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The whole system of superhero comics kind of blows my mind. Particularly, it’s strange how the characters themselves are the most secure part of their whole franchise. Their authors, artists, and stories all are subject to arbitrary and sometimes bizarre change.

I don’t really read superhero comics, although I have nothing against them either. I enjoy reading about them at m[c]s and other sites.

I have trouble empathizing with fans’ loyalty towards superhero characters, given the possibility of a massive ret-con always just over the horizon. Maybe this is part of the attraction: constant newness, built on a reassuringly familiar foundation?

I hope superman fans don’t get screwed over too much by the fallout from this. It’ll make interesting reading when they are though.