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Miller made Robin a girl in Dark Knight Returns



A one shot mini (there is no DKR2. it does not exist) that wasn't carried by the Robin character. It was a Batman book about Batman, not Robin. She was an ancillary character whose actions revolved around the main character.

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Geoff Johns made Star Spangled Kid a girl in JSA/Stars and Stripe (or maybe someone else did, I don't fucking care)
Mr. Terrific is a Darkie
JJ has that nifty little pen that releases a genie.



All written very well, IMO. Still, I know some people who don't like these characters as well. And they are all in a team book. None of them are carrying a title by themselves. They are snuggled up to old school heroes like Alan Scott, Jay Garrick, Ted Grant, and (up until recently) Capatian Marvel. Their predecessors were unable to continue being heroes anymore for various reasons (death, desease). There were also passing of the torch moments for these guys as well. I don't know if that will happen in the new Firestorm series, but from the solits I doubt it.

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Austen made Union Jack a chick in his new Invaders.



I have yet to see anyone claim this was a good idea. Or admit that they are reading Austen's books.

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Bill Foster became the second Giant Man.



Once again, team book and mixed up with some old favorites.

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So what is so special about Ronnie Raymond? Yeah, I liked him too, but Firestorm doesn't seem to be that character that is central to him, where he brings something totally unique to it. The professor was a different firestorm... the elemental one, traveling through space.

It's one of those things that seems like a power, more than a character.... kind of like Green Lantern's ring, or that Captain



Please tell me what the rest of that sentence was supposed to be.

Anyway, remember how pissed off a lot of GL fans were (and some still are) over Hal going nuts and Kyle taking over? Electric Blue Superman anyone? Comic fans don't like changes to characters that don't seem necessary or that make no sense. Ronnie and the professor have been a part of the Firestorm equation from the beginning, so it's easy to switch them in and out. But bringing in a new character (be it an ethic one or female or even another white male) doesn't sit well because there seems to be no rhyme or reason. Don't forget that the same people on this board who are against this idea now were against it back when they first heard of a new Firestorm without any mention of the main character's ethnic background.

whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules.
It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness.
This is true both in politics and on the internet."

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