[a fool in paradise]

I saw Stanley Leiber (Stan Lee) speak a few years ago and about all he had to say was that “Marvel has a new superhero (or heroine) coming out who’s Indian, or Latino, or Asian, or muslim, or...”

And each demographic in the audience cheered.

[LostInBayport]

I saw Stanley Leiber (Stan Lee) speak a few years ago and about all he had to say was that “Marvel has a new superhero (or heroine) coming out who’s Indian, or Latino, or Asian, or muslim, or...” And each demographic in the audience cheered.

From what I gather, that's been the publishing strategy for the past decade. Pander to special interests, get accolades in the media, quietly cancel the low-selling result.