Transformers vs The Status Quo: Change for the better
You know what's the most frustrating aspect of being a comic book fan? The Status Quo. Not diversity and introducing gay characters. Not killing your favorite character in gruesome and horrible ways. It's the Status Quo and the ever present reset button that the big two, Marvel and DC Comics, will always hit when it seems like the changes that are being made will finally sink in permanently. Here are some examples as of late. Batman has to remain single because his mission to protect Gotham will never allow him true happiness in a relationship and will distract him from protecting the city. (Even though having a relationship with someone meaningful might give him one more reason to try and stomp out super-villains once and for all so he can have a family with someone like Selina Kyle) Spider-Man MUST remain single, or at least not married, because Responsibility, Sacrifice, Greatest Power, and because it ages him so single and virginal comic nerds won't ...