Boo hoo! The creator of Black Lightning is just whining like a little girl because Batman is getting all the attention and not Black Lightning. It's not Batman's fault that he is everyone's favorite superhero.

For... for "Batman" you mean Prep God... right?

No, Batman isn't toxic.

On the one hand, DC has turned a hero who used to be -barring campier interpretations- a noir detective/ pulp vigilante (a Sherlock Holmes/Zorro fusion of sorts) into, paraphrasing myself, a character who -despite his so-called "realism"- has learned every imaginable knowledge and mastered hundreds of martial arts before his thirtieth birthday, can kill gods with enough preparation time because he's always eighty steps ahead of everyone and everything, can build every imaginable device/vehicle, can dodge bullets and heal any injury overnight even although he hardly sleeps, and he has no issue running his billions-worth business.

Batman IS what Superman haters BELIEVE the Man of Steel to be.

DC has consistently put down and neglected all of their remainder heroes and villains in order to prop Batman up and please "Batgod" fans. As a result of it, their universe seems considerably smaller and more insignificant, their characters look less interesting, and Batman is their only reliable high seller.

On the another hand, fictional characters aren't to blame because of editorial mismanagement and stupidity. Batman is an iconic character as proved by the fact he has endured the test of the time and survived several nearly-cancellations before finally finding long-lasting success. He shouldn't take the blame for DC's greedy, dumb policies that are wearing him out at the same time that ruining other characters.

Moreover, I'm sorry to say Isabella sounds like a resentful fanboy. Undoubtedly, DC could have pushed Black Lightning better, but It isn't their fault that Black Lightning isn't as popular as Batman.

That article came out months ago. I made a post about it. The creator wasn't upset about Batman-- he was upset about Black Lightning being a side character in Batman and the Outsiders. He said something along the lines of Black Lightning being "Batman's black side b*tch." Isabella wanted Black Lightning to have the spotlight on him, not Batman, and made ridiculous claims about Black Lightning and Batman's characters in the process.

Found it.

https://www.cbr.com/black-lightning-tony-isabella-slams-batman-and-the-outsiders/

"Don't try to put a silver lining on DC reducing Black Lightning to Batman's support negro."

Ugh.

Mekton's assessment is accurate.

Oh, I'm sorry your, forgive me here, relatively MINOR character is a side character in a TEAM BOOK. I'm sorry it isn't called Black Lightning and the Outsiders.

Oh, and does this mean Duke Thomas, another black member of the team is "Batman's support negro," too? Really, you should be happy! It's a very diverse team-- one white male, two black males, and two Asian women. And your, again, relatively MINOR CHARACTER is being spotlighted in it! So I'm sorry if Jeff isn't the main character of a team book! I'm sorry your ego is too big to appreciate the attention he's gotten-- a miniseries, prominent role in a team book, AND A FREAKING TV SHOW!

Sorry, got worked up all over again over this. I had forgotten about the sheer stupidity of it all.

I thought the title was a joke for a sec

Looked it up, yeah Batman did have a bunch of ongoings in N52, more thsn he shouldve.. but no, Batman is not a toxic character... thats isabella. Hes just become a ranting old guy at this point