I realised I would be more shocked to read a DC comic that has a 100% happy end these days then a sudden death or a shock betrayal/disaster/other "things go wrong for our hero" moment. it really made me sad to think about. I love the universe and the chara

Meh.

I am fine with dark and edgy, but the idea that that’s all there should be is just a dead end creatively.

But this is the way comics work, and most entertainment media. Something becomes a big hit, and people pick the most obvious aspect of that thing and do it over and over and over until the audience gets restless and looks for something else.

We need dark and edgy, but we also need light and fun. Sometimes in the same book, sometimes in the same issue.

But I DID just take a look at the top ten sellers for this past month and they were almost ALL dark and edgy. Death of Wolverine, Batman, Walking Dead…so there is still a big market for that tone, when it is done well.

I just like to mix it up. I have written a lot of dark stuff, but I generally like to mix in humanity and hope and humor, or it just feels like a huge sludge and I don’t really stay interested. Even soldiers tell jokes, even EMT workers have birthday parties, you have to vary the tone or it’s just not meaningful.