Actually, with regards to DKR/DKSA - they are considered "possible future" as supposed to Elseworlds. The lack of an Elseworlds branding and comments from DC staff state that Frank Miller's work is "semi-canonical."
The point of whether or not she's canon is trivial to the discussion though as it is a discussion on the portrayal of female characters in serial fiction/comic books spinning off from Stephanie Brown as Spoiler and Robin (at least that's how it reads to me based on the plea).
A good source of information on the creation of Carrie Kelly is Frank Miller's foreword in the most recent paperback reprinting of Dark Knight Returns, where he explains the reasoning behind her addition to the mythos and those responsible for her creation and character as seen in the graphic novel.
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on 2007-01-31 02:49 pm (UTC)The point of whether or not she's canon is trivial to the discussion though as it is a discussion on the portrayal of female characters in serial fiction/comic books spinning off from Stephanie Brown as Spoiler and Robin (at least that's how it reads to me based on the plea).
A good source of information on the creation of Carrie Kelly is Frank Miller's foreword in the most recent paperback reprinting of Dark Knight Returns, where he explains the reasoning behind her addition to the mythos and those responsible for her creation and character as seen in the graphic novel.