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Sunday Trending Topics: Gail Simone And Batgirl

Sunday Trending Topics: Gail Simone And BatgirlIt's been a very eventful weekend for comic book news. 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 and #16 in January, concluding Death Of The Family, will be her final issue.

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Gail Simone Off Batgirl. Honest. (UPDATE)

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 and #16 in January, concluding Death Of The Family, will be her final issue.

Comic Creators Respond To Gail Simone's Firing-By-E-Mail Off Batgirl

It's a story we've been exploring this 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.

"Hey! Quasi-Pretty-NOT-Hot-Girl, You Are More Pathetic Than The REAL Nerds" – Tony Harris (UPDATE) 

On Twitter, Tony Harris asked people to retweet his Facebook post below. Well, this is a kind of a retweet. I guess.

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Gail Simone Off Batgirl. Honest. (UPDATE)

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 and #16 in January, concluding Death Of The Family, will be her final issue.

Comic Creators Respond To Gail Simone's Firing-By-E-Mail Off Batgirl

It's a story we've been exploring this 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.

Fanboy Rampage: John Byrne Vs Dan Slott

After the John Byrne Forum kicked off a bit, Dan Slott arrived to try and spread some calm.

 


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Mark SeifertAbout Mark Seifert

Co-founder and Creative director of Bleeding Cool parent company Avatar Press. Bleeding Cool Managing Editor, tech and data wrangler. Machine Learning hobbyist. Vintage paper addict.
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