I agree completely. We *don't* want the title cancelled, but the likelihood of that is extremely unlikely. Tim Drake has a fanbase that solidly puts him among the top five most popular DC characters. Top three, if you exclude Batman and Superman. This isn't a situation like Impulse or Superboy, where sales had dropped consistently to nil, despite changes of both direction and creators.
What I *don't* get is why DC's got such a thing for Willingham. I don't understand why he was given Batman titles during War Games. I don't understand why he's being given the upcoming OMAC book. I suspect it's all down to Didio, since we've all been told that Bendis will *never* write for DC as long as Didio works there...even if he were willing to do it for free. I think Schreck manages storylines but doesn't actually have any control over who's writing. That's speculation on my part, though.
I'm sure the DC website has been swamped with Robin hate-mail this week. I've been telling all my customers who've bought it that they should write DC and tell them exactly what they think of it. My own letter focused mostly on sales figures and subscription drops, plus a paragraph of the ten people whom I'd most prefer to see writing. I didn't say anything about Scott's art, though I should've. It was less garish on Batgirl, but...I'm not a fan.
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Date: 2005-01-29 01:22 pm (UTC)What I *don't* get is why DC's got such a thing for Willingham. I don't understand why he was given Batman titles during War Games. I don't understand why he's being given the upcoming OMAC book. I suspect it's all down to Didio, since we've all been told that Bendis will *never* write for DC as long as Didio works there...even if he were willing to do it for free. I think Schreck manages storylines but doesn't actually have any control over who's writing. That's speculation on my part, though.
I'm sure the DC website has been swamped with Robin hate-mail this week. I've been telling all my customers who've bought it that they should write DC and tell them exactly what they think of it. My own letter focused mostly on sales figures and subscription drops, plus a paragraph of the ten people whom I'd most prefer to see writing. I didn't say anything about Scott's art, though I should've. It was less garish on Batgirl, but...I'm not a fan.