Yikes. That made me miss some characters bad. Quite a few of them haven't been used much for a good while, but some I still think of as active and vital.

I don't really have many answers about the suggestions people made. I know who is coming up in my books and a couple others, and I know some are being held off on for a while.  In some cases, the characters are just plain in limbo until they can be reintroduced, some may not be seen for a while, but in at least a couple cases, they are being held back for a serious and significant relaunch—those are the ones I'm most hopeful about. I pitched one of my dream books and it turns out it's being held back because there's pretty good odds of it actually getting a major film deal. I can wait in that case.

There are a few that are going to be tough to bring back, just looking at the superficial logistics of it. Characters like Sin and Lian right off the bat. Characters that are relatively free of blood ties to the main characters will likely have an easier time returning (yes, I know, it's not been applied evenly or even fairly).  So I think it's more likely for Cass and Spoiler to come back than, say, Lian or Connor.

Hopefully J.T. is figuring out something. Some Tumblrs and Twitterers made me aware of Arrow Kids Day, and it really reminded me, just right in that single book, how many great, recent characters we are putting away for now. Suddenly I had this huge feeling of missing Connor, my favorite GA by far.

The suggestions people made were both fun to read and very bittersweet. Everyone has emotional favorites. I'm really hopeful there's a way to bring back Donna, in particular. I realize I'm rambling and this isn't exactly the most insightful post I've ever made.  I'm pretty sure a lot of these characters will be back. There may be a little establishing period, and we're also focusing a lot on new characters, but I do know a few beloved characters are scheduled to return. I'm hoping that when they do, they are given a treatment that they deserve, and is friendly to new readers.

Not very insightful, I don't know a lot more than you do about most of these names, unfortunately. Sorry.

Thanks for participating, it really reminded me of some of my favorite stories of the past decade.