One thing I didn't understand when I first started reading comics and stopped reading novels was ... how come fans have so much control over these stories and characters? All the whinging and complaining about Stepanie Brown being killed off just as she became Robin; about Wonder Woman's new costume a year or so ago; about Dick Grayson becoming Batman (even Barbara Gordon becoming Batgirl again would be a good example). I've lived my life reading novels with stories that I have no control over. It's not like I can write to Stephanie Meyer and say "I don't like the way you portrayed Edward here, it needs to change or I won't buy your work". Becoming a fan of this industry and its characters, I've kind of tried to get used to it, but it's still a bit weird to me (three quarters of my life reading novels where what happens is what happens, no matter what I have to say). But at this point I'm just happy to hear that these companies main goal is to create fantastic stories, and that's what I'm going to look forward to.
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