give Steph a hard but credible win over Pro...well, that's your problem. That's why I like Cass better. She'd kick his ass Which Anarky are we talking about here? The first one Lonnie Machin was left paralyzed and connected to the internet an called Moneyspider while Ulysses Armstrong took the name and battled Robin. If you did use Anarky I would love to see kind of a combo between the way he was used in the Beware the Batman where chess was used as symbol of the conflict between Batman and Anarky, and also the version used in the Batman Arkham Origins.
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Post by emmawoods on Mar 31, 2017 3:14:19 GMT -5
When I looked up Anarky as a possible rogue for Batgirl, I was shocked to learn his father may be Joker. Not sure if I'd go that route, but on the whole he's an interesting character. Genius child who tries to tear down the system using gadgets and a costume that hides his true size.
Ooooo, Anarchy could be good given that the Narrows isn't exactly the most... prosperous of districts.
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Post by emmawoods on Mar 31, 2017 3:15:48 GMT -5
I always thought his intro was one of the better ones. Prometheus was kicking some ass, but his plan was falling apart by the time Catwoman nutshot him.
I solid nutshot will derail many a plan.
Be warned.
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Post by travis on Mar 31, 2017 10:17:51 GMT -5
Well, we've all had some plan derailed by a woman in a leather bodysuit...
another good candidates to beat up Batgirl:
Lady Shiva
Bookworm: her arch-foe from the 66 TV show. He was a book thief, she was a librarian...natural enemies.
There are about 20 Clayfaces. Only fair that each member of the Bat-family gets one of their own.
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Post by Stephen Crosby on Mar 31, 2017 14:44:24 GMT -5
I still find it hilarious that Catwoman got onto the Watchtower disguised as Cat Grant.
Flamebird aka Betty Kane aka the original Bat-Girl could make for an interesting...if not rogue than antagonist. I seem to recall that at some point she was Robin's stalker. Be neat to shift that obsession onto Batgirl.
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Post by claypot on Apr 1, 2017 10:30:48 GMT -5
Speaking of Cat Grant....Batgirl should have her own version of JJJ with Summer Gleason, a reporter who hates the masked vigilante type heroes and slanders them. She would be Batgirl's rival, similar to Jameson's bashing of Spider-Man. There's always Harley Quinn, since Dave hasn't dibbed her in his Batman title.
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Post by travis on Apr 1, 2017 12:17:58 GMT -5
Batgirl/Flamebird would make a good duo. Nice PM/IF vibe there. Or the start of a new version of Birds of Prey.
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Post by emmawoods on Apr 30, 2017 12:42:43 GMT -5
Batgirl #4: Where the Rabbit Hole Goes: Part One is Complete!! After a final proof read tomorrow, I'll be sending it in post haste!!
XD
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Post by robertbell on Jul 3, 2017 20:20:54 GMT -5
I actually really like your take on Stephanie Brown. The only thing I dislike about it is that there appears to be no Crystal Brown.I always liked the existence of Stephanie having a mom who in most cases had a good relationship with her daughter. It's a shame because good female relationships are very hard to come by in western media especially Mother-Daughter relationships.
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Post by emmawoods on Jul 7, 2017 5:46:42 GMT -5
I actually really like your take on Stephanie Brown. The only thing I dislike about it is that there appears to be no Crystal Brown.I always liked the existence of Stephanie having a mom who in most cases had a good relationship with her daughter. It's a shame because good female relationships are very hard to come by in western media especially Mother-Daughter relationships.
First of all, thank you kindly, Stephanie Brown has been a whole heap of fun to write, so hopefully that translates to the reader as well.
As for Crystal Brown, that is excellent observation, and equally excellent point. As those who have joined me on Batgirl's opening issues no doubt noticed, Stephanie's origin has taken a hard right turn from her DC counterpart, and I've landed on this take for a variety of reasons which will result in a variety of different story arcs going forwards. Unfortunately, with the choices I ultimately made, Crystal didn't fall into place...
...that being said... I didn't see no grave...
...just saying...
...or am I?
...
Even I don't know if I'm being coy or not.
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Post by emmawoods on Aug 29, 2017 9:30:40 GMT -5
Not to be outdone by the Girl of Steel (competitive!!), Stephanie Brown has an advanced preview of her own for Batgirl #5: Where the Rabbit Hole Goes: Part 2.
*****
Stephanie Brown was busy making herself useful.
As she darted down the hall in her hip hugging jeans and purple hoodie, the youthful blonde positively marvelled at the acres of elbow room she was able to liberally employ.
The Gotham City Central Hospital was far from empty, nurses, doctors, visitors and the occasional patient being shuttled around via gurney all vying for space within the spotless ward, and yet compared to the shoulder to shoulder, nose to nose cramped confines of the Narrows, Gotham’s oft forgotten, always lamented district, Stephanie was almost tempted to perform a backflip.
She didn’t, the teen far too occupied with performing her appointed task, box held on one hand and a liberated crispy cream donut in the other, zeroing in on her acquired objective. The noise that emerged from deep within her torso was one of frankly unseemly pleasure as the sweet, sugar laced and doughy treat passed her lips on its way down to her hungry tum. Forbidden donut, she reminded herself without a hint recrimination, these were meant to be for someone else. Rationalising her (surely minor) sin came both swiftly and easily, after all, last night had involved a considerable amount of running, and she could claim with a straight face that the Batgirl would approve.
And who would argue with Batgirl?
Exactly.
Finding the room she was looking for, she licked her fingers clean to hide the evidence, composing herself before she reached for the door handle... only for it to swing open wide before her!
