"It's too bad she won't live! But then again, who does? - Gaff Blade Runner
"In a short time, this will be a long time ago." - Werner Slow West
"One of the biggest problems in the industry is apathy right now." - Dan Didio Co-Publisher of I Wonder Why That Is Comics
"It's too bad she won't live! But then again, who does? - Gaff Blade Runner
"In a short time, this will be a long time ago." - Werner Slow West
"One of the biggest problems in the industry is apathy right now." - Dan Didio Co-Publisher of I Wonder Why That Is Comics
"It's too bad she won't live! But then again, who does? - Gaff Blade Runner
"In a short time, this will be a long time ago." - Werner Slow West
"One of the biggest problems in the industry is apathy right now." - Dan Didio Co-Publisher of I Wonder Why That Is Comics
Bumblebee's problem is that DC hasn't given her a personality in the few comics where she does show up.
DC has a problem with black female characters in general. Bumblebee and Steel has the same problem, they were just there to fill out rosters and didn't have much going on in their most recent appearances.
"We come into this world alone and we leave the same way. The time we spent in between - time spent alive, sharing, learning together... is all that makes life worth living." - Jean Grey
Those book have really low sales on the direct market. And Karen doesn't even has any legacy connection to prop up the sales.
And honestly being the first female black character doesn't mean much, when most of the appearances of the character are so minor that doesn't even really has an established personality or any stories.
I think the Rebirth Titans has afaik been her by far biggest appearance so far.
That she is kind of a knock off of Wasp also doesn't help.
I feel the need to diversify this thread, Tv show, former Titans, actual teen Titans... It’s a mess and hard to follow.
Anyway...
Just finished reading Terminus agenda. Great story with a lot of ideas that could be developed in the future.
My problem with it is always the cast. Emiko and Kid Falsh are the only two I would save from N52 eras but the new ones still are anonymous to me. And then there’s Damian... Robin has always been my favorite character but with Damian, I can’t stand him.
I’m tired of plots centered on him hiding plans to others teammates, bored of the know it all brat.
I'll be surprised if Crush, Djin and Roundhouse actually show up after this run is finished. It was necessary to give Damian his own generation but I doubt that those three have staying power. The most unbelievable thing is that Damian managed to alienate his teammates again and this team was specifically designed for him. I think that Damian works better as part of a duo instead of a leader or member of a team.
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Depends probably on if the writer will stay arround and use them in other books, but usually new additions to team books fade quickly into obscurity (that happens even with Justice Leaguers).
Beast Bay, Raven, Starfire and Cyborg are really an exception when it comes to that.
I don't see books with low sales as a bad thing. At least those characters are getting stories on their own and having their own material. If Shuri is gaining interest people can just walk into a store snd buy her trades if they're looking for something to read. Not to mention they can also buy BP stuff. The same can't be said with Karen.
Her being a knockoff isn't even hurting her. She's loved in the TT and YJ shows. Plus Rebirth got rid of her suit powers and made her an actual meta which I prefer.