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COMICS: DC Loses Another Writer; Josh Fialkov Leaves GREEN LANTERN CORPS And RED LANTERNS

Just hours after the news hit that "professional differences" had led to Andy Diggle to depart Action Comics, it has now been confirmed that Josh Fialkov will no longer be taking over Green Lantern Corps and Red Lanterns. Who replaces him? Read on for details!

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By Josh Wilding - 3/20/2013
In yet another shocking real-life twist, it has today been confirmed that writer Josh Fialkov and DC Comics have parted ways. Below is a statement from his blog, further elaborating on why he will no longer pen Green Lantern Corps and Red Lanterns after this June's creative team shake-up's. It has since been confirmed that Pinocchio Vampire Slayer will co-plot Green Lantern Corps with Robert Venditti (The Surrogates), while new Swamp Thing scribe Charles Soule will take over Red Lanterns.


Just a quick note to confirm what everyone knows, I am no longer the writer of GLC and Red Lanterns for DC Comics. There were editorial decisions about the direction of the book that conflicted with the story I was hired to tell, and I felt that it was better to let DC tell their story the way they want. I’m grateful for the opportunity and I’ll miss working with the entire Green Lantern team.

This was not an easy decision to make emotionally or financially, but, I’m sure it was the right decision for both me, and for the Green Lantern books. The outpouring of support, your kind words and well wishes means so much to me and my family. In the meantime, I’ll be writing ALPHA: BIG TIME and THE ULTIMATES over at Marvel, and THE DEVILLERS at Dynamite. I’ve got a couple more projects in the works, so stay tuned.

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OrganizedChaos - 3/20/2013, 5:28 PM
DC, what are you doing?
LordOfTheZegaRealm - 3/20/2013, 5:31 PM
Noooooooooooooooooo!
LordOfTheZegaRealm - 3/20/2013, 5:32 PM
Why are they losing writers?
Spideyguy94 - 3/20/2013, 5:36 PM
DC and there editorial mandates strike again. It seems that if your not a big name writer like Snyder, Morrison or johns your pretty much expendable. Marvel used to be this bad a few years (quesada forcing jms off spidey and Thor) and DC were much more relaxed and I was buying more of they're books. Now it's roles reversed.
ScionStorm - 3/20/2013, 5:41 PM
I'm beginning to suspect what DC's WTF theme is actually about...
ATrueHero1987 - 3/20/2013, 5:47 PM
Shame, he's a great writer. I liked his I Vampire run.
SlaveMasterFlexXx - 3/20/2013, 5:49 PM
Sounds like they want their comics to be more like their movies.
repulse93 - 3/20/2013, 5:59 PM
I am calling it right now. DC is going to be reversing their reboot in the near-future, restoring most of the pre-Flashpoint continuity and cherrypicking what did work from New 52 into it.

...which hopefully means we finally get Wally West, Cassandra Cain, Donna Troy, Stephanie Brown, and Superman's marriage back.
ShadowlordSavage - 3/20/2013, 6:03 PM
If the EDITORIAL STAFF keeps this up, they'll lose more than gain as far as readers are concerned. I'm just saying if it gets any worst they should be Fired.
marvel72 - 3/20/2013, 6:13 PM
dc W.T.F event = more WRITERS TO FOLLOW.
mbembet - 3/20/2013, 6:16 PM
didio geoff johns and jim lee ruined dc comics
thatcoldblackcloud - 3/20/2013, 6:19 PM
Ah, as much as a DC fan as I may be (solely for the fact that I love DC characters), DC sucks these days and they cant get their shit straight. This will only result in less sales which is good, because that is the only way someone will fire anyone in DC and maybe then we can get someone with a brain behind the editorial reins. Not holding my breath though.
JohnnyKrypton - 3/20/2013, 6:20 PM
...told ya ;-)

@marvel72

Shot Vitamin Water out my nose at that, thanks loads...