Overbalanced and unprepared, Stephanie released a startled yelp and tumbled forwards, dignity be damned as she faced the prospect of falling face first on the floor. Fortunately for her equilibrium, an equally surprised Nicholas Gage was there to catch her, the twenty-something year old wincing as the slight young woman fell into his arms, one of which was still sporting a bullet wound.
Flustered, embarrassed and determined to recover her composure as rapidly as possible, Brown shot back up to upright, untangling herself from the strapping Detective in the process with a swift back peddle, trying her best to look dignified as she glided on past with a clearing of her throat. “These are for you!” she announced, holding out what remained of the box of crispy creams, seemingly oblivious to the pastry that surrounded her lips.
Perplexed, confused, the stubble faced Nicholas could do little more than accept, tentatively receiving the gift as he looked between the door to his Hospital room and the teenager who had let herself in. One he barely knew, “Stephanie?”
“Yes!” she agreed, kicking herself upon realising how stupid that sounded, “I have come to visit you, as people do in hospital, as I’m sure you’ve had plenty of experience with.” She paused, feeling utterly self conscious, Stephanie looking about the young man’s room as if to prove her point... and finding suspiciously little evidence to back up such a hypothesis. If anything, she could almost suspect that she was the first.
For his own part, the raven haired detective remained at a loss for anything to say, holding the box of presented donuts in one hand and somehow trying to process events with his other. Fortunately his brain caught up, and he was able to diffuse the situation before it could become any more intolerably awkward.
“Thank you,” he offered, his inflection sincere enough, seemingly not quite as aware as Stephanie that all he was wearing at the moment was a medical gown which left little to the imagination concerning his rear. “Have a seat?”
With an utterly visible exhale of relief, Stephanie took him at his offer, the young blonde finding one such chair and dropping herself down onto it, assuring herself that all was well.
Nicholas, after some thought, retreated back to his bed, sitting on its edge with hands folding over his knees, “You really didn’t have to come.”
“Sure I did,” Brown stated as though he was missing something obvious, “the last time I saw you, you were bleeding all over me. I had to make sure you were ok.”
Gage fell silent, looking down for a moment before releasing a pent up sigh, “Stephanie, what I did, if I had known you were lodging upstairs, I wouldn’t have...”
“...Broken in?” the teen finished, “I should hope you wouldn’t regardless, Detective.”
Nicholas sighed again, rubbing his chin before continuing, “Right, of course, I thought the Wildcat’s was empty, if I had known you were lodging upstairs, I wouldn’t have put you in the middle of a fire fight.”
“It’s ok.”
“No, it’s not,” Nicholas leant forwards, his eyes far more weary than the rest of him, “I jeopardised your safety, and that’s unacceptable, the least I can do is apologise.”
“The least you can do?” she queried.
Without a word, and only a moment’s hesitation, the young man handed her the open box, Stephanie seizing the opportunity to liberate her second donut. All part of the plan.
“It’s fine,” the smile she presented not entirely forced, “I mean, I got to see Batman, when do we ever get to see Batman in the Narrows?” She paused, lingering on the thought, “Never, that’s when.”
“It wasn’t Batman who saved my life,” Nicholas declared flatly, his meaning clear.
Stephanie, for her own part, suddenly had trouble swallowing, finding that blood was seemingly able to both rush to, and from her head at the same time.
“Just, do me a favour, don’t make a habit of it ok,” Gage continued. “The Commissioner is going to kill me as it is. For my own sake, Stephanie, promise me you’re staying out of trouble.”
Brown didn’t have an answer, not until she could make a good show of having a mouthful of donut, which she hoped against hope would make her a more convincing liar.
“Absolutely,” she nodded, clearing her throat, “Girl stuff, nothing but.”
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Post by johncheese on Aug 30, 2017 5:14:13 GMT -5
Not overly a DC fan, but this looks like it'll be worth a read when it comes out.
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Post by emmawoods on Aug 30, 2017 15:07:53 GMT -5
Not overly a DC fan, but this looks like it'll be worth a read when it comes out.
Fantastic!!
I hope it doesn't disappoint XD
I'm having a blast writing this Title, so with any luck some of that is transferring over to all of my much appreciated readers.
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Post by johncheese on Sept 4, 2017 14:36:38 GMT -5
Huh from the fire aspect earlier I was expecting a Firebug to be loose in the Narrows not Jonathan Crane ScD (Doctorate of Science if anyone is wondering). Just goes to show you that you never can tell how these things can work. While that was a surprise, the quality of the story being told wasn't. From Issue 1 I was hooked, which is always a good thing, and I hope to see more from this title in the future, even if it is a vigilante based DC title (and me being a minor Marvel villain fan).
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Post by emmawoods on Sept 4, 2017 16:11:50 GMT -5
Huh from the fire aspect earlier I was expecting a Firebug to be loose in the Narrows not Jonathan Crane ScD (Doctorate of Science if anyone is wondering). Just goes to show you that you never can tell how these things can work. While that was a surprise, the quality of the story being told wasn't. From Issue 1 I was hooked, which is always a good thing, and I hope to see more from this title in the future, even if it is a vigilante based DC title (and me being a minor Marvel villain fan).
Well, I don't plan on stopping anytime soon, so I hope you continue to enjoy the ride for a good, long while yet, Stephanie Brown is just getting started. Many thanks for the kind words, as much as I enjoy writing Batgirl, it's a genuine pleasure to hear that people enjoy reading it as well. Doubly rewarding so to speak XD
Speaking of surprises, the next issue may just have a reversal of expectations as well...
Maybe...
Find out next release!!
XD
As a minor confession, I know FAR more about Marvel characters than I do DC, so working for DC2K has been proving to be a wonderful challenge.
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