Mainstream audiences (those who don't necessarily read the comics) think
of Cyborg as a major character thanks to his Super Powers and Teen
Titans cartoon status, and I'm glad that DC finally realized that they can
treat him like an A-lister.

I can follow that line of thought, and you're probably right. I still wish
they had found a way to do something with Amazing Man instead though.
I don't like the way the character was most recently handled in the JSA,
but still think there's missed potential there, especially if DC is in change
mode.

Same for Static, who had a WB cartoon series for several years. It's a
shame that DC never did much of anything to capitalize on the popular
Static Shock! cartoon (I think there was a four-issue miniseries that was
published during the cartoon's run), but better late than never, I guess.

Those early John Paul Leon/Dwayne McDuffie issues of STATIC are
excellent![/I} The cartoon (when you can catch it) is a lot of fun, too. I wish DC thought enough of the character to assign top notch talent to an monthly, ongoing STATIC comic book.

Target buying audience--those who actually buy the book.

At least that's my guess.

Bingo!

I wouldn't call him a token anything character, in this instance, anymore than Wonder Woman is the group's token female, or Aquaman the token Atlantean.