@Alch21: And maybe I have? That doesn't change the fact that the comic book industry has been on a decline and that doesn't change my opinion, so, what is your point?
@zombietag: I never said the reboot didn't work for DC. They got so much money they can sit on their porches happily like fat cows. I'm upset that they used the reboot as an excuse to "attempt to make great stories" when they could have done the same with what they have now. From what you said, you make it seem like lesser known characters are a bad thing. Last time I checked, X-23 wasn't very known when she became a popular character, not to mention the fact that she has her own title now, or the fact that Avenger Academy has been doing fine and last time I checked, it doesn't have Wolverine, or some of Marvel's most popular characters. It's a progression, if DC had been using the characters they have to the fullest they could have been able to properly estimate who could sell well and what kind of stories they could release with them. When you have hundreds of characters to paint canvas's of enormous side and imagination, there is no reason to reboot the universe, especially when they haven't even bothered to explore the entirety of the universe they created.
Trying to tell better stories? I disagree. They're trying to tell the same stories to a new audience. They did it 20 years ago, and they're doing it now. Better stories are often stories that haven't been told before, and once again. You can't tell to many new stories with characters that have over 70 years worth of history things are bound to repeat as the rogue gallery and the characters themselves have not undergone to much change, which is why exploring newer characters allows for newer, better, and greater stories.
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