@mbembet

Praise God, I though I was the only one!
Anthonypilone01 - 3/20/2013, 6:26 PM
Ha. Shows another indication DC is screwing up bad, along with their messed up new 52.
I'm not surprised.
JohnnyKrypton - 3/20/2013, 6:32 PM
@thatblackcloud

Agreed. The issue is that one of DC's biggest problems also sells lotsa books and makes DC lotsa $$$ just by putting his name on it (regardless of how much story he's actually written- Flash runs up a building for FIVE PAGES?? COME ON!), and no matter how contrived or ham-handed it is, most of his fan(boys)s will swear that it's the greatest thing since Moby Dick. Assuming they've heard of Moby Dick. Until the sales figures tell DC (and more importantly, WB) that people don't like having their intelligence insulted and won't buy lazy crap, excpect more of the same.
seamuskeaneart - 3/20/2013, 6:39 PM
WAIT! Pinocchio Vampire slayer is writing a book?

"It has since been confirmed that Pinocchio Vampire Slayer will co-plot Green Lantern Corps with Robert Venditti (The Surrogates), while new Swamp Thing scribe Charles Soule will take over Red Lanterns."
marvel72 - 3/20/2013, 6:41 PM
@ JohnnyKrypton

other meanings for W.T.F event

-WHAT THE F*CK
-WRITERS TO FOLLOW
-WALK TO FREEDOM
-WRITING TALENT FAILS
-WRITERS TALENTLESS F*CKS
-WHAT TOTAL F*CKERS
JohnnyKrypton - 3/20/2013, 6:43 PM
See, now you're just bein' mean. ;-)
Jollem - 3/20/2013, 6:47 PM
rawr rawr. dc. rabble rabble...something...snark
JohnnyKrypton - 3/20/2013, 6:47 PM
@seamus Bwaha! Nice catch!
marvel72 - 3/20/2013, 6:50 PM
@ johnnykrypton

the writers that have left,i don't read their books anyway.

i only read animal man,batman,green lantern,swamp thing,justice league & justice league dark.

aquaman,wonder woman & flash now & again.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 3/20/2013, 6:59 PM
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JohnnyKrypton - 3/20/2013, 7:02 PM
Sad to say, I can't really get into any of it, really. I followed Flash for a few issues, just to see how he was handled, the first few JL, a Batman here and there.

Silly or no, the whole tone of the new DCU just feels...icky to me. Not necessarily because of the reboot per se, but more where they've chosen to go with it...less heroic somehow. It's just not fun for me anymore.

But I still love the characters and I got a BIG library
marvel72 - 3/20/2013, 7:02 PM
fingers crossed snyder or lemire is next to leave dc,these sort of things happen in three's.
BackwardGalaxy - 3/20/2013, 7:11 PM
Who knew the Corp was short for Corporate Bleepholes?
JohnnyKrypton - 3/20/2013, 7:14 PM
@earzmundo

Dude, Berganza had already signed off on Fialkov's story- he's the one who hired him. These things happen to DC writers all the time, and it's always the same guy. Who do you think has the most control over the story direction of GL? I'll give you a hint: It ain't DiDio, Lee, or Berganza
TerminalVoyd - 3/20/2013, 7:18 PM
Ah DC Editorial. continuing their track record of solid, seamless and trouble free story telling through a fluid use of well deployed creative teams working hand in hand with their department.

It's like the good old days, only with more lines and seams and other unnecessarily busy costume bits (and the funny thing, that last bit wasn't entirely sarcasm).
FlixMentallo21 - 3/20/2013, 7:25 PM
COUP D'ETAT IN DC EDITORIAL! THIS I COMMAND!
JohnTom88 - 3/20/2013, 7:35 PM
Haha that could mean more good writers to Marvel.

Marvel is expanding...
JohnnyKrypton - 3/20/2013, 7:41 PM
"Marvel is expanding..."

SO many Quesada jokes...
hope420 - 3/20/2013, 7:43 PM
This is the 90's all over again. Now these writers will find artist and start their own company!
Tymminator - 3/20/2013, 7:47 PM
Damn. This is just crap. What is going on?

Splenda - 3/20/2013, 7:59 PM
Ugh
DetBullock - 3/20/2013, 8:10 PM
That's why I stopped buying superhero comics regurarly, they always tend to throw writers out of the window and who they put in their place?

