When Stephanie Brown, the vigilante formerly known as The Spoiler and Robin, takes on the identity of Batgirl, she becomes a target of Gotham City's heroes and its villains.

Batgirl takes on techno-zombies, battles Clayface and Man-Bat, and needs to save Oracle from the Calculator.

Stephanie Brown's second semester at Gotham University sees her trying to uphold the Batgirl mantle, but a group calling itself "The Order of the Scythe," has other plans, framing her for murder.

"Bryan Q. Miller's critically acclaimed run takes Stephanie Brown a.k.a. former Robin, a.k.a. Spoiler, to new heights as Batgirl! Battling both inner and external demons, Stephanie must learn to balance school and crime-fighting or face the wrath of Barbara Gordon! With guest appearences from Batman and Robin and villains like Man-Bat and Clayface, Batgirl must step up to the mantle! Batgirl must battle the Calculator and stop his plan to unleash a nanovirus upon the citizens of Gotham City that will turn them into mindless techno-zombies, enter the FLOOD!"--

"It's been three years since the Batman defeated Lex Luthor and saved the world from tyranny. Three years since anyone has seen Gotham City's guardian alive. Wonder Woman, Queen of the Amazons, Hall Jordan, the Green Lantern, Superman, the Man of Steel, all of the Dark Knight's allies have retreated from the front lines of the war against injustice. But now a new war is beginning. An army of unimaginable power led by Superman's own daughter is preparing to claim Earth as it new world. Batman-the only hero that can stop this master race-is dead. Long live the new Batman..."--Page 4 of cover.

All across Europe, the hunt is on as Red Robin and the Ra's al Ghul 's League of Assassins go after the Council of Spiders. Tim Drake must work with one of Batman's greatest enemies Ra's al Ghul in an effort to defeat the Council of Spiders, but also to try and find out the truth behind Batman's demise at the conclusion of Final Crisis.