"Bye, Bye Ryan Choi"

UPDATED: According to Gail Simone, the Atom is not really getting killed off in the next issue of "Countdown." The phrase "Bye bye Ryan Choi" just refers to some arcane bit of "Countdown" lore.

Ryan Choi is alive and well.

I still think within a few years they'll all be returned back to the status quo. Sorry. I'm cynical.

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Yeah, like we didn't see THAT coming since issue #1...

This is the likely fate for most ethnic reboots:
Atom
Firestorm
Cassandra Cain Batgirl
Blue Beetle
Question

In the end, it is struggle for the publisher between wanting to put something new out there & contribute to diversity, and the need/desire to fall back on time-tested icons.

Why not create more new characters instead? I think the comic companies sort if shy away from this because of all these creator's rights issues nowadays.

But whenever I see a reboot like the Ryan Choi Atom I count the months until the status quo is reverted.

However, if they really are killing him off next issue of "Countdown," I'm sure that will be a modest sales spike.

I think the plan is to save "Countdown" by killing a bunch of characters. Which is a shrewd and relatively inexpensive solution.