Logical step...
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Logical step...
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Last edited by Caivu; 04-30-2017 at 07:29 AM.
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You left out that WaR was outsold by Batman Beyond with Tim Drake almost every month, that's a Bat-Family book isn't it? So despite a tie-I'm to a major Batman event, WaR was still outsold (most of the time) by a crappy elseworlds title with a downright offensive premise. As well as Red Hood/Arsenal in later months, a crappy continuation of a reviled New 52 series minus the eroticized alien woman that made the series a hit in the first place.
WaR didn't have to bomb that badly, Starfire did better than expected. Batman Beyond did better than it had any right to. WaR was just an extremely unwanted title.
Not condoning it esp if he said it with disdain but there's also the possibility that he was trying to highlight how different this new bunch were..... visually.
we're making Robin diverse and tapping into youth culture. Idk
Also what he said isn't the same as the X-men example you gave. Ridiculously dressed and freaks are derogatory. Nothing about White, teenagers and looking similar is derogatory.
Last edited by dietrich; 04-30-2017 at 08:21 AM.
I'm not gonna argue, but I keep seeing two of you point out sales, but at the end of the day, none of us know the real sale numbers for these books including digital,trades,etc so arguing about them is pointless. But I do think it's fair to say We Are Robin certainly did not do that well in sales, and I'm sure the writer of the book would agree. I'm curious now that DC has a more stable reader base if that book would do better with a relaunch and a more consistent artist though? I hope with that Duke solo book we will see the we are robin kids from time to time and what they are up to now a days.
It's a good thing they're giving Duke another shot at a solo instead of stupid Cass Cain, Steph Brown, or Tim Drake who nobody likes or cares about and have never had successful solo series in the past. DC always looks out for their fans.
Dc has never celebrated or spotlighted Damian's Arabian side aside from the name Al ghul nothing indicates that he is half-Arabian. They purposefully depict him as a white kid yet when they introduce his evil twin Heretic they dress him up in traditional Arabian gear. Classy move. They could make him more tan, hightlight his culture more, occasional show him lounging in his traditional gear. Anything to make him visually a bit different but no they go for the matching set.
So yeah they are all white kids who look the same even if one of them is half-Arabian they still all look white and similar. The one error in that sentence was the teenage part. At that point Damian wasn't a teenager.
Bermejo isn't the only one who has made that distinction or had such criticism. Plenty on this site have made reference to Bruce and his clones.
I don't agree with a writer criticising other characters. If he said it with disdain then that was wrong and unprofessional but the statement in itself is descriptive of the Robins. Visually
Last edited by dietrich; 04-30-2017 at 09:04 AM.