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This exactly. It's why most of the last 20 years of DC hasn't really resonated with me. I find DiDio to be very ham handed and self serving when it comes to his ideas, and I think DC has reflected that.
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Yeah, the nuance was lacking for sure
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Racial stereotyping kept them away from putting more girlfriends in fridges.
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Maybe they should put some boyfriends in fridges to balance it out. Hetero boyfriends, not boyfriends of gay men - still thinking about the new Alan Scott and his cute, deceased boyfriend...
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I'd be happy without anyone going into a fridge. But supporting casts have long been the cannon fodder of lazy and/or emotionally stunted writers.
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It's a shame. I do appreciate and respect those who take time to build up the supporting casts. I think Flash (Wally) had a pretty rich cast back in the day, when Barry was still dead. And Superman had a good one built up in Metropolis before Doomsday killed him.
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This is why I never understood why so many people seem to consider "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" as being the perfect ending/tribute to the Silver Age Superman. I mean... Metropolis is destroyed, pretty much every supporting cast member and every villain dies, and Superman depowers himself after breaking his code against killing? Really? That's how people think the "Earth-1" Superman stories *should* end?
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That story was a downer in many ways!
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Ah character deconstructions. I guess they serve some kind of appeal when you're in your twenties and want to see some thing "edgy".
As a person in their fifties I understand the motivation, but would rather see the things genuine article of a superhero character.
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Comic books have always represented an escape from reality for me - I prefer my comic books to have good triumph over evil in the end. Yes, doesn't mean that nobody dies or the heroes don't have a hard time... but I want some good endings at the end.
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I just want to be entertained.
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And not driven to sadness
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Drive to sadness, twin town of melancholy.
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Last stop on the road to perdition
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Highway to Hell 
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We're on the... *holds out microphone*
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Typical. You pay all that money for a ticket, only for the singer to get the audience to do their job.
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HOnestly, if you could get someone else to do your job but still be paid, wouldn't you? At least occasionally?
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It's nice to take a break sometimes 
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Especially if you get paid for it! 
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It's for well-being! 
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Today, there were 8 fatalities in the local hospital, when a brain surgeon allowed a passer by to perform operations. "I'll still get paid for it," said Dr Sawbones. None of those operated on could be reached for comment. Due to being dedded.
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But they stayed at a Holiday Inn last night....
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmKjTC8yDFMhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holidae_In#Critical_reception"Holidae In" is a song by American rapper Chingy featuring Ludacris and Snoop Dogg. It was released on August 25, 2003, by Capitol Records and Ludacris's Disturbing tha Peace record label as the second single off his debut album Jackpot (2003). Produced by the duo the Trak Starz, the release garnered positive reviews from critics who praised the performances. In 2020, Entertainment Weekly wrote that the legacy of the song was that increased the "coolness factor" of Holiday Inn, hotel chain based in Atlanta, and owned by the hospitality company, Intercontinental Hotels Group.[1]
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Whew! I saw rapper, before clicking the link.
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