LOL! As disappointed I am in Coates right now, I do find it humorous that I am seeing more and more folks on here with the same negative feelings. first, I thought it was just me. Then, I saw there were a few others. Even with the usual ones who stand by whatever writer that comes along and "keep hope alive" regardless of the continuing proof that a writer is not doing justice to the BP mythos, there are more folks not accepting any writer who claims they are fan of BP without proof in writing. I've been on some other forums and Facebook pages all supposedly honoring BP, but alot of the folks there are recent BP fans and have no real concept of how deep the mythos goes. They're all on board with Coates because to them they're just happy there is a black super hero they fell in love with on screen and they believe a black writer of urban social issues is going to do justice to the comic. You wouldn't believe the false facts you still see from supposed BP fans that when someone who has followed the characters for years challenges them they either don't know how to answer or double down in their ignorance. Heck, alot of them never even picked up a comic before Coates showed up. Now this hand picked feminist by Coates is coming along and I am wary as to what honor (or damage) she will do to the BP mythos. It's really disheartening because I want to support black comic writers, but I think Marvel has gotten in the habit of not picking actual comic writers but rather go for a black person known in another venue and throw them at black comic characters regardless of whether that's a character they will take to heart and write well. I guess the idea is as long as they're black, fans (especially black fans) will just roll with it and be happy with what they got. Maybe they're right. I guess the jury is still out.
Anyway, to echo someone's earlier post, I am glad there is the HEF where I can read, discuss or comment with actual longtime and new fans (who read up on BP history even pre-Priest) to have actual meaningful debates and discussions.