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No I get what you're saying, the problem is your contridicting yourself and you're wrong.

You seem to be certain that a Patriot book would be a flop because he isn't an established character, you seem to think ONLY established characters will sell books. The problem is if go by your way of looking at things the industry will never grow or change. Plus the fact that Ms Marvel #1 is now on its 7th printing (is All New Cap or Thor?) proves that if you do a good job with a new character you can and will sell books. You have no way of knowing if a Patriot book would sell or not. You simply don't.

I know what you mean by him getting more popular, and I Just pointed out that if Marvel did things the way you suggest we'd never know since there would be no point in re-launching a Black Panther series. Its not proven right? It might not sell well, so why bother trying right?

You proved its not the fact there is a new captain america is a lame, but the way they have presented the new captain america that makes the change lame, and it a compete shame they passed over other choices (Patriot, Miss America) that make a lot more sense. The problem with Thor is just a gender swapping which isn't the same as making and presenting a strong, female character. Its makinga 2nd rate version of the original. Its the same reason Patriot becoming a bigger part of the Marvel Universe is better then a new Captain America.

And no one would care abouta new female Character? Then how is it Ms Marvel is on its 7th printing? If no one cares who is buying all those issues? And if you look past the spike a new #1 issue of Thor creates, its makes infinite more sense to create a new, strong character or push one of your established women characters. A higher profile Captain Marvel, Miss America or new character has a chance to become a popular, top tier character in her own right, a gender swapped Thor will always just be Lady Thor. Falcon will always be Falcon, even if he is in a Cap. costume. Patriot or Miss America in that spot has the chance to be something new and different and popular instead of ....Falcon.