Gail Simone: "I Did Not Get Fired on Batgirl. I Left the Book Over Creative Differences."
Back when Gail Simone was briefly fired off DC Comics' Batgirl monthly, she blamed then-new [...]
Back when Gail Simone was briefly fired off DC Comics' Batgirl monthly, she blamed then-new series editor Brian Cunningham, saying that he had fired her via e-mail following a series of disagreements about the title.
Now, as she leaves the title for a second time -- now of her own free will -- she's giving a lot of love to the new creative team and their new editors, saying that she quit over creative differences.
She took to Twitter today to thank fans for their outpouring of support as she leaves the title, to praise the incoming creative team and implore readers to give them a shot...and of course to sound off a bit on her own run:
I am very sad to have to leave Batgirl but I have seen a little bit of the new book and it looks great.
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) July 10, 2014
Guys, I still am doing Tomb Raider, Red Sonja, Sonja vs. Conan, and some new stuff!
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) July 10, 2014
From what I have seen, @cameronMstewart @babsdraws @brendenfletcher are going to deliver a great looking book. Please support them in this.
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) July 11, 2014
Okay, just to clarify. I did not get fired on Batgirl. I left the book over creative differences.
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) July 11, 2014
New editor Mark Doyle is breathing new life into the bat-verse and taking chances and that is a great thing.
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) July 11, 2014
No, it isn't. I am sad to leave, but glad they are finally allowing Batgirl to not be so grim every issue. @aloudernoise
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) July 11, 2014
The lighter tone came with the new editors. Which is a good and much-needed thing. @aloudernoise
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) July 11, 2014
This stuff is never fun to talk about. It just sounds like bortching. The good news is, yay, new projects!
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) July 11, 2014
I might as well come out and say it, I am writing a new book called World's Finest Asses and it stars Nightwing, Booster Gold, and Catman.
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) July 11, 2014
It has been rough, frankly. But I am incredibly lucky to work with the teams I have now. @BRAMerican
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) July 11, 2014
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