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Post by arkhaminmate on Aug 4, 2005 7:33:53 GMT -5
Why must DC continue to kill of characters?  Why replace Bats? Why not have a crossover & no one dies, but someone's life changes drastically?  |
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Post by reideen1313 on Aug 4, 2005 8:40:57 GMT -5
Because it is shocking to both current readers and the general public. Did you see how much publicity Identity Crisis got by having the situation with Sue in it? It's a marketing event. Everything will return to normal eventually. It always does in comics.
I don't know if you were into comics when Superman died, but it was major news. There were lines at comic stores to get that book on the day it came out - huge lines. Last I looked, Superman 75 went to somewhere around 7 printings. I don't know of too many books that can be compared to that - not even IDC. IDC was reprinted quite a bit, but the print runs were substantially smaller than the run on Superman 75. The TV news ran pieces about the death of Superman, it was covered in magazines like Time and Newsweek and local newspapers. TONS of new customers started reading comics as a result. The same (to a lesser degree) is true of Batman's broken back. If Spiderman or Captain America were to be killed, you'd see similar media attention.
There are several threads already regarding the rumors that Batman will die or be replaced. If this turns into another of those it will be locked.
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Post by arkhaminmate on Aug 4, 2005 9:10:11 GMT -5
You're completely right. I wasn't collecting comics but I knew a lot. when Superman died it was crazy! If they kill Batman the media circus will be huge. at least on that scale. But everything, will return to the norm. |
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Post by The Demons Head on Aug 13, 2005 15:09:37 GMT -5
Why must DC continue to kill of characters? Why replace Bats? Why not have a crossover & no one dies, but someone's life changes drastically? If no characters die off, and there's no change to shake up the bat-universe, it becomes stagnant, not to mention dull. On the flip-side, if you kill off characters and then bring them back (I'm looking at you, Marvel) then do/ did their deaths mean anything at all? Life-altering changes, birth or death, guided by love or hatred, occur every day in the world of humans as well as in the natural world (possibly to a lesser extent with the second one, but, hey...Who are we to judge?). In the words of Robert DeNiro in The Untouchables, "Life goes on..." |
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Post by /\/\att on Aug 14, 2005 5:45:31 GMT -5
There are SO many characters in continuity that may as well be dead anyway...like Sue and the Blue Beetle, for example. Its a nice, easy and interesting way for them to bring the readers back in.
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Post by jasontodd2 on Aug 14, 2005 14:06:15 GMT -5
I don't think DC will be trying to kill off any more major heroes. They tried with Superman and Batman and that didn't sit well with the fans, although financially it was a great marketing strategdy and brought them big bucks. But killing off supporting characters are okay, especially if they never come up until mini series. Like a Blue Beetle, or a Sue Dibny. I just wish they would get smart and kill off guys like The Elongated Man, Plastic Man, and Aquaman!
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Post by arkhaminmate on Aug 16, 2005 17:37:48 GMT -5
The supporting characters could be killed & shake everythig up really good. Like if Commishioner Gordon died, it would never be the same.
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