I just don’t understand the logic behind altering characters that people love. It always upsets the fans. It’s not like you’re altering a character that people couldn’t be bothered to really care all that much about—either because they are often written or portrayed poorly.
A good example is when they changed Nick Fury back in 2000 or 2001. He just didn’t resonate with people enough at the time and they wanted to add a bit of life to the character. So, they levied a deal with Sam Jackson and he ended up taking over as the character in future movies. Keep in mind, this was during their near bankrupt era, before the films hit big with Spider-man 1 and X-Men 2.
There have been very few other examples where this drastic character change was welcomed. Very few. I think Domino’s change was alright. I’m certainly not against it. She played the character well and it kind of fits.
However, changing characters just because you can is a fat fucking no. Sorry, but you need to be making new characters. As much hate as Miles Morales got, at least he didn’t replace Peter Parker.
Now it seems like the whole of the comic, movie and game industry just wants to race change characters or fuck with their sexuality. They can’t just focus on the characters and what made them unique in the first place. It’s always some totem pole banner for social justice. It’s vomit inducing cringe.
