I could see the father possibly not being depicted because he is at work, the mom is a single mom, the parents are divorced, etc. But I think it's too early in the target audiences life to introduce tragedy. Of course, some children will have already experienced tragedy, but I can't see parents wanting to introduce them to it if they don't have to. It's nice to keep children in their innocent bubbles as long as possible. For that reason, I doubt Base would make it the case that Toni's father is deceased.Christina Rose wrote: ↑10 Jul 2018, 08:05 Honestly, I didn't even notice this until I read your question, lol. I don't think it takes away from this book that Toni's father isn't depicted, but adding him to the story wouldn't hurt anything either.
On a side-note -- most superheros have lost one or both parents. Harry Potter, Bruce Wayne, Barry Allen's mom died and his father is in jail, Victor Stone's mom died in the same accident that he was injured in, etc. I'm not saying this is the author's intention, because I don't think it is, I'm just throwing that out there.
Very relevant side note though. Arrow, Spiderman, and Superman also lost parents. Maybe you have to be a wounded soul to be a superhero