>“The fans want nostalgia”
>Most fans grew bored with comics long ago and left. The only ones left are those who don't like change.
>"Timeless superheroes outsell other kinds of comics."
>No, manga outsells superheroes, and superheroes have been in terminal decline for thirty years, despite huge brand recognition and high profile movies.
>"Apart from manga, superheroes outsell real time stuff."
>Real Time superheroes sold even better. But I agree that there will always be a market for timeless hero comics. We need both kinds.
>Real Time creates problems?
>"The characters would become unrecognizable"
>As we saw in the 1998 Fantastic Four annual, or "Fantastic Four: The End", the characters do not become unrecognizable, even after many decades.
>"The real time stories would be too serious"
>The opposite is true: compare the 1960s Real Time comics with their present versions.
>"We cannot generate good new characters at this rate"
>Comics have no trouble generating great new characters when they inject real time.
>"A real time universe would still repeat stories"
>All media repeat story ideas, but individual characters develop. That's a big difference.
>It would create a mess of continuity?
>Nobody ever gets confused by real time. Do you get the real 1960s confused with the real 1990s?
>"Real time can be too constricting"
>The opposite is true: Marvel Time prevents any stories that involve real change. Real Time has no such restrictions.
>"Real time forces one month per month"
>Not true. Real time simply means events can be dated, but the stories can be told at any pace. See Sherlock Holmes for example.