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Since the announcement of The Movement by Gail Simone and Freddie Williams last week, it has been attacked from the right as pandering to left wing activists, and to a lesser extent from the left as co-opting the Occupy movement for the needs of a multi-global business Here are a few of our favourites; Right Wing[...]

We knew that Gail Simone was coming back to Batgirl But what about her artist Ed Benes? He was absent from DC's April solicitations. A few days ago he posted on Facebook; Oi pessoal, hoje eu estou usando esse espaço para, para avisar que estou me afastando dos quadrinhos por um tempo, talvez um ano ou dois[...]

That Jeff Lemire and Ray Fawkes would be writing Constantine – if you remember, Ray Fawkes was to have taken over Batgirl before that decision was reversed – and that Christy Marx is to write Birds Of Prey – the first time a woman has written that title since Gail Simone. Here's how they explain it;  Robert[...]

I've been told from the same source who confirmed Gail Simone's initial departure from Batgirl, to expect more changes of the writers on a number of DC Comics imminently, including a number already solicited through Diamond Indeed, that certain new creative teams are not even going to have a chance to start before they've been[...]

Again. Maddest Moment Of 2012: Firing Of Gail Simone Runners Up, Rob Liefeld Storming Out Of DC On Twitter and The Censoring Of Stephanie Brown in Smallville and L'il Gotham Most Fanciable Comic Creator Of 2012: Becky Cloonan Runners Up, Matt Fraction and Grant Morrison Most Surprising (In A Good Way) Comic Of 2012: Hawkeye Runners Up, Saga and Prophet[...]

Not a hoax, Gail Simone returns: DC Comics have now reversed that editor's decision in the wake of considerable online protest and, I'm told, a reluctance to have every single person asking questions during convention season dressed up as Batgirl saying "Where's Gail Simone?" Most-Read TV/Film Stories Today – Gail Simone & Batgirl DC Comics Put Gail Simone[...]

Gail Simone just tweeted. Here's a thing Gail Simone is the new Batgirl writer. Also NOT A HOAX. When I put together the Top 100 Power List for the Comics Industry over the summer, Gail Simone wasn't on the list She was considered, sure, but her influence seemed to be dimming Her fanbase and Twitter following would have[...]

Recently, Gail Simone announced she'd been fired off Batgirl by DC Comics With her exclusive contract at the company coming to an end, some thought that would be that Especially since so many other publishers had started calling offering her work. It's not. I hear something is coming From Gail, from DC And that tomorrow will be[...]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7qnsrm4tuc[/youtube] Aaron Haaland writes; Hey Fandom! It's time for New Comic's Now! This biggest deal this week is Gail Simone being fired off of Batgirl by email! Her Death of the Family tie-ins are great and I'm really confused why this has happened I go into depth about that[...]

The news cycle which began over the weekend continues: I mentioned during the weekend's shenanigans concerning Gail Simone and Batgirl that I'd heard a number of stories concerning the relationship between creative and editorial at DC Comics right now. Most-Read Comics Stories Today: Stuff And Things At DC Editorial  I mentioned during the weekend's shenanigans concerning Gail Simone and[...]

Remember, remember, the tenth of December... Today, the Outhousers managed to see Newsarama's listing of the Batman Group solicitations before they

I mentioned during the weekend's shenanigans concerning Gail Simone and Batgirl that I'd heard a number of stories concerning the relationship between creative and editorial at DC Comics right now Gail Simone and her editor Brian Cunningham was just one example. Another concerns a creative team on a very prominent title over a number of months[...]

Gail Simone's firing from Batgirl is one reason why: It may have been all in the language – she didn't leave, she was pushed It may have been that circumstances changed If so, it appears that they changed back Either way, I have been informed from all sources that Simone is no longer on the title[...]

It's a story we've been exploring this past week, Gail Simone off Batgirl, the DC New 52 title most associated with one creator more than any other Today, Gail confirmed the news The response from her peers was instant. @gailsimone forced off Batgirl This is so fucked up I have no proper words… — J.H[...]

