What I want for Stephanie Brown!
This is all my opinion, there is no right or wrong, yall can only agree or disagree. But please, share your opinions as well, I would love to hear them.
Firstly, I love the direction Tate Brombal is going in the current New Titans. Stephanie as a leader and a strategist was always something I've personally wanted for her. That being said, I would also like her to struggle with being a leader. I mean, she's leading a team with Red Devil (formally known as Kid Devil) and Terra, that is definitely not easy. Have her ask for advice from Dick, but don't have him do it for her. Also, this might just be me, but I want Nightwing and Cyborg out of this run. They're great, love them and all, but I want the new lineup to get the spotlight.
Secondly, where tf is her solo run? I've been wanting one since forever. Okay, maybe AFTER the Bad Seeds event, the current Batman run, and a lot more issues of the New Titans come out, but I really think that a new solo run for her is long overdue, min 5 volumes max… well… is there a need for one? This might be a hot take (or not, I just don't hear people talk about it) but I want her solo run to be written by Kelly Thompson (Birds of Prey, Hawkeye & Absolute Wonder Woman) with art by Jorge Jiménez (IDK I just love how she looks in the current Batman run).
I want her to have new teamups. No Cassandra, no Bruce. I want to see her be a big sister to Damian again and interact with other Gotham vigilantes.
I want Tim to be there for an issue or two, but only so that she can just snap, ditch the “cheerleader” persona (for TimBern) and ask him why they broke up. Now, I really wouldn't have minded them breaking up, I have absolutely no problem with Tim being Bi, but why tf do it off panel? I need explanations, I need reasons, I need Steph and Tim to have an actual fucking conversation on why he ended decades of comic book history off panel. I refuse to believe she's okay with Tim dating Bernard. I, and Steph, demand closure! And if I see Bernard on panel, I want Stephanie to swing a brick onto his face :)
Team up with Minhkhoa Khan. Idk who says what, just one, one issue where the two team up is all I ask for. Have Stephanie irritate the shit out of Khoa. Have Khoa be fed up with her bs. I want Khoa to map out this absolutely perfect plan, only for Steph to say screw this and improv the whole thing (which turns out to be the better way to go). “But why would Ghost-Maker and Spoiler team up?” Umm… why not? Comedy is gold and this is just my opinion.
As for the plot… umm, I'm not a writer.
Thirdly, a new romance. This topic is so damn controversial. Some people want Tim & Steph back, some people want Steph & Cass, some people want her to move on already, hell, some people even want Steph & Yara.
Here's what I want:
I definitely think Stephanie deserves to move on. In a lot of comic books, whenever a long-term relationship ends, the male characters move on within a year or two while the female characters either become the supportive ex or a side character (Starfire, Wondergirl). I don't want that for Steph.
Romance is far from being a No. 1 priority right now. She needs to establish herself as a leader first, get her goddamn solo run (maybe add a potential fling there) and then we'll talk. I want flirty banter Steph back.
“What about Cassandra?” No, at least not imo. Steph was sidelined a lot when she was dating Tim, what makes you think the same won't happen? I don't want her to be a comedic relief for her partner again, I want her to be in a relationship where both her and her partner are treated like absolute equals, not just compliment off each other well. Also, don't use the broody x sunny trope for this, it's way too overused imo, there are other ways to do the “opposite attracts” trope.
Yeah, that's about it. Share your thoughts and uh, kudos to you if you actually read the whole thing.