So, I work in a comic store.
Today, TWO people came in, and complained about how Marvel is âruining everything,â and cited âmakingâ Wolverine and Thor into females as examples.
I politely pointed out that BOTH the mantles of Thor and Wolverine had been taken over before â Thor had been replaced by Eric Masterson for years, and had also been replaced by Beta Ray Bill, who is a FREAKING SPACE HORSE. Wolverine was replaced much more recently, when his illegitimate son, Daken, became the Dark Wolverine on Norman Osborneâs Dark Avengers. And at least Logan is dead this time. They both agreed that all of those changes were acceptable, but âmakinâ Wolverine a female? Câmon!â
And when the conversation shifted to Captain America, both of them hated that Sam Wilson had taken up the mantle â They were both fine with John Walker (now the USAgent) taking over as Captain America in the 80s, and Bucky/Winter Soldier taking over after Civil War. One of them even said, âBucky  makes sense, âcuz he was Capâs sidekick, and he got promoted.â But when I pointed out that Falcon was ALSO a sidekick of Cap â So much so that at a time the book was retitled to âCaptain America and Falcon,â neither was having it.
(In fairness, one guy said that he liked Falcon, he just didnât like that Sam switched codenames. I disagree, but I can respect that opinion.)
The best, though, was when the new-guy-in-training came over and gushed about how much he loved Miles Morales. âWhen youâre a mixed-race kid like me? Getting to see myself as my favorite super-hero made him THAT MUCH COOLER!â I thanked new guy, afterwards.
âSo itâs like people want to see themselves represented in their heroes, huh?â I said, half-sincerely, half-smarmily.
The WORST part is, the guys wouldnât even TRY to buy the comics. They just decided that the change was stupid, and they were going to be stubborn and remain ignorant of stories that are actually pretty cool.
Sorry, old white dudes. You had your turn as being almost every fucking superhero for the last 75 years. Itâs time to let some other people enjoy the hobby. You just keep collecting your overpriced back issues.
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