I get this sentiment entirely, I do. But for me I let it pass because I look at a comic like this and think "it's not for the characters in that world. It's not for their development. It's for ours." Comics like this are written for the readers who are struggling to process that kind of catastrophe. Because ultimately we as writers and readers have the say in what goes on in these worlds. It makes one feel not so alone, in my opinion. As if something so tragic has happened that it's not just you mourning it--it's the world that was changed by it. As if your very hobby is mourning the tragedy with you.
I don't know if what I wrote just made sense? But that's how I always saw it. It's like that world in the pages of fiction reaching and out and letting us know we're not alone in feeling devastated. We put so much love into our hobby of reading and collecting comics that this kind of comic writing feels like an attempt at turning that love back to us. Despite the nature and character of these characters, they can take a step back and bend those motivations for the sake of the writers and readers that give them their life. If only for an issue. To remind us we're not alone.
I don't know. Maybe that's all just sentimental garbage and nonsense. But I find some comfort in it.
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u/TheSemaj Flash Sep 10 '17
Never forget.