Well, who cares?
They reboot and "re-imagine" these characters all
the time after killing them and/or the DC universe off for the 12435788th time.
Fans just don't get that emotional investment in characters
like they used to.
This is really shows the sort of contempt that DC holds for
comic fans –rather like Marvel.
Now do not get me wrong: the current Avengers series is the
best one Marvel has produced for a long time. Most of us are holding our
breaths waiting to see how long it lasts (6 issues?). DC have been killing Marvel with Justice
League 52 not to mention other titles I have seen but do not buy. I never ever thought the day would come when
I said Justice League was better than the Avengers (barring this current
series).
But really, who really cares about which character dies (hmm…don’t
put your money on Harley Quinn –go for Booster Gold) ? Even when this news was excitedly posted on
the George Perez Page (Face Book and NOT run by Perez) someone posted “Who
cares they’ll be back anyway”. That says it all.
When I killed off some of my much cherished characters in
Return of the Gods that was it. They
were dead. No re-boot. Barring paranormal characters, they have the “get out of
gaol” card, if a character of mine dies it is sad but that is life –even in
comics. Stan Lee once said that if there
is not that real threat of death when a hero goes up against a villain it would
all be very boring. “We’d know every issue the hero is going to beat the
villain –no problem.”
Stan predicted the future of comics back in the 1970s!
Oh wow. Superman dies? Again? Wow that is….what, a Superman
from another Earth will replace him? Okay.
Whut? The dead Superman will be back…is this like Pet Sematary?
Oh think of the money to be made in the re-booted character….or
DC Universe? Oh no. They wouldn’t….would they?
No. They have integrity…did I just write that??
Every idiot will rush out and buy the comic and if they
really seriously think that comic will be worth a quarter of what they paid for
it in 10 years time…they needed carers.
And there is something else that I cannot believe comic fans
have not noticed. The comics media
mouthpieces owned by the big companies (You all know who they are) are building
this up. Hyping things up to make YOU
buy the book. They then look up at their
comic company masters and ask “Did I do good? Did I? Huh? Huh?” and then roll
on their backs to have their bellies rubbed.
Blue Beetle (mk II –not the Golden Age one) was shot rather
graphically through the head. Anyone see any scarring on him now? Wally West (Flash) is dead. No he’s not. He’s the Flash again. Or is he? It’s Barry (Flash) Allen who is
dead…he isn’t..or…”You think you’re confused now –you soon will be!”
Marvel had a gay wedding (Northstar) and DC had a gay
wedding (Earth 2, new 52 version) Green Lantern. Who had the idea first? Who cares –hey,
Archie comics had a “gay”! Batman is
going to marry cat-woman…wah-hoo! Oh,
she dumped him on the wedding day? No worries because at Marvel Colossus is
marrying Kitty Pryde and—what?
Oh, ffs!
It is, to quote someone whose name I cannot remember, all
fake comics news. All planned ahead of
time and do you really believe that Marvel and DC come up with the same
storylines at the same time by coincidence?
Once =Coincidence. Twice =A Bit Too Much of a Coincidence? Three times =can anyone smell that? We have left “Three” behind a long time ago
and…do you know what a waste tip smells like?
The companies treat comic fans like idiots –I have written
that so many times over the years but no one ever listens. I think you people love having your faces
slapped and hearing “Sorry. I promise that is the last time”…then smack! You
love being taken for a ride and parted with your money since you have such a
huge expendable income, right?
And every single time you believe the hype and lies of the
established comics media –run by those people who sit back smugly and look how
a comic they hyped sold and think “saps” while believing that the comic
companies are grateful to them. In a way they are because the comic companies
realise you comic buyers will read their PR and think “hype!” but then go and
read B*******C**l or some other comic media site because “Those guys are
independent!”
The established comics media are to the companies what a
condom is to a man visiting a cheap hooker –use it then discard it.
I do apologise if any youngster reads that –DON’T ask your
mom!!
So buy into this crap. If you do then you have what you
want. You have also become one of a herd
of piggy-banks and the big companies love you.
No. They do. Honest –would they lie to you while stroking your wallet?
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