Chuck Dixon No Longer Working for DC Comics

**Mon-el** · 06-11-2008, 09:13 AM

Wow, This is really shocking news to wake up too.

I just bought Robin #174 a couple of weeks ago, just to see how wonderful that issue was too.

I wasn't interested in trying Batman and the Outsiders frankly due to the 5 minis that lead to the series. I thought it was a bad way to introduce the series. Heck I just read The Brave and Bold #200 last night with The Golden Age Batman and Earth-1 Batman fighting Nicholas Lucien and the back-up in it was how they introduced the first Batman and the Outsiders(something I had forgotten about.) That's all it took was for 1 back-up story, not 5 mini's to change the status quo.

Chuck brought back a good reason for Stephanie, and Leslie. Chuck had returned Ralph and Sue Dibny in the BATO.

I guess you really can't have a happy story in the Dc universe.

I don't know if Chuck was fired or if he quit, but I can think of a few editors and writers that needed to be let go for a long time now.

**KenK** · 06-11-2008, 09:37 AM

I'm very enraged right now.

**AlistairCrane** · 06-11-2008, 09:50 AM

Oh well, I guess I'll be dropping Robin. *sigh*

I wonder if we'll still be seeing the Spoiler miniseries? Or will DC kill her off again now that Chuck's gone?

**The Cool Thatguy** · 06-11-2008, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by Major Comma

His politics?
what would that have to do with it?

He leans to The Right politically, unlike most other writers.

**andy khouri** · 06-11-2008, 10:04 AM

Writer Chuck Dixon announced last night he is no longer employed by DC Comics "in any capacity." The news comes just one day after Frank Tieri was announced as the writer of a two-issue story on "Batman and the Outsiders."

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?p...ticle&id=16759

**CMBMOOL** · 06-11-2008, 10:07 AM

Man, just when Batman titles were gettting good again.

**summers88** · 06-11-2008, 10:12 AM

That's a real shame. I really enjoyed his work. I wonder what happened? Fired? Quit? That would be cool if Marvel picked him up. (Young Avengers maybe?)

**CBikle** · 06-11-2008, 10:14 AM

I'm not really a fan, but I know a lot of people liked his runs on Birds Of Prey, Green Arrow, et al. and he always came off as professional.

A lot of weird stuff seems to be happening behind-the-scenes at DC these days...

**spidarwin** · 06-11-2008, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by asutton1

What exactly does "press time" imply in a Web-based news site? Is this just a euphemism for "a representative was unavailable when we wrote the piece so we posted it without comment?"

Most likely they had the information, fired-off an email or called, but
got no response within a couple of hours. It's possible they may have
waited a day before running the article, I guess, but with the ability to
update as often as they want, they probably didn't even feel that a whole
day is necessary.

**reflecto** · 06-11-2008, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by juggling man

What the hell?

I'm not a fan of his at all.

**Dr. Chaos** · 06-11-2008, 10:35 AM

Hopefully Marvel's left a couple of hundred messages on his voice mail by now.

**Ostrakos** · 06-11-2008, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by reflecto

I'm not a fan of his at all.

And yet, you have Birds of Prey as a must-read? That book would not even be around if not for the devotion and creativity Chuck put into it when it started.

**Warewolf** · 06-11-2008, 10:39 AM

Man, just when Robin started getting good again!

**Fatguy** · 06-11-2008, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by reflecto

I'm not a fan of his at all.

Which, obviously, means you have to be the biggest tool you can be. Instead of "This doesnt effect me in any way, I wasn't a fan of his work.", you chose the "I'm a rude 13 year old on the internets" route.

I myself am not the biggest Dixon fan, but I was liking his recent Robin and Batman & the Outsiders stuff alright. This definitely surprises me.

I agree with CBikle, weird stuff from DC execs these days.