Quote: Disco Steve said: Well, you have to assume that the writer is interested in the character he's working on, and is trying to write the best story possible. I think a good story with this character does serve the reader.
Well, that's mostly my problem Disco. It becomes his/her character after they get interested in it. A good example: Devin Grayson. And I have really strong feeling that if she asked requested it at a later point within this decade, she would have gotten her wish of a bi-sexual Grayson.
When you're playing with a pre-established character, you're making it your own, but there's a thin line when you're doing this. Putting your own beliefs/interests/politics into a character is fine when it's appropriate. Grant Morrison did this in Animal Man, with animal rights activism and what-not. It worked perfectly, because it gave the character meaning and was logical. Devin Grayson doing this with Nightwing is pushing it. Does it enrich the character? Or is it the result of immature fan fictionism? It sounds like the latter to me.
