Freak Comics is really tired of comic book heroes who just won't stay dead, like they're supposed to.
Anyone who reads comic books knows that death is not the end of the road, but simply a short break before your triumphant return to fighting evil. Loads of characters have been seemingly (or actually) killed off, only to return at a later date, much to the shock and awe of their unsuspecting comrades and enemies.
Superman fell at the hands of Doomsday, and Doomsday at the hands of Superman in 1993... each of whom returned several months later… where Doomsday died again. Doomsday returned and seemingly died around four times… the last of which Superman died again, but this time in the future where Doomsday (this time a highly intelligent hero) is given the chance to go back and save Superman… a chance he takes and Superman returns to life again.
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And the list goes on and on: Green Arrow, Jason Todd (Robin) and Charles Xavier have all been dead... and have all returned.
It's not that surprising that comic creators can’t pull the trigger on their beloved characters once and for all. How could they leave their creation (aka: money maker) stiff in the ground? I just want to know why other characters are shocked when another character returns from the dead. It's a common occurrence that should be expected at this point.
I'm also curious as to whether or not the writers actually expect the audience to be surprised to see someone return from the dead. Killing a character off feels like a cheap marketing ploy at this point. Everyone runs out to grab the death issue, the following grieving issues, and the subsequent return to life issue.
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In the future I would like to see the dead stay in their homes. No more cheap death/resurrection thrills. It has become an insult to the reader's intelligence, and I for one am sick of it.
Honestly we hadn't really thought about it before, but he's absolutely right. But from a television writer's perspective bringing a someone back from the dead is sometimes the only way to fix the previous screenwriter's colossal mistake in killing off a popular character. Think Michael Vaughn on Alias. Killing him off was beyond annoying.
