CBR: Wallace Responds to Hero's Death in "Titans: Villains for Hire"

[CBR News]

Eric Wallace's run on "Titans" kicked off with the "Villains for Hire" one-shot, featuring a new team of ne'er-do-wells led by Deathstroke. Things did not end well for the first hero the new Titans faced.


Full article here.

[TCJohnson]

I am almost afraid to read the article...I just know it is going to piss me off.

[Gabe De Los Muertos]

They killed him so we would know he's a badass?

[Personamanx]

Since when do Deathstroke (And the other so called "Titans") need to prove that they're Dangerous?

Seriously. Ryan did not need to die for this.

[40footwolf]

If they were really trying to show us how hardcore the team is, they should follow through with killing Lex Luthor. THAT would be impressive. THAT would be a major upset to the status quo. Whacking a legacy character to make room for his earlier incarnation? Eh. I'm sure even the lowest guy on the villain totem pole could claim to have done the same. You're slipping, 'Stroke.

[TCJohnson]

Yeah, because it takes 5 super villains to beat up and kill a college professor whose powers is the ability to shrink. That is really, truly bad ass.

ANd they inovation of this comic! Killing of super heroes to show how badass a villain is. Why, they haven't used that since Cry for Justice!

Let me also add that this decision concerning Ryan's death was not made lightly. Everyone at DC respects the character of Ryan Choi and always will. I myself was a big fan of the character, so it made his demise a particularly emotional scene for me to write.

They always say this after killing off a character.

Bet he never even read the All New Atom series.

[Apathy Lad]

I'm not buying it, this smells of "well we have the REAL Atom back, so we don't need this filthy new character."

[BrianWilly]

Damage control at its most transparent. "There's totally a reason for this!" = "Please buy this fiery sinking boat of a series!" No thanks. I think there's something to be said for not running a company in a manner where your readers are constantly terrified that you're going to kill off any characters that don't become popular enough by some invisible, arbitrary standard. Or by any standard, really.

[The Beast Of Yucca Flats]

"The new direction for 'Titans' was done to give the fans something fresh and exciting."

:whistles; walks away, hands in pockets:

[40footwolf]

Bet he never even read the All New Atom series.

I think it's a little unfair to assume that level of duplicity in a writer you know next to nothing about.

[drwho]

all new characters end up as fodder for writers kill

[Deathpool]

I was a big fan of Choi and especially his solo series (I thought the start was some of the best stuff Byrne had done in years). But with Palmer back, Choi faded into near obscurity fairly quick. Besides, it's comics. If someone wants to bring him back, they'll find a way.

[TCJohnson]

The new direction for "Titans" was done to give the fans something fresh and exciting.

Really? Everything he said makes it sound like a rip-off of Secret Six. "They have one thing in common...they are all broken inside!"

And again, killing off characters just to pump up another character is not fresh and exciting...they have been doing it pretty constantly for the past 5 years.

[Gabe De Los Muertos]

"Deathstroke was never a badass before! And we got two Atoms now, but Silver Age is in and we know who's expendable! Killing two birds with one stone!"

[KevinTBrown]

Yeah, because it takes 5 super villains to beat up and kill a college professor whose powers is the ability to shrink. That is really, truly bad ass.

ANd they inovation of this comic! Killing of super heroes to show how badass a villain is. Why, they haven't used that since Cry for Justice!



They always say this after killing off a character.

Bet he never even read the All New Atom series.

No idea if he did or not, nothing said on his blog.