10 Shocking Cover Ups DC Comics Wants You To Forget

There's no arguing DC hasn't had its fair share of incredible talent over the years, as many pillars in the industry have spent time working on its stories, but that doesn't mean they stick around forever. DC has a nasty habit of hiring and then quickly firing people without a clear reason.

Nick Spencer was given such treatment, as he was put on to write Supergirl #60, but was let go by DC before the issue even made it to print. When this happened, he did what any talented writer would do; he moved over to Marvel Comics, where he has had a long and successful career.

Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani got to play around in Superman's world with a new Superman Family Adventures series in 2012, and when the series concluded with its 12th issue, nobody at DC bothered to tell the creative team (who won the 2011 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids).

Gail Simone (pictured) became the writer for Batgirl in 2011, but by December the following year, she was fire by Brian Cunningham, the series' new editor. This made the fans so angry, a massive campaign rose up online, and she was rehired later that same month.

DC's practice of hiring and firing its talent has caused more than a few to walk away in protest. Chris Roberson, the writer of iZombie, left DC after seeing how his peers were mistreated by the company, which restructured in 2010, causing the laying off of nearly a third of the staff. A move from New York City to Burbank, California in 2014 didn't help staff either, and many left to seek employment elsewhere...*cough* Marvel *cough*...