Last week, we reported that Gail Simone had left Batgirl A couple of days later, Simone responded, telling her board that she had not left Batgirl. It may have been all in the language – she didn't leave, she was pushed It may have been that circumstances changed If so, it appears that they changed back[...]

They may be delayed because there are… let's go with "issues"…  to sort out. For instance I understand that Batgirl #17 and #18 won't be written by Gail Simone This specifically isn't an indication that Gail is off the book, I have been explicitly told that this is a fill-in writer situation. With Gail Simone's workload at[...]

More on Gail Simone and Batgirl: Today, on her message board, Gail Simone replied to the rumours we've been reporting that she may be leaving the Batgirl title December now, there's plenty of news about 2013 projects coming from both Marvel and DC this month, I'm sure. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Superman #14 Gives Us The Broke Back[...]

Today, on her message board, Gail Simone replied to the rumours we've been reporting that she may be leaving the Batgirl title. She simply stated; I have not left Batgirl. Which is pretty cut and dry and far more than she was saying when I put the matter to her earlier in the week By five words. There's always[...]

Rumors about DC 2013 continue: As we were preparing yesterday's story concerning rumours Gail Simone leaving Batgirl, and other DC creative changes, Gail was fueling them on Twitter Such as this conversation. M0st-Read Comic Stories Today: Would You Have Bought Gail Simone's Deathstroke? As we were preparing yesterday's story concerning rumours Gail Simone leaving Batgirl, and other DC creative[...]

As we were preparing yesterday's story concerning rumours Gail Simone leaving Batgirl, and other DC creative changes, Gail was fueling them on Twitter Such as this conversation. Deathstroke is a nerd. — GailSimone (@GailSimone) November 30, 2012   @gailsimone DEATHSTROKE IS AWESOME — Vinny Piccolo (@RoseTintedVisor) November 30, 2012 @rosetintedvisor He's nerdy. — GailSimone (@GailSimone) November 30, 2012   @gailsimone isnt he great[...]

He probably has a bit more leeway these days. More Stealth Death Of The Family Comics (SPOILERS) Are you a collector of the current Death Of The Family storyline in Batman? Think you've got every bit so far, even those Batman And Robin and Nightwing and Red Hood And The Outlaws issues that no one actually told[...]

Gail Simone made that book into something it could not have been without her and was afforded respect and some independence for that However, that was a while ago She walked off one DC book, will she walk off another? And how will the fanbase, many of whom seem to only be reading the book[...]

Gail Simone photo by Luigi Nova Fans asking Gail Simone about the possibility of her doing a new DC/Veritgo series on her Tumblr page received an answer that sounds quite a bit like something was and may be in the works from the Birds of Prey and Batgirl scribe – "What an interesting question[...]

Gail Simone talks about working on the New 52 And why Birds Of Prey was taken away from her. Part of the idea of the New 52 was to change people's perceptions of long-running characters, to get people to think of them in a new light That, I can understand and agree with, but the unfortunate[...]

There's just one day to go on the funding of Gail Simone and Jim Calafiore's Leaving Megapolis comic project on Kickstarter Originally aiming for $34,000, they have now more than tripled it, with $107, 382 raised with one day to go. This is the kind of budget that is well beyond the likes of Marvel and[...]

Twitter isn't always there for the nasty things in life. It's there for the nice things too. While I was fast asleep last night, a most entertaining

Gail Simone writes, talking about DC character Misfit (right); I wouldn't say she's NEVER coming back, just that the book idea that I had that included her was eventually passed on. I might as well talk about it. This was a book I worked on for a year with alterations I wanted to do a girl team book[...]

All I can tell you is that his characterization of @yourpalSmitty is off-base With others joining in; Gail Simone: Could not agree more about @yourpalsmitty Thanks for that, Tom. David Gallaher: very interaction I've had with @yourpalsmitty in the last 12 years has been super Cue Rob, responding to Tom's earlier comment; Rob: Someone told me that loser fat ass[...]

In what DC describe as "a whole new direction beginning this issue". The title has had a little trouble, creatively, with co-writer Gail Simone walking off the book, to be replaced by Joe Harris, soon to be followed leaving the book by the other co-writer Ethan Van Sciver Artist Yildiray Cinar stayed on the book, and[...]

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