Batman and the Outsiders writer Chuck Dixon declared on his official forum June 10, that he was no longer employed by DC Comics in any capacity.

To quote Ross from Friends… “FINE BY ME!!!”, since I never read Robin (Dixon write the 1991 Robin miniseries as well as 9 years of the subsequent ongoing title) or Nightwing (only peripheral Bat title I read is Birds of Prey) and didn’t like his inconsistent Outsiders anyway.

I just don’t see a black op run by Batman going as SNAFU as the missions in this title. Also Rex Mason DOESN’T need to breathe. Dixon’s treatment of Thunder and Grace as a couple has been poor at best. The only thing I loved was the Dibney’s as a duo of Deadmanesque ghosts. But we haven’t seen them since. I’d like to see them get their own book.

Most online buzz seems to suggest he was unhappy interrupting his own story arcs for Grant Morrison’s Batman R.I.P. because Morrison kept changing the timetable of events in his story. Since his “terse statement” came just one day after DC’s Monday announcement that Frank Tieri will be writing the R.I.P. tie in issues of Batman and the Outsiders (#11-12), I’d say where there’s smoke, there’s fire.

I’ll watch his site for more news.

via CBR and Newsarama

Newsarama has a GREAT interview with Final Crisis writer Grant Morrison. He discusses the New Gods interference in human history and evolution in the DCU, why Turpin, Countdown continuity, Dr. Lights comeuppance, what he meant by “Twilight of the Gods,” where AND when Darkseid went when he “fell,” the concept of Gods in general, what Anthro’s drawing and who the guy with the mohawk is - Nix Uotan the exiled Monitor - doh - should have figured that one. But it still doesn’t add up - OK if the Monitors have the ability to exile one of their own to a mortal existence, but who got Nix and apartment, furniture and a TV? He woke up as if he’s late for work. If they have THAT control over reality they should be able to take care of reality -hoppers with a file transfer. Also its looking definite that the DCU is definitely down one Martian.

Via Newsarama | read the full interview!

Read what Brian Michael Bendis has to say about the latest installment of the appropriately epic Secret Invasion! Topics include: JarviSkrull’s confrontation with Maria Hill, Captain Marvel’s attack on Thunderbolts Mountain, YellowjacketSkrull sending the Initiative into a trap, Why the SuperSkrulls ignored Hulkling’s words, Spiderwoman confirmed as a Skrull, what she says to Iron Man, What was that purple blast the Skrulls nailed everyone with, who died, the new Howling Commandos, and BMB’s final thoughts on the issue.

via CBR

Grant Morrison tals with IGN’s Dan Phillips about a deadlier, creepier Joker (I thought he was already pretty deadly and creepy, but he’s one bad guy that can never be bad enough), the RIP tie-ins, Final Crisis, Libra and more. Read the full article at IGN.

Plus here’s some artwork from the article, including 5 beautiful Alex Ross Covers thumbnails for you to click on and view larger…

via IGN

Comic Book Resources has interviewed Grant Morrison about Final Crisis. Read the full article at CBR

Covers Final Crisis issues #1, 2 and 3

He also reveals a bit about the mysterious “Libra” rumored to be a heavy hitter in the series…

read the quote and see 2 covers featuring Libra after the jump

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