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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 6344867" data-attributes="member: 19675">I'm not asserting otherwise.  What I'm asserting is that those that DO start off with borrowed glory face a different, and I think harder, path to success.Again, I have no problem with characters that sink or swim on their own merits.  I personally would rather see a slew of B-Listers- short lived or long lasting- that had their own identity as opposed to a parade of "successors" to established heroes whom history tells us won't hold that position long-term.  They're gimped characters from the get-go. Minority comics fans DO vote with their dollars.  There just aren't as many of us out there.  Even if we ALL bought a title featuring The Falcon, it wouldn't be a top-tier comic book without some number of white readership.To illustrate the point with history from another field:  Rap- as minority-centric a genre of music as there is in the USA- didn't start raking in big numbers until young white teenagers discovered it.  Industry surveys I saw back in 2006 or so indicated between 70-80% of all rap consumers were Caucasian.Right, but what I'm saying is that there is a non-trivial number of minority readers who don't/won't buy derivative minority/female characters precisely because those characters' run in that ID will be temporary at best.  They're voting "no" with their dollars because, from their perspective, the comic book company is pandering.(FWIW, that wasn't me- when I bought Marvel & DC comics, I bought them all...or as close to it as made no difference.)Launching a minority/female character by linking into a successful title is entirely possible without having said character actually take on the titular role in an obviously temporary stint.</blockquote>

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