Most Hated Character Retcon

**Gail Simone** · 09-26-2005, 04:28 AM

Give it up!

Which characters do you feel were ruined by being 'reimagined,' or retconned?

And why?

Gail

**Crowley** · 09-26-2005, 04:31 AM

Hawkman. Powergirl. Wolverine.

**Karl J. Barnes** · 09-26-2005, 04:39 AM

Originally Posted by EmperorCrowley

Hawkman. Powergirl. Wolverine.

Yeah, but with Wolverine it comes every few years, so readers should be used to it by now.

**Gaz** · 09-26-2005, 04:44 AM

Hell, with Powergirl, it's every 3rd issue!:p

**Karl J. Barnes** · 09-26-2005, 04:57 AM

Originally Posted by Gaz

Hell, with Powergirl, it's every 3rd issue!:p

Hopefully, this JSA Classified series will solidfy it, at least for a while. One of the main reasons that I could never take PG seriously were all her retcons. I am enjoying the JSA Classified retcon, so far.

**hellokittykat** · 09-26-2005, 05:04 AM

Donna Troy. I didn't like the whole doppleganger of Wonder Woman, Dark Angel thing.

**Karl J. Barnes** · 09-26-2005, 05:08 AM

Originally Posted by hellokittykat

Donna Troy. I didn't like the whole doppleganger of Wonder Woman, Dark Angel thing.

Yeah and plus, it kind of tainted my love of Marv Wolfman's "Who Is Donna Troy" story in Teen Titans #43. I mean, I still love it, but this piling up of retcons and the like for Donna seem so much overkill.

**Paragon Kobold** · 09-26-2005, 05:53 AM

I have a theory that the whole Infinite Crisis will be caused by the universe collapsing
under it's own weight when Donna Troy and Hawkman tell each other their origins.

Also: didn't like the 'Yellow fear monster made me do it' thing in Green Lantern.

**TCJohnson** · 09-26-2005, 05:57 AM

I normally Mark Waid is one of my favorites, but I would say Birthright. You will rarely hear me say this but Byrne's version was better.

**Karl J. Barnes** · 09-26-2005, 06:04 AM

Originally Posted by Paragon Kobold

I have a theory that the whole Infinite Crisis will be caused by the universe collapsing
under it's own weight when Donna Troy and Hawkman tell each other their origins.

Also: didn't like the 'Yellow fear monster made me do it' thing in Green Lantern.

Yeah, the Yellow Fear Monster came off as a cop out.

But IC will really come to a head, when Power Girl tries to explain HER origins.

**angryrican** · 09-26-2005, 06:06 AM

The Sins Past arc in Amazing Spider-Man. What JMS did to Gwen Stacy was horrible.

Also I am not feeling this Winter Soldier Arc of Captain America.

**SoulOnIce** · 09-26-2005, 06:07 AM

John Byrne on Spider-Man. Truly horrific.

**Corrina** · 09-26-2005, 07:12 AM

The real Jean Gray not being Phoenix.

The Identity Crisis retcons: the rape and the mindwipe of Batman.

Donna Troy.

Batman 'firing' Dick Grayson as Robin, post-crisis.

**MacQuarrie** · 09-26-2005, 07:32 AM

Jason Todd.

Pre-crisis, Jason was a mature, capable, confident kid. Post-crisis he was a snotty jerk I couldn't wait for them to get rid of. Plus the story that reintroduced him was the worst, most contrived piece of near-plagiarism imaginable.