Dude, it's not my fault that you were naiive enough to actually swallow when DC told you that Azrael becoming Batman and Wallace West replacing Wally were permanent.
You're quoting taglines used to promote story arcs.
You're not even talking about real change, you're talking about hype and the illusion of change.
You really are a young reader, aren't you? (not that there's anything wrong with that, it's a good thing).
You're confusing the illusion of change (i.e. here he is, the new Batman (Azrael)!!!) with real change (Lois & Clark getting married).
You can't distinguish between real change and fake change so you think that real change is an exception.
Like I said, change more often then not happens when a character grows into it or is pushed into it, like Lois & Clark getting married and Barbara being shot.
In the case of Batman and Azrael that was permanent change from the beginning as Bruce didn't die, he was only hurt and then got better.
In the case of Wallace and Wally that was an ongoing story.
In the case of Superman he DID die but was brought back, no different from when Buffy died and her friends pulled her out of Heaven.
Comics are like a Rorschach test; everyone has a different opinion on what they are and can be...
