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I think Dan Dildio said something about happy married heroes being boring or something.

>>1031448

He's a full. You can make interesting stories while still having characters be in happy families. Just look at Superman before Bendis came and destroyed it all. It was some of the best Superman material out there that just made you feel good for reading it again. A feeling that Superman has been missing for years.

Because stories thrive off of drama. Having characters dating/get hitched and not mining the relationship for any kind of dramatic conflict is like building up to a Chekov's Gun that never gets used: it's set dressing that's aesthetically pleasing to readers but ultimately serves no purpose in the story. That's the kind of no-stakes shit that people usually mock in actual Mary Sue-tier writing.

>>1031448

Most writers would probably agree with Didio. Because happiness for the sake of happiness is boring. It's why it's something writers end a story on.

>>1031573

You can have your cake and eat it too, relationships are messy and can have drama in them but that does not mean character can't have happy/fulfilling relationships, How many times in the last 10 years has the batfamily broken up and got back together, that is much worse than just having them be happy together.

>>1031573

>not having your characters go through soap-opera bullshit is mary sue

ok then

>>1031448

The Phantom have been selling millions of copies world wide while being happily married to Diana Palmer. Fuck, the biggest issue ever i think is the wedding-issue at the death scull cave.

>>1031580

Which Damian retcon?

>>1031589

Figured it was that. Yeah it was just a pointless goose chase. Like every comic arc now.

>>1031580

>the infamous Kyle Rayner fridge moment

Kindly fuck off, Mrs. Simone.

>>1031603

Yes. Simone made it infamous. Because a hack writer couldn't do tragedy. Thanks for coming up to speed.