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A few issues ago, we saw Spoiler leave the Batman team. After Tim’s death, being injured, and seeing a group of people that were dramatically affected by clashes between heroes and villains, she left.
Now, Spoiler resurfaces – not as a hero, but not as a villain either. Her first act of duty is to habitually break the Bat Signal, a general nuisance to the police. But when a villain takes hostages to lure Batman into a death match she is the one who shows up.
The entire issue is devoted to Spoiler and it turned out very well. Writers James Tynion IV and Christopher Sebela were able to articulate what is going on with the character, make sense of her perspective, and provide a bit of action for the superhero fans. When Spoiler had her epiphany about leaving the team, it wasn’t completely clear what her expectations were moving forward. Detective #957 does a lot to make sense of her point of view and they did it with style.
-Amanda Sheriff