CCI: DC Confirms Stephanie Brown Won't Appear In "Smallville"

[tylenoljones]

Stan Lee should give DC a jewel encrusted thank you note for all the angry fans that are migrating to Marvel because of asinine stunts like this.

STEPHANINE BROWN FOREVER!

Or Image, in my case. Lots of good stuff coming out of independants right now. DC is going to have to come up with a hell of a sales pitch to get me back, as I really have no desire to subject myself to having my favorite characters disappear at a whim, or having to trudge through some multi part epic every time I want to read a simple Batman story.

Luckily for DC, they're funded by a huge corporation, so there aren't likely to be any serious repercussions to the brand. They can afford to have this attitude so long as the characters are profitable in other media. But as someone who has worked with small businesses, treating customers like this is a sure way to find yourself out on the street.

[Tryitonemoretime]

Stan Lee should give DC a jewel encrusted thank you note for all the angry fans that are migrating to Marvel because of asinine stunts like this.

STEPHANINE BROWN FOREVER!

Especially with Marvel NOW coming out.

[editor28]

I'm going to choose to look at this positively, we may not be getting Stephanie but hopefully we will be getting a Barbara that isn't a incredible bore.
Plus the original announcement got me to pick up the first few issues which were better then the current Superman books, save for Action.

[Jake V]

OH BOY I can't wait to read the ICONIC Nightwing in the upcoming Smallville books that I never read.

[Orin]

Especially with Marvel NOW coming out.

DC sure knows how to promote Marvel books.

[Free-Man]

What a dick move on DC's part. All the other changes Smallville made with the DC history to suit it's story, and now they've pulled the rug out from under Miller to try and say they want the most iconic characters? It's laughable.

[editor28]

At least this may mean we'll get a book that won't have a dull, boring Barbara so thats a plus. Bullshit that this is happening but still a plus.

[Xarcon]

And DiDio, if you were going with "iconic" (and I say that word with as much venom as I can muster), then shouldn't [Dick] be Nightwing?

Fixed.

And I totally agree. Dick is the "iconic" Nightwing. Steph and Babs have never been Nightwing. To say that they are replacing Steph as Nightwing with Babs as Nightwing because that's more iconic is completely ridiculous. It's also ridiculous that they can't even let Steph exist in an alternate universe that has absolutely nothing to do with the New 52.

Babs currently appears in Batgirl, Birds of Prey, Ame-Comi Girls, and Young Justice. That's three different versions of the character across three universes. Steph is nowhere. This is not a good change. This is not a good decision. This is not good in any way.

[Tryitonemoretime]

DC sure knows how to promote Marvel books.

I'm still convinced Lobdell is an agent of Marvel sent to destroy DC.

[Redem]

Barbara in nightwing suit?

Can't help but think this

"Look when you called me, I just woke up and kinda put the first suit that was around in the bedroom....I only noticed it was Dick's costume when I was already halfway here"

[The Lucky One]

Oh, Dan. Never let it be said you knew how to keep a writer happy and mollify a fanbase in a way that wouldn't negatively impact sales one iota.

I'm sure Bryan Q. Miller is thrilled and super eager to keep doing work for DC.

-D

[Filip]

Steph fans, my sincere condolences.

[The_Greatest_Username]

No kidding. Babs may be my favorite comic book character ever, but my heart goes out to Steph fans.

My thoughts too. I don't understand the logic behind this.

[The Lucky One]

No kidding. Babs may be my favorite comic book character ever, but my heart goes out to Steph fans. As a new reader, this would've been a perfect introduction to Steph for me. Looks like I'll have to pick up her Batgirl run.

Probably better that way anyway. Much as I'm sure BQM would have written a good Smallville Steph, the original series was fantastic.

Enjoy!

-D

[DonC]

Dan...Dan...Dan...

When are you going to learn you can't keep yanking people's chains like this?