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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoeGKushner" data-source="post: 1686536" data-attributes="member: 1129">I agree with you 100%. I read a lot. A good story will sell. However, Spawn isn't necessarily a good story. It's a by-product of Todd's art and he rode it through brilliantly with many cross over products and events. I could be wrong, but it didn't matter what race/color Spawn is because of the creator and the early efforst behind it.Most of the time when it's just about the story, a story where the character's race and crred don't matter, especially when it's a non-what character, it fails to live up the hype or image behind it. There are exceptions but the characters the keep coming back are generlaly those that live in those areas and deal with those problems like Luke Cage. People want those stories but dont' want them all them time. I don't know what the thinking is behidn this, but perhaps it's, "Well, this is just like this comic, but the character is black. Should I buy this comic just because the characters is black?"I have no idea of what the % is of comic purchasers race are. I'd be interested to see it. If the market isn't there, it's just not there. Heck, the market has been failing for almost all types of comics these days and even with the super heroes movies, is failing in its traditional monthly role. Perhaps something new will evolve from it?</blockquote>