Everyone arguing "Don't change existing characters! Make new ones!" opinion needs to understand why they are doing this and why it's becoming a thing in comics....we told them this is what we want!
When Marvel and DC have released brand new, original characters of another ethnicity in their own comic everyone shits on it in the forums, twitter, facebook, etc, etc. Remember Silk? you know the asian spider-lady that has a solo comic out now....from what I can surmise the general response to her is derision and outright anger towards the character, "I don't like Silk but...."
When they made a lady team with the Valkyrie and Misty Knight.....The Fearless Defenders anyone? no one bought it. What does that say to Marvel? people want diversity but no one wants to try anything new, so how do they fix it? A Female Thor, a Black Captain America, and so on. So while you get your undies in a knot about The House of Ideas messing with your childhoods think about the last time you try a new ethnic comic character's book out before you RAGE at Marvel.
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