Its not about the "how to resurrect", in my opinion. Its about the "how it is done in relation plot" which is deciding if its done good. A good author can use even a "bad" resurrection version in a good way.
That being said, I am quite okay with resurrection per non-scientific means (Divine Power, Magic), as long as "Magic A" Is "Magic A" is observed (my general preference is that it only works if the death was brought on by supernatural means).
"You can reply to this Message!"My view: if we see a corpse, the character should not come back unless this was planned in advance to be a fake-out.
Ukrainian Red CrossI know if I were a comic writer, I'd totally bring back a character, preferably a bit player killed off to show how badass the new villain is, without explanation as a way of mocking resurrections that don't have explanations. The character would be there and would be part of the cast, but other characters would constantly point out how little sense it makes for that character to be alive.
Agreed. Death seems to be kind of cheap in a lot of recent comic books, and not because of the resurrections.
edited 19th Apr '12 6:35:00 AM by JHM
I'll hide your name inside a word and paint your eyes with false perception.Virtually none of them are artistically acceptable. However, the whole death/resurrection shell game is unavoidable in a medium whose characters' storylines are open-ended by design, and handed through an endless stream of writers & editors. Like the "weakest link" theory w/r/t chains, comic readers are at the mercy of the biggest hack who happens to be hired for a title at any point in its history.
So you either get used to the unseriousness of anybody's death, or grow away from fooling with DC/Marvel-type comics in the first place.

Yes, I'm perfectly aware that Death Is Cheap in comics. What I don't like is when the reason for them coming back from the dead is badly orchestrated. As far as I'm concerned, the following methods are okay:
But these are just my choices. Any other form of resurrection you find acceptable (or mildly tolerable)?
Embroiled in slave rebellion, I escaped crucifixion simply by declaring 'I am Vito', everyone else apparently being called 'Spartacus'.