How is it the internet didn’t explode yesterday with the release of Robin #174 and the big reveal of who has been running around as the Spoiler lately. Oh, you haven’t read it yet. Okay, major Spoiler spoilers below the fold.

Alright, if you’re still reading you already know the big reveal or you don’t want to bother with a trip to the comic shop. So what do I think?

I think it’s cheap. Real cheap. So cheap it boarders on Doctor Who levels of oh-look-everything-will-be-alright-after-all cheapness. It’s a easy way to explain the clusterfuck that was the last act of War Games and War Crime and appeal to all the fans who were up in arms about the death of a beloved character and her subsequent banishment from the Bat-mythos (except when someone writing Robin would sneak her in).

But, you know what? I don’t care. I still like that Stephanie is back, even though her soap opera-style semi-resurrection is incredibly sloppy, the end justifies the means. I might actually get back to reading Robin on a regular basis now that he has his girlfriend/foil back. In fact, that upcoming Robin/Spoiler Special looks like a lot of fun.

It seem fitting to have a meaningless and sloppy resurrection to counteract a likewise meaningless and sloppy death. Welcome back, Steph. We missed you. By the way, you may want to hang low during Final Crisis.