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well if it was consistent, it wouldn't be a "sliding scale." y'know? it'd just be a timeline. which would work.



But how would it work without aging the characters or constantly replacing them? BC is an example of taking the mantle from her mom and it worked, but just try that with the Trinity on a permanent basis. Remember Knightfall, etc.? As popular as Nightwing is, and as logical as him being the next Batman (or Tim Drake - you get what I'm trying to say here) would be, how many fanboys would want that? Or accept that? Look at the shitstorm that was raised when Azbats was around way back in the early '90's. It worked bc it was temporary and the fans pretty much knew that - but imagine replacing Bruce Bats with someone else on a permanent basis. I don't see that option working.




Azbats was supposed to raise a shitstorm. he was never intended to permanently replace the original. different scenario.


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And while aging the heroes in order to keep up with a normal timeline would work for a one shot or mini (a la DKR) would it really work on an ongoing basis?

And let's face it - fans are attached to certain origins and facts about their characters. Batman/WW/Supes' origins and facts about them can change with the times and yet remain esentially the same, but what about Cap's? Does he stop being a WW2 vet and become a Desert Storm one instead? Or how about Ollie being a hippy or Tony being in Vietnam, as the article said. Does everyone have to take a dip in the Lazarus pit or frozen in ice to keep these facts in their history?

Truthfully, I like the idea that certain things can be tweaked, but fanboys are an obsessive lot and I think DC and Marvel are aware of this.



see, this is why I liked Byrne's first Generations mini. elegant solutions to all these problems.

fanboys at some point, are just going to have to realize that some things will have to be let go. If they can't well, I think we've already seen what those new "multiple earths" are for, don't you?