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batcookies (batcookies) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-05-08 13:54:00

Creative Team on Batgirl Announced. No, I've never heard of the writer either.

From http://dcublog.dccomics.com/

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Well, a little more, at least. We’re not going to spoil the party right away and tell you who’s behind the mask. Heck, it might be someone you’ve never met before. Or it might not.

But, we can give you the lowdown on who the creators on this new ongoing will be. First up, the series will be written by Bryan Q. Miller, who is no stranger to superheroics, having done some writing for a little show called “Smallville.” Miller will also be penning a three-issue arc of TEEN TITANS, starting in July.

On art, we have Lee Garbett, who’s been doing a bang-up job as the regular artist on THE OUTSIDERS. Just wait until you see his interpretation of Batgirl — definitely a post for another day. He’ll be teaming with inker Trevor Scott.

And, for those of you kind folks chiming in on the comments, the cover artist is none other than Phil Noto, who did up the shiny piece of art you see above.

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From this guy's imdb entry... looks like the only things he's done are three episodes of Smallville.

"Smallville" (3 episodes, 2008-2009)

- Hex (2009) TV episode (written by)

At Chloe's birthday party, a mysterious woman named Zatanna, offers to grant Chloe one wish and the next morning, Chloe wakes up transformed into Lois Lane. With the real Lois out of the country, Chloe teams up with Clark to find the mysterious sorceress to find a way to reverse the hex spell. Meanwhile, Zatanna approaches Oliver to ask for his help to recover an ancient book of magic which she plans to use to resurrect her dead father.

- Bulletproof (2009) TV episode (writer)

Clark discovers John Jones was shot while working as a police officer, so Clark dons the uniform and goes undercover to find the culprit. Meanwhile, Lana confronts Tess and tells her Lex isn't the man she thinks he is. Lana's shocking news forces Tess to reevaluate her position as the head of Luthorcorp.

- Committed (2008) TV episode (written by)

After Chloe and Jimmy's engagement party at the Talon, they are both abducted by a mysterious man who kidnaps various couples and forces them to prove their love though a series of tests. Clark and Lois, investigating the abductions, decide to go undercover themselves as a couple to catch the thug, only to both end up as captives themselves when Clark is rendered powerless with Kryptonite. Meanwhile, Oliver seeks to rekindle his lost romance with Tess, only to discover that she no longer has any romantic feelings for him, or any moral feelings at all.

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For legality... I have no idea what this is. Thanks, google!

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	bluefall 2009-05-08 02:11 pm UTC (link)
	That is from "Elseworld's Finest," which I need to do a post on soon. As for the Batgirl stuff, I'm past fear, rage, and annoyance and into boredom, at this point. Whatever, DC. (Reply to this) (Thread)

batcookies
2009-05-08 02:22 pm UTC (link)

I really have to wonder, at this point.

They gave "Oracle: The Cure" to Kevin Vanhook, who wrote some really obscure movies, "Bloodshot", and "Superman and Batman vs. Vampires and Werewolves". But mostly he does those movies.

And the Batgirl series is going to... some guy that did a few eps of Smallville.

I've got all kinds of alarm bells going off. It sure looks like nobody that's been writing comics as a primary career is touching whatever's going on with a ten-foot pole.

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tavella
2009-05-08 02:48 pm UTC (link)

I've got all kinds of alarm bells going off. It sure looks like nobody that's been writing comics as a primary career is touching whatever's going on with a ten-foot pole.

Hmm, interesting take. I was thinking that it made it somewhat more likely that Levitz had Dick'd Didio's plans to re-Batgirl Barbara, as presumably he would want something of a name writer for his big "classic" reboot. But you have a valid point too -- maybe it's a case of him going to some TV writer "Batgirl! You know, the hot chick in the old Batman series!", because they can be counted on to write the 'classic' take he's looking for and not let any annoying bits of Oracle or past character development slip in.

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bluefall
2009-05-08 03:12 pm UTC (link)

It does seem pretty telling, doesn't it?

But it's still a bit weird, because, assuming that the end result here is Babsgirl as a new status quo, you'd think there'd be at least one writer in the stable who never liked Babs as Oracle, never had any affinity for her in the chair, and loves the new direction and would therefore jump to be the one who helps restore the "better" version that he liked more. I mean, we know that sentiment's not uncommon in the fanbase, even if it's not a majority, and the industry seems to mirror the fanbase pretty accurately. It seems strange to think that anyone would have such a *strong* opinion as to reshuffle the whole universe and piss off legions of fans while consciously sacrificing one of their best PR chips over a character they're not actually passionate about in any form.

	04nbod 2009-05-10 03:17 pm UTC (link)
	If it makes you feel better his episodes of Smallville were OK. He wrote for Zatanna and Martian Manhunter in those and he did some great Lois/Clark stuff. However it was Smallville and with their budget its hard to do anything stellar (although Geoff Johns got the closest this season). With the scope of the comic world we'll see how he goes. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	bluefall 2009-05-08 04:28 pm UTC (link)
	This. I've said it before, but my reigning theory right now is that we're seeing another Nightwing-dies-in-ICk thing, where a last-minute bid by cooler heads has taken "Oracle becomes Batgirl" off the table and they're all scrambling to compensate for the change. I'm not sure how much of that is reasonable extrapolation and how much is hope, though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)