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[@Eddie Brock] Says the guy who has been writing the Peter Parker/Mary Jane/Gwen Stacy love triangle for half a decade. :hehe

But I agree on the progression front: it's maddening to see the same stories rehashed over and over again. Plus it holds both Marvel and DC back. There's an endless cycle of promising young characters brought through (remember when the Young Avengers were a thing? Gravity?) that end up on the scrap heap because the older characters will [i]never[/i] be allowed to age out for fear of the new ones not catching on. If Marvel had any cajones, Bucky would have stayed Captain America, Steve would have stayed dead, and old, grey-haired men over at DC would stop forcing Barry and Hal onto people that grew up with Kyle and Wally. (And I say that as a fan of Hal Jordan)
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I honestly believe we're at a point now where they could do almost (and this probably isn't the right word for it but) 'period' issues or annuals that allow fans of say Steve to get that Cap fix while Bucky or Sam are currently holding the shield. Or hey since Batman has like two or three monthlies why not have Gordon as [S]Robo-Bunny-Cop[/S] Batman in the self titled series while having Detective Comics set earlier with Bruce under the cowl. Time is so malleable in comics anyways I don't see why this would necessarily be a hard feat to accomplish. Look at how much DC is milking out of this Batman and Robin Eternal series.