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Old 10-17-2012, 09:23 PM   #2620
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Originally Posted by Blitz View Post
Wait why are Stephanie Brown and Cass Cain "Toxic"?
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Originally Posted by Lock Jaw View Post
Don't know where the word "toxic" came from... but basically, upper DC Management just does not want them to appear anywhere. Probably to get Barbara Gordon "over" as the "one and only" Batgirl again.
"Toxic" is a direct quote from at least two writers working for DC. I follow DC Women Kicking Ass, as it's actually a really well-sourced/connected blog. The lady who runs it seems to know her shit, and she's said on multiple occasions she's been told by people in the DC camp the characters are regarded as "toxic" - from a sales standpoint, and from the standpoint of getting in Babs' way as being the one and only Batgirl again.


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From The Outhouse (read more):

Last night, the Outhouse reported that executives at DC had instructed Bryan Q. Miller to remove the character Stephanie Brown from an upcoming Smallville Season 11 arc and had given him a list of approved characters with which to replace her. Miller ultimately chose Barbara Gordon from the list, which allegedly also included Dick Grayson. Shortly thereafter, Wired.com reported that multiple sources at DC considered both Brown and Cassandra Cain, another former Batgirl, as "toxic" characters.

Reaching out to several DC sources, I can confirm that "toxic" is indeed the word being bandied about by DC executives, with one source quoted as saying "Toxic? Yup, that about sums it up." The uncomfortable truth of the matter is that DC does not consider Cassandra Cain or Stephanie Brown to be marketable characters and is doing their best to scrub their comics clean of them, looking to prevent the characters from ever having a chance to take root in a book, be it in a starring or supporting role.
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