SJW Threaten Batgirl Artist -- Cover Yanked

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threats from SJWs

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are massages to my soul

DC said violence was threatened. Artist later said it was not. Based on the history of past "movements" like this, I'm more inclined to believe DC.

But, really I don't care if they threatened the artist's life or not. I care that a piece of good art was suppressed because it made people feel "icky."

Oh ok. The guy who actually drew it is lying. Got it.

and BTW, if you've read any Batgirl recently you'd know that Killing Joke is as far from the current tone as can be. Hell, New 52 rectconned KJ out of continuity anyway. Its just not relevant to the current comic.

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The cover in question is an homage to the "Killing Joke" arc where the Joker rapes, shoots and paralyzes Barbara Gordon (Batgirl).

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He doesn't rape her

ETA: At least according to the Wiki article on the story

Of course. Once people see that cover they'll immediately think it's OK to do that to women.

This is Alan Moore we are talking about. It's heavily implied though DC has never confirmed it, for obvious reasons.

And I haven't ready a Batgirl title in years. I read more indy stuff -- like the Sixth Gun -- than Marvel and DC these days, if I read anything. The only new 52 stuff I read was the new Constantine (Hellblazer).

I just think it's a great looking cover, and I don't understand why someone would feel the need to have it pulled.

EtA: Indirect quote from Alan Moore:

I wsa suprised to see that there was no mention of the oft quoted reading of the book that the Joker actually raped Barbara Gordon and may in fact have raped Jim Gordon too. When asked about this reading of the comic Alan Moore allegedly said (to some UK comicbook creator friends of mine) that he fully accept that reading but wouldn't be drawn on if he intended it to be in there... when pushed further he apparently said that as far as he was concerned the Joker did rape her but not in any of the 3 orifices one would imagine... he always thought the Joker used the wound... remind me never to visit Alan Moore's head... All that aside I don't think I know anyone over the age of 25 who have read the book and not assumed that a rape took place - which in turn makes the whole book all the more horrific. I believe this reading was also mentioned as fact in a wizard-style magazine 'hero' that profiled various supervillians.

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I just think it's a great looking cover, and I don't understand why someone would feel the need to have it pulled.

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I agree. Too much power being given to the pc crew way too quickly. Oh well... it won't be long before it blows up in enough of their faces and its put to a stop.

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yea, and that translates to "she is no longer paralyzed"

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No need to translate.

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New 52

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rectconned

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KJ out of continuity anyway

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I guess I should have said retconned "most of" it out.

She's no longer paralyzed and depressing.

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The word "retcon" has a specific meaning in reference to storytelling.

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revise (an aspect of a fictional work) retrospectively, typically by introducing a piece of new information that imposes a different interpretation on previously described events.

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New 52 Batgirl was still shot, raped, and paralyzed by the Joker at some point in her past. They just chose to correct the paralysis with a mystery surgery so she could be Batgirl again.

Adding more to the previously established continuity is not a retcon.

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Yea it means to go back and alter previously established continuity.

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Previously established continuity was that she was shot, raped and paralyzed by the Joker.

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Giving her the ability to walk again instead of forever being paralyzed and being Oracle while Stephenie Brown takes up the mantle of Batgirl is a retcon.

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Erasing Stephanie Browns time as Batgirl from the history books is a retcon.

Barbara Gordon regaining the use of her legs after being shot, raped and paralyzed by the Joker is not a retcon.

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dude she works with Brown as Batgirl when she is Oracle.

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Right. They retconned Brown as Batgirl out of DC continuity.

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I'm sorry but it was a retcon to give her legs back.

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Trust me. I have zero problems giving it to you if you weren't factually wrong. Retcon has a definition and specific use and you're using it incorrectly.