Eh, deaths in mainstream comics have been pathetic for years. Unless it's another Crisis-type storyline, I absolutely don't believe he won't be back -- some miraculous new drug, some kind of timewarp crap, poor "but it was all a dream" type storytelling (turns out he wasn't killed after all, how amazing!)... there will be something. And if nothing else, someone else will show up with the same powers and take up the mantle (possibly followed by the former option and some kind of epic battle).

I enjoy comics, and I'm not bashing the storytelling in general (the average comic is immeasurably better than the average movie as far as plot), but the major publishers don't kill of characters. Not really.

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