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Originally posted by MLLASH:
Sometimes I think I'm the Patron Saint of minor characters...
Oddly enough, Lashie Poo, I've never really thought of you as a saint [wink]

I think the thing about "minor" characters is that there is so much untapped potential. I cringe when I hear "second stringers", as if to inply that those characters are less worthy than the "big guns". Zatanna, Black Canary and Red Tornado were considered second stringers in the JLA, because they weren't "icons". Well, who the heck wants to read stories JUST about the icons? Not me. Let's see how Superman stands up to Zatanna's magic, shall we?

Batman stories are a dime a dozen. Flamebird is a practically blank slate, just waiting for the right writer to come along and make somethign special out of her.

Jean Grey? Yawn. Give me Lilith in go-go boots, using her psychic powers to research the weirdness of the DCU (doesn't Lilith just scream "Vertigo Title?).

Golden Age Hawkman, Thanagarian Hawkman, Merged Hawkman, Tastes Great Less Filling Hawkman... blah, blah, blah. Give me Charley Parker in the Golden Eagle armor... less brooding, more high flying hottie... wings of a hawk, heart of a lion!

DC has so many great characters that deserve a chance to shine in the hands of the right creative team. I say, stop creating new, bland characters and utilize the tools you already have!