Well, I'm sure by looking on the 'Spoiler' page, you've all heard that Stephanie Brown is infact the new Batgirl of Gotham City.
 
So, Opinions? 
 Here's some questions to help you out.
 
- Do you like Stephanie as Batgirl? Why?
- Do you not like Steph as Batgirl? Why not?
 
- Any better choices in your opinion?
- Is she worthy to take up the mantle? 
 
- What do you think will happen to Steph/Batgirl in the future?
 

I just started reading some Bat titles, even though I usually read Marvel. Seemed like a good time with Batman & Robin, Gotham City Sirens and Batgirl all starting up.
 
I like how everyone is different and it's better for me to jump in on. A lot of people don't like Steph as Batgirl or think it will be temporary. I personally would like to see her do well and become a better character, one everyone can agree should wear the costume.

It's been a long time since I've read any Bat-titles, so I don't understand why the passionate hate for Steph being Batgirl.  I guess DC raised and dashed everyone's hopes of it being Barbara again. 
 
Personally, I like Steph.  I liked the Spoiler, and I hope she has more luck as Batgirl.

After Nightwing became Batman and Damien became Robin, of course we were going to have a new Batgirl and Spoiler was the obvious choice. 
 
She's just kinda boring.

" It just seems weird to be both Robin and Batgirl? is Stephanie like a hermaphrodite or something? "

I don't like Steph as Batgirl because I don't think she has what it take's to be Batgirl and she should just be her own woman and just be Spoiler.

Personally, I just don't like Steph as Batgirl because, well... I've just never liked Steph in any form. She's always just kind of annoyed me, but I'm not quite sure why. I thought the whole 'coming back from the dead but surprise not really' thing was kinda hokey, but, again, that could just be me. *shrug*

They should have left her in the refrigerator where she belonged.

@Gambler - That is literally cold >_> 
 
I like Stephanie as Batgirl although I didn't like the way the kicked out Cassandra.  I'm hoping to see what exactly happens to Cain and they better not throw her character into limbo.

I think stephanie is not a good batgirl because ahhhhmmmm ....
I don`t know I just don`t like her .
It would be better if barbara gordan get a computer chip wich allows her to walk again .and than the orginal batgirl comes back wohooo!!!

yeah you are  right  she would be better than a batwoman .
oldiii oldiiii !!!!

So far, the new Batgirl series is pretty great. Hope everyone is reading it!

man I don't know why people are hating on Stephanie Brown as Batgirl. I think if you try to measure her against Cassandra Cain I mean, yeah she's different. 
 
It's a different character and I'm really enjoying the series.

To be fair Stephanie is just boring and I dislike her..but she's better than Cassandra Cain who is just a flat out stupid character.

I'm glad people are starting to like Stephanie.
People didn't seem to like her because she wasn't as good as Cassie or Barbara.
 and she was a terrible fighter etc ...
 
But c'mon, she's just become Batgirl, 
Barbara was like that when she started out and now look at her!
So give Steph a chance. ¬¬

" I'm glad people are starting to like Stephanie. People didn't seem to like her because she wasn't as good as Cassie or Barbara.  and she was a terrible fighter etc ...  But c'mon, she's just become Batgirl,  Barbara was like that when she started out and now look at her! So give Steph a chance. ¬¬ "

" @AngelFrost said:

" I'm glad people are starting to like Stephanie. People didn't seem to like her because she wasn't as good as Cassie or Barbara.  and she was a terrible fighter etc ...  But c'mon, she's just become Batgirl,  Barbara was like that when she started out and now look at her! So give Steph a chance. ¬¬ "

I think the problem lies with the stories she has been given, They have not been strong enough to put her over to people. Also Barb and Cass had the backing of the Bat family almost from the start, Steph has been given a bad deal from the off set and sadly it has sat with the fans that way. MR passed me the Comic after she reads it and I always want something more, Steph is a good character and just needs a really good story to show us what she can do, I liked her during War Games and No Man's Land when she teamed up with Huntress as spoiler, I just think DC needs to give her a good chance. "

I've personally loved the character, I think she made the 'old' bagirl comics (that had cassandra cain, whom I loved as batgirl!) more interesting when they threw her in them and in the Robin comics as well. And I'll admit, I got all excited when she wore the Robin costume, and I was furrious when they 'killed' her off. 
 
As Batgirl, I've only read a couple of the comics, and well... like others have said, DC just needs to freaken stop making her look stupid and make her BATGIRL already! lol 
 
People need to stop kicking down the character, and just take a breather, step back and just do more than LOOK at her, but really read about her. I kinda like how the Batfaimly is always giving her sh!t, because it always just makes her want to prove them wrong about her even more and makes her work harder. I also like how they make her HUMAN. She's not some emotionless person, or a great acrobatic, or a double black belt. I like how where going to be able to see her devlop into a kick-@ss Batgirl, instead of her just already being pefrect in everything she does. IF DC doesnt try to kill her off again and if comic readers just give her a chance!

the first issue of Batgirl was boring
further issues any better?

I'm just not seeing her motivation to be Batgirl. It's not as if she didn't already have a persona to fight crime under. Is there some sort of quota that the city has to meet or the ACLU  shows up?

" I'm just not seeing her motivation to be Batgirl. It's not as if she didn't already have a persona to fight crime under. Is there some sort of quota that the city has to meet or the ACLU  shows up? "

Soooo, she's putting her very life at risk in order to prove a boy she likes wrong in some hope that he will finally accept her as a crime fighter. Not to mention said boy is against her involvement in crime fighting actions in the first place. Basically, trying to impress a guy who neither trusts her opinion or believes in her talents. I know I'm taking a crack at my own gender here, but it needs to be said. "This has to be written buy a guy." 
Rather then training her properly for the tasks at hand, Dick and Barbra let her go out ill prepared where she is more likely to get herself killed?

I know it's fine to show a character progressively getting better, but how many years did she spend as Spoiler and was she as klutzy then as she is now?

I think this is why I like manga. Character motivations remain consistent and very little contradiction. That's the advantage of having a single writer in a whole series.

" @aztek the lost said:

" It just seems weird to be both Robin and Batgirl? is Stephanie like a hermaphrodite or something? "

"The best of both worlds"?  ;p  Technically, Steph isn't the first girl to be Robin.  Although Dark Knight Returns was technically set in the future... and in an elseworlds.  So I guess that Carrie doesn't count. "

So far, I like Steph as Batgirl. I read issue #5 and I laughed out loud at a few scenes. I like that she's funny. I like that she's sassy. I like that she reminds me of the days Barbara Gordon was Batgirl. 
Here's what I don't like.... She's, at times, so hapless, and immature that it irritates me. She's got experience, I mean she's been at this since the nineties! If you could survive them, you can survive anything! In all seriousness, I hope the writer moves the character forward, and if he doesn't, I hope they find someone who does. The art is fine, the only thing I have a gripe with is the way he draws her hair. It looks like a mop covered in cheese or something. I don't have so much of a problem with her being.... boy crazy, after all, Peter Parker was girl crazy before he got married(Yes he's still married, One More Day/Brand New Day never happened.)

" the first issue of Batgirl was boring further issues any better? "

I know this is an old forum but I have to say that the issues have really been good so far. Plus she has taken the step of making the mantle her own.