I really really get frustrated with DC. I really think that editorially to me it seems that the company never has a clear idea or direction. The latest evidence of this is the new decision to have multiple Batmen running around. DC doesn't recognize the uniqueness of there characters the often water down their franchise characters by copying the character and having multiple characters using they same name. Now DC is going to have Dick Bruce, Knight, and some other crappy character all running around as Batman. To me this always harms the characters. I really wish the would of forged ahead with Dick as Nightwing and truly build a franchise out of that character instead of making endless clones of the same character. This is the case with Superman, Flash, Hawkman and Green Lantern. To me the only case that really makes any sense is in the case of GL.
 
I know Marvel is just as guilty with the endless Wolverine clones and now Hulk but they used to take fresher takes the were distinguished a little more from the original. I.E. Beta Ray Bill, War Machine.
 
What do others think? Do you think it helps the franchise or is it just lazy writing and just waters down the franchise?