Thread:Mesektet/@comment-3581997-20160615160106/@comment-3581997-20170221213534

Most of that is because Caucasians do not rule popular culture any more and they are trying to give heroes more of a cosmopolitan appeal. While this means that some were replaced, such as Captain America, others like Hulk just have a younger non-Caucasian counterpart, still others like Thor have simply changed. Most forget this but Thor revived in the modern era when a doctor found his hammer and that infused Thor into his body as a new physical anchor, as such Thor can technically be female if a female picks up the hammer and becomes Thor's new host. It is mostly for a wider appeal but don't worry not everyone is being replaced. As for the ones that are, well part of what stagnates comics is that the heroes that were around are stuck being around forever for the sake of their fan-bases. Think of this as an evolutionary point.