It looks like Marvel's finally going to fix one of its biggest issues: killing off major characters only to bring them back to life again.
Marvel just recently attended a Swedish convention (via ComicBook), and during the comic book publication's panel, Marvel Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski decided to touch on the topic of character deaths.
Deaths of major characters happen a lot in the Marvel Comic Book Universe, however, while some have been properly earned, Marvel tends to diminish the gravity of these deaths by bringing back the characters to life at one point or another. Take for example The Death of Captain America. Steve Roger's death in Marvel Comics was well reported by a news organization, however, this wasn't the first time that the character had died. Another example was James Rhodes death in Civil War II. War Machine was killed by Thanos, but two years after, the character was brought to life. Loki also seemingly died in War of the Realms. Now he's returning in July.
Speaking with fans during the panel, Cebulski now promises that character deaths are going to happen less and with more impact.
"I don't want death to be used to boost sales or to use as a shock value so people go 'Oh my God, Johnny Storm is dead!' or 'Wolverine is dead!' knowing that they're going to be coming back. If we choose to do it now, we're going to add a little more weight and permanence to the situation," the editor revealed.
Now, deaths of major characters are going to feel more real. Hopefully, Marvel keeps to its promise and keeps dead characters six feet under the ground.
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