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In response to "If Marvel and DC do nothing, they die through attrition of their fanbase. If they adapt, then they at least try to appeal to a wider swath of demos. -- (edited)" by TWuG

But many people are seeing a wholesale change in characters to be more diverse instead of creating new diverse characters...

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Apr 3 '17, 09:08

good stories are the key, but you have a woman Thor, a young black IronMan...and a new Spider-Man (Morales)...

people see changing demographics replacing their actual heroes...

That's poor writing where Tony Stark is replaced, where Thor is replaced, where Peter Parker is replaced in short order by a more diverse group of characters.

That's shoe-horned plotting and a weak wave of "Because we need to."

You should be able to get to a world where IronMan, Spiderman and Thor are joined by ... instead of replaced even short term.

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spoilers - Spawn Apr 3, 09:14
again you haven't actually read the books where these happened. - Remlik Apr 3, 09:11 4
- Did Jane Foster become Thor? Did Miles Morales become Spidey? Did the young black girl become IronMan at any point? - Will Hunting Apr 3, 09:17 3
  - But none of original characters are gone. Peter Parker is still Spider-man, Tony Stark is still around helping RiRi, The Odinson is still around - Remlik Apr 3, 09:27 2
    - To Will's point, I don't think it matters so much if the characters are still around, the story isn't about them (read:*just* them) anymore. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 3, 09:31
    - Well, I would put an asterisk on Stark, but yeah. -- nm - Spawn Apr 3, 09:28

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