Re: CASS + DC = FAIL
I don't know how you can be so optimistic, but Cass as Batgirl has been ruined since Beechen got a hold of the character.
THERE IS NO GOING BACK. Too many readers see Cass as a bad character now. Either she's boring, a stereotype or a hypocrite. Only fans of her old series know the truth.
But DC's not going to invest any more time into "fixing" her. The damage has been done. They don't care about her, especially since the current big name writers have no interest in her.
Cass is a toxic character right now, especially as Batgirl. Whatever charm she had when she was Batgirl is gone now. I hope she never goes back to being Batgirl. It would be a step backward for her now. I can only hope that when she does come back she'll be her own hero and will be written according to her initial characterization.
What i want is for DC to find someone who gives a damn and will write her as the wonderful character she used to be...WITHOUT putting her in the Batgirl costume. Because then DC will realize that Cass's success is not solely due to her wearing the bat crest, but due to her being AN AWESOME CHARACTER...a character that is NOT written by Beechen.
It's too late for DC to think they were right about getting rid of Cass. They have thought so since they let Beechen get a hold of her TWICE. That should've clued some of us in that they DON'T care about her character. If they had had faith in Cass's character, they would NOT have let her get changed the way she did by Beechen. But they did.
So really, this new Batgirl series doing good or bad, won't have ANY affect whatsoever on their opinion on Cass. They simply do NOT want Cass anymore.