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<blockquote data-quote="Homicidal_Squirrel" data-source="post: 6341382" data-attributes="member: 6750031"><p>I completely agree with you. My guess is that Marvel doesn't want to take the gamble and lose out on a new character. How much does it cost to set up a new character with it's own comic line?</p><p>That's always a possibility, but I think, at the moment, Marvel is seeing bigger profits and more popularity from its movies than it sees from it's comics. I may be wrong. It's just a guess on my part, but I think that's what's guiding some of these changes. It's possible that in the future we'll see a movie where Thor is deemed unworthy of Mjolnir, and a female character becomes the new Thor. Women are becoming more interested in comic character movies, especially since they end up putting guys that look like Chris Hemsworth to play the lead roles. The way comic characters are being consumed by the public has changed. I think from a profitability stand point, comics are not as profitable as TV or movies. What works in comics doesn't necessarily work in the other two, and as comics decrease in popularity, so does the way in which characters are introduced and promoted. </p><p>I'm sure people are hungry for new characters, but are there enough people hungry for new characters to make it financially lucrative for Marvel, or other comic companies, to create a new character?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Maybe there just aren't as many female artist or writers in the comic industry, or even interested in writing or drawing comics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Homicidal_Squirrel, post: 6341382, member: 6750031"] I completely agree with you. My guess is that Marvel doesn't want to take the gamble and lose out on a new character. How much does it cost to set up a new character with it's own comic line? That's always a possibility, but I think, at the moment, Marvel is seeing bigger profits and more popularity from its movies than it sees from it's comics. I may be wrong. It's just a guess on my part, but I think that's what's guiding some of these changes. It's possible that in the future we'll see a movie where Thor is deemed unworthy of Mjolnir, and a female character becomes the new Thor. Women are becoming more interested in comic character movies, especially since they end up putting guys that look like Chris Hemsworth to play the lead roles. The way comic characters are being consumed by the public has changed. I think from a profitability stand point, comics are not as profitable as TV or movies. What works in comics doesn't necessarily work in the other two, and as comics decrease in popularity, so does the way in which characters are introduced and promoted. I'm sure people are hungry for new characters, but are there enough people hungry for new characters to make it financially lucrative for Marvel, or other comic companies, to create a new character? Maybe there just aren't as many female artist or writers in the comic industry, or even interested in writing or drawing comics. [/QUOTE]
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