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There's A Good Batman Comedy Out There (Without Bruce Wayne)

In the history of Batman movies and TV shows, we've only gotten one that deviated from the formula of "Here's Bruce Wayne drop-kicking clowns." And even that one, the fantastic Batman Beyond, featured Bruce Wayne in a mentor role, yelling tactics at a goddamn teenager. And with Ben Affleck leaving, there's a real chance that we could take a character that needs a refresher and ... well, not give him that.

Instead, Warner Bros. could go the way of the comics and introduce Bruce Wayne's son Damian. See, Bruce's relationship with Talia al Ghul (Ra's al Ghul's heavily cleavaged daughter) results in a boy that she keeps secret from Bruce. Then, when Damian is a teen, she drops him into Bruce's lap, which is kinda hilariously villainous. As can be expected, Damian's pissed and violent, and he hates all of Batman's Robins, presumably because Bruce Wayne actually went to their baseball games.

In the comics after Batman "dies" at the hands of Darkseid, former Robin Dick Grayson dons the cape and cowl, and Damian becomes his Robin. Their dynamic is ridiculous and hilarious, which is much more interesting than the usual self-serious "You're not ready to be, um, in crime stuff" routine that Bruce has with his Robins. Does it bring a "wacky sitcom" atmosphere to the franchise? Maybe, but we haven't had a live-action Batman film with a proper joke in it since the Clinton administration.

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When Chris Evans Is Done, Bring In Miss America

Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man may be the soul of the MCU, but Chris Evans is the beautiful bearded heart. However, he's got a foot out the Disney door, along with RDJ. Well, if we're following my earlier suggestion to pass the baton to the next generation (as opposed to starting over), let's talk about the Young Avengers' Miss America.

A Latina lesbian from another dimension (which is about the farthest you can get from being a blue-eyed WWII-era American man's man), she becomes a superhero after watching her mothers (she has two mothers, it's not a big deal) die to save their world from destruction. Inspired by their actions, she decides to go into the biz of helping others, and eventually winds up on Earth. Here she is giving Kid Loki a much-needed backhand:

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In a Hawkeye solo series, we see that she's taken the helm of Captain America herself, and frankly, if we're really going to have a superhero become the physical embodiment of America, we should move past it being a white guy who remembers what having segregated water fountains was like. Let Glee's Naya Rivera bulk up, put her in that star-spangled shirt and hoodie, and let her punch evil in the nuts.

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Give Us An Empowering She-Hulk

Recently on Twitter, someone brought up a question that got a lot of attention: "What would you do if there were no men around for 24 hours?" Women said things like "I'd go to bars and order drinks I didn't have to finish before heading to the bathroom," "Wear whatever I wanted without worrying about it attracting unwanted attention," and the sadly common "Be able to take a walk alone after dark."