That's a false argument. Everything gets relaunched all the time nowadays because of the "#1 sells more" trope. The FF were cancelled for a few years, does that make them irrelevant? Of course not!
As for Carol Danvers being Captain Marvel, for me it was the right step, a natural evolution for Carol. Not so sure about the costume but that's a matter of taste!
I've always liked Carol Danvers, how her cocky, impulsive and argumentative behaviour hides her own uncertainties, how she coped with tragedies (rape, having her powers and memories stolen, alcoholism) and how she rose above it all. In that way, for me, Carol Danvers is a real hero!
She already has the name as of Spider-Man: Far From Home. Peter calls her that when trying think of other superheroes who Fury could talk to.
Ironic since Marvel has not paired Carol up with Peter Parker for the past 7 years. Avengers movie with Spider-Man in it increased the sales numbers in ticket sales. Yet, no one in Marvel's publishing division has used Spidey as part of their lineup on an on going basis.
I do not think that Carol should die. I just feel that Marvel wants to make Captain Marvel appealing to female readers. But they fail to realize that most girls are reading Spider-Man. Thus, why can't Spider-Man become a reoccurring guest in Captain Marvel and Spider-Woman(Jessica Drew), She-Hulk, and Jessica Jones solo books. It might bring more female readers to them.
LMAO these threads are always kept afloat by the same two-three people who are obsessed with hating on this character for some reason.
Well...why push a failing Carol Danvers title (no doubt exacerbated by the horrific Brie Larsen's prickly personality and crap acting) when you can emasculate one of Marvel's long time characters (Thor) and turn him into the pre-teen female idol (Jane) that all Taylor Swift fans are looking for? Yay Disney! Yay Love and Thunder!
"Sir, does this mean that Ann Margret's not coming?"
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"One of the maddening but beautiful things about comics is that you have to give characters a sense of change without changing them so much that they violate the essence of who they are." ~ Ann Nocenti, Chris Claremont's X-Men.