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Just got done reading Gail Simone’s interview on Batgirl

And really, it infuriates me from almost the first sentence to the last.

The one thing I have to call the most BULLSHIT on is that it was a commercial necessity to make Batgirl an “iconic” book.

I yanked the sale figures page from the latest Previews magazine (which admittedly deals with Diamond Comic Distributors sales figures, but I think they are DC’s exclusive distributor?)…

The Stephanie Brown Batgirl #20 book outsold the following books:

Avengers Academy
Legion of Super Heroes (getting a book)
Heroes for Hire
Supergirl (getting a book)
Iron Man 2.0
Titans (Deathstroke getting a solo book)
Secret Six

The CURRENT Birds of Prey outsold all THOSE books (and Batgirl) and also:

Incredible Hulks
X-23
Deadpool (both issues)
Superman/Batman
Batman Beyond
Teen Titans
X-Factor
Wolverine:The Best There Is

And I’ve been following the sales figures of these books because they’re important to me. These aren’t anomalies. They consistently sell this well.

You know, use all the excuses you want, but don’t try to use the “commercial viability” one.

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  5. feminazgul said: I adore you.
  6. cooltrainershells said: Yeah, it’s total bullshit. I was hoping for some explanation, but it was such a let down to hear her talk like that. Business does NOT make everything okay.
  7. fyrea said: The whole reboot is a load of crap. It’s unnecessary, very unappealing (especially the costumes) and is a waste of marketing time. I could sell my piss to a more responsive market. My heart is in two over the reboot atm and it’s just…URGH!
  8. holyhomoeroticismbatman said: Exactly! I want to defend her and assume that she knows what she’s doing, but this is wish fulfillment and I thought Gail Simone was above that, honestly. I’m beginning to view Babs becoming Batgirl again as a retcon on level with One More Day.
  9. thehappysorceress reblogged this from spandexandsportsbras and added:
    wondering about this.
  10. kryptongirl said: Thank you for being you. Seriously. I respect you so much and it warms the cockles of my heart that you are against this, too. <33333
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