If youre really "BORED WITH DC and the Big 7" maybe... just maybe "New people" in the same mantles is a piss-poor solution.
Seems like reading Batman, Superman, Wonderwoman… but its Tim, Conner, and Cass! Isn't really a recipe for excitement, but then they have that book already its justed called something else.
IDK.
I read.... Jupiter's Legacy and it seemed a lot more honest "if a bit edgy" concerning the offspring and replacements of heroes.
My priority is enjoying and supporting stories of timeless heroism and conflict.
Everything else is irrelevant.
The DC Digital books are doing a great job of doing solid stand-alone comfort food superhero comics. I assume that DC will continue them as long as they do well enough. Venditti's Superman Man of Tomorrow stories were particularly fun.
However, I'm not sure whether there's a big enough readership for those kinds of comics within the existing fanbase, who only seem to want giant status quo-shifting events that change everything. And I'm not sure if DC has done enough to bring in any new readers outside of that existing fanbase.
I don't think it would work for the main universe on the long run, at the latest when the characters that are now young and would take over would get phased out them self and replaced by new characters you would have a problem in bringing in new readers.
In case of Dick's generation we have seen that pre flashpoint they could grow up quite a bit without phasing out the big 6 (Raven is kind a special case since they basically younger around Flashpoint then she was when she was introduced in NTT). It is generations behind them that have a problem.
Hes not retiring because they will have zero faith they can replicate the success of the character with someone else in the suit.
If they thought they would sell 20k an issue more with a new character i can guarantee Bruce Wayne would have a harpoon through the eye tomorrow. New toy line with new character, whole new merchandising line, new films- it would be huge money spinner. They just know they cant pull it off though.
If you want a complete story dont read ongoing serial story telling would be the obvious solution
Gods and monsters was my favorite DC animated movie in the past decade so I'd argue against that.
Sometimes a new character could provide a shot in the arm a franchise needs. Hence why I'm reading Far sector instead of the regular GL comic.
Granted i just see replacements as a means to end. I'm not really invested if Luke becomes Batman fulltime. Luke becoming Batman is just an excuse to get Ridley to write Luke Fox to me.