I feel like Slapstick being forgotten is a public service.
I feel like Slapstick being forgotten is a public service.
Reading List (Super behind but reading them nonetheless):
DC: Currently figuring that out
Marvel: Read above
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Other: The Antagonist, Something is Killing the Children, Avatar: TLAB
Manga: My Hero Academia, MHA: Vigilanties, Soul Eater: the Perfect Edition, Berserk, Hunter X Hunter, Witch Hat Atelier, Kaiju No. 8
Well according to the "free thinkers" on the internet her two egregious action where:
1. At about 9 years she dared her teacher to set her a challenge she could not accomplish because she read that help her childhood hero find motivation. (That showed she wanted to be a victim.)
2. She decleared herself Queen of Latveria after S.H.I.E.L.D used her to take down the ruling war criminal, and she used her power so pave the way for free elections. (This showed she was reckless and arrogant.)
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Or even America, for that matter. At least some of the hate that Ironheart and Chavez get seems to come from the kind of folk that ran Marie Tran off of Twitter, just hating on women of color for no real reason. Neither of them have come anywhere *close* to the 'terrible' sorts of behavior that characters like Emma Frost or Machinesmith or Super-Skrull have gotten up to in past storylines (and I *like* those characters, for all their sketchiness).
I'm not the biggest fan of kid heroes...I honestly can't think of a single book I read that's driven by one...but I think that they fall victims to the same thing that happens to almost all new heroes introduced in the last 15-20 years: creative team comes onboard a title with big ideas for new characters who are going to leave their mark. That run ends and those new characters, who nobody internally cares about beyond that departing creative team, get shuffled off to limbo to serve as future cannon fodder or to fill in the blanks in crowd scenes, and another creative team comes in and creates their own characters who'll ultimately suffer the same fate.
There are exceptions, obviously, particularly when the new character fills in a gap of some under-represented element, but it's pretty telling that the majority who've made a serious mark are the ones who're redundant versions of existing characters, like Spider-Gwen or Gwenpool or whomever. Meanwhile, there are dozens of existing characters who could be brought back and used in the place of the new characters, be they teens or adults, and maybe introduced to a new generation of readers, but they're still left alone, collecting dust, soon to be joined by the "hot" new characters this month's creative team is bringing to life.
"Reckless and arrogant" sounds like a lot of more seasoned heroes in the Marvel Universe, particularly the one Riri modeled herself after and was somewhat mentored by, but that guy happens to be widely admired and praised in the Marvel fandom. What's the difference?
It makes a lot more sense when you realize that the superhero genre, in terms of fandom and creative talent, has historically been dominated by a certain demographic and now that members of said demographic feel they're being crowded out of "their own territory" by "interlopers" from other demographics, they're responding to those other demographics with visceral, virulent hostility, even to the point of an ongoing online harassment campaign that has also at least occasionally yielded threats of real physical harm upon the "interlopers."
The spider is always on the hunt.
Yeah, maybe those two have had bad comics. I haven't read all of them so I can't totally be sure. But considering how quickly new diverse characters get dropped and ignored, as many have pointed out here, these kinds characters need more time to be built up, even if they have questionable or even terrible stories. I think the fandom could be lenient
Nothing justifies threats or harassment though
So far it seems like kid heroes only take off if either:
1. They are a legacy and the hero that passes the mantle down to them permanently goes with another title (Carol and Kamala).
2. They are a legacy because the previous hero is permanently killed off, but said predecessor was so obscure that it wouldn’t cause an uproar (Moon Girl)
3. They share a title with a well established hero (Miles Morales, Robbie Reyes)
I’m hoping Reptil becomes successful since he has a cool power set and I like what I see so far from his ongoing.
T'Challa
A.K.A. The Black Panther
King of Wakanda
King of the Dead and The Champion of Bast
Two-Time Time Magazine "Person Of The Year"
Six-Time People Magazine "Sexiest Man Alive"
It's unfortunate unrelated heroes don't succeed, although at the same time, I have no problem with newer heroes based on previous ones. Really, both types need to be pushed to succeed. Hopefully Reptil does succeed. By the way, do other non-legacy heroes have interesting or distinct power sets? Maybe that's why contributes to them not getting pushes