Tony Daniel
J.H. Williams III

Come on, you can't let artists do the job of a writer, finding someone who can do both thing in the mainstream comicdom is like winning the lottery!
xstryker - 3/20/2013, 8:28 PM
Sounds like Bob Harras strikes again.
GarthRanzz - 3/20/2013, 8:33 PM
Ding ding ding Hope420. I think it's Bob Harris. Remember how badly he screwed up Marvel. Seems like they give some of his marvel 90s peeps leeway but other talents are getting screwed. Remember this is the same guy that ran off Marvels best writer off it's biggest title, Chris Claremont. Then in turn ran off the Image guys. I guess I should be happy than Daniels got the Action comics writing gig and not Nocetti, Defalco, or Liefield. lobdell gets a pass from me because his Red Hood is a great read. As a whole, I really like the new 52....but it's got it's messes. And please no Waid. He is so hit and miss for me. If they feel the need to revive 90s writers, they should get Gerard Jones, Bill Loebs, or Roger Stern. Crap more that I think about it, they should bring Stern back on Action.

Comics are really jumping the shark with the editorial mandates at DC and Spiderman and Xmen wrecked at Marvel.
JohnnyKrypton - 3/20/2013, 8:36 PM
@Bullock - Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, John Byrne, Walt Simonson, Jim Starlin, Mike Mignola,Dave Sim, Jeff Lemire, Darwin Cooke, Frank Miller, Howard Chaykin, Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Dan Jurgens, Bill Messner-Loeb, off the top of my head...
JohnnyKrypton - 3/20/2013, 8:37 PM
Guys...Geoff Johns. This is his regular move, for years now.
GarthRanzz - 3/20/2013, 9:02 PM
@johnny You forgot Keith Giffen. You sure it's Johns? Really believe its Harras. Look at how many titles Defalco and Noccetti have been given? If it was Johns they would rely more on Sterling Gates, Tomasi, and Robinson.
GarthRanzz - 3/20/2013, 9:04 PM
I will go further. I bet if they can Harras and brought in Berger, you would see a major uptick in morale.
CaptainKilgore - 3/20/2013, 9:10 PM
When did Marvel start an Alpha book, named after a story line from Spider-Man?
TerminalVoyd - 3/20/2013, 9:58 PM
@DetBullock

To be fair, J.H. Willaims III turned out to be one of those lottery wins. Tony Daniel..... not so much. David Finch, even less so (but luckily they fixed that problem).
lucio7lopez - 3/20/2013, 10:04 PM
Very sad news for the DC fans =(
AINTNOTHINTOFOCWIT - 3/20/2013, 10:25 PM


GO MARVEL U
MatchesMalone1989 - 3/20/2013, 10:48 PM
Marvels up 38% While Dc was at 32% unit shares Good job chums.

Well gents. I figured as much since Marvel started renumbering their books. I wonder what Johns and Didio are planning firing these writers?
kemuael - 3/21/2013, 2:17 AM
DC SUCKS...hence why writers are leaving obviously, come over to the MARVEL Josh Fialkov we have a place for You!!!

:-D
126thst - 3/21/2013, 2:43 AM
DC is very disappointing on so many levels
SteveRogersSon - 3/21/2013, 4:33 AM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

HEY WHY NOT JUST HIRE GOYER TO WRITE ALL YOUR COMICS>>YOU WANT THAT ARSE TO WRITE ALL YOUR MOVIES..
JohnnyKrypton - 3/21/2013, 6:36 AM
@Garth

I don't have any inside info, but nothing happens with the GL universe unless Johns likes it.

According to Fialkov, he was hired based on this specific story pitch, which means the editors thought it was strong enough to follow Johns' huge run - it's unlikely Harras wouldn't have been aware of the proposed direction on such a major property. So what happened? Did he just change his mind after a month? No doubt Harras was the hatchet man, so to speak, just like DiDio used to do the same (DiDio always came up with some 'official' excuse to cover GJ), but I bet the 'editorial changes' occurred when Johns caught wind of whatever direction Fialkov wanted to go. I could be wrong, but based on his history (and complete lack of accountability) this has GJ written all over it.
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