Are Legacy Characters In Comics Self-Inserts?

10/01/2024 1h 8min

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Episode Synopsis

Recently, a comic book store owner ignited controversy by saying the problem with modern comics is writers creating 'self-inserts' instead of simply writing Spider-Man. Is this true? What, if anything, is wrong with modern comics? Haven't great comic book writers placed themselves in their characters from the beginning? We break it all down!
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