Justice League 3000 #12: "Another Fine Mess"

[superboyprime]

'That was, for a while, the way comics were being run. If the editor didn't like the direction a book was going, it didn't matter how well it sold -- they'd get in there and start pinching and tweaking and fucking it up. But lately -- and I know this for a fact, I've talked to people who actually make these decisions -- it's loosening up. It's really loosening up. They're actually saying, "You know what? You're always saying, 'If I was left alone, I would do this and this and this. I'd make this book popular.' Fine. The shackles are off. Go."'

'The minute I realized, "Oh my God, they mean it!" I said, "Why don't we bring Beetle and Booster back?" And they said, "Okay." I thought, "Oh, wow, they didn't take a swing at me. I don't feel like a wac-a-mole." I went, "Well, I'm also going to say it's not the New 52 universe -- it's going to be a whole different universe." They said, "Okay."' - Keith Giffen

Comments

[daningram.insanejournal.com]

"It's really loosening up. They're actually saying, "You know what? You're always saying, 'If I was left alone, I would do this and this and this. I'd make this book popular.' Fine. The shackles are off. Go."

Having seen the majority of DC-Nu, I think we need those shackles back on, ASAP.

[silverhammerman]

That's not quite fair, the excesses of the New 52 were due to an excess of editorial interference, not a lack of it. I think Giffen is referring to the loosening up that we've seen within the last year, not the editorial approach that DC has had for the last few years, which to my understanding was quite overbearing.