Originally Posted by
The tall man
How many non batbooks does DC put out that readers don't buy for one reason or another? Be it the creative team, the premise or something else entirely. If Bats gets a lot of books it's because there a market for them, his fans want to read more Batman content and are willing to dole out the cash for them. The vast majority of ongoings barely hit 30,000 units sold and that is being generous, while Batman's ongoings routinely top 100,000 easily, so seeing those numbers what is DC to do? They see Batman fans buying his books in droves and fans of other characters keeping their books just above cancellation numbers. So seeing that is DC suppose to greenlight more books for those low selling characters, are they suppose to think that maybe this new book will sell more even if the other does not; that is a bad business model and DC is a business that wants to make money. Batman is a proven seller, that has been proven time and again. His fans have proven that they will pay for more Batman content while fans of other characters have proven they will not, and they have proven that by the low numbers for books that feature their favorite characters. Yeah WW and AM can have billion dollar movies but that doesn't translate into comic sales, so what is the point of being angry at Batman and his fans for. Maybe fans of other characters should show DC how much they want more content for their faves by supporting them more. Hate posting Batman and his fans ain't gonna do anything for other characters and certainly ain't gonna get them more books. Money talks, nothing else matters to DC.
As far as Batman using other characters to prop him up, honestly how often does that happen and when is the last time anyone can point to that occurring? Batgod hasn't been a thing in forever, Batman hasn't been at the center of any line wide events (usually reserved for Superman); not even the two Dark Knight Metal events were really about Batman, those were basically a WW showcase. Batman gets as good as he gives and lately more often than not he gets more in spades. No one can say with a straight face that in universe Batman is dominating anyone or anything. The DC universe does not revolve around him in anyway, other characters have their own stories completely divorced from anything Batman related, heck Bruce is about to lose/share his unique identity to another unrelated character. All this hate comes off as looking for someone to blame and vent pent up frustration upon. Batman is the convenient scapegoat and whipping boy so he gets the brunt of blame with DC themselves a distant second, it is what it is. But until fans of other characters show DC that they are willing to walk the walk instead of just taking/posting nothing will change. Batman will continue to dominate because his fans strongly support him while other characters will continue to coast and just get by. But one thing that definitely won't change is anti Batman hate threads that complain incessantly about how Batman is the epitome of all that is wrong with DC, and that his fans are greedy because they get rewarded for their strong loyalty with more Batman content. Oh well.