Quote Originally Posted by Sr. Bungle View Post
Right. But they fumbled the thing by saying to the readers that the character they've been reading for the past 22 years wasn't who they thought he was. a real tragedy caused by editorial not knowing the audience.
i have an (almost totally) unsupported suspicion that was more down to editorial cold-feet than actual palpable backlash. i think mackie, deflaco and others have alluded to their belief that ben could have worked for longer than he did, which i think indicates that sales weren't the only justification for the revolving door on ben's time as spidey.