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I've followed all those same things...and enjoyed a lot of it.

But for me, I don't need for the story to keep building upon itself continously.

All those things we read -...

Dang, the thought I could be contributing to a conspiracy never even occurred to me!

For one, I really don't write that well, so that's an automatic insult if anyone thinks I'm Mr. Slott (meaning...

I'm gonna let you have that one, bro!

It actually may be true, that at some point, popcorn did have some nutritional value! I'm too lazy to look it up, but if the Vegan says it, it's good enough...

No need to defend. I enjoy the book because I find it entertaining.

That, at least to me, is easy to understand.

It's more challenging for folks to defend why you follow a book you dislike or...

If you are the type to take that type of marketing to heart, you are exactly who they are marketing towards.

Sorry, I do not take that seriously AT ALL.

The goal of a solicit is to get you to...

That is not deep, it's just marketing to interest a consumer to purchase a product.

Just like everyone is "#1" or "the best" at whatever product or service they offer.

How many times have we...

It's too bad we can't see actual sales figures.

Regardless of how many copies ASM sells, it does sell.

If the majority of readers are just buying ASM to keep their collections intact, that's on...

I've read Last Hunt and Killing Joke.

TBH, I don't hold Last Hunt in high regard as most do. It was ok.

I don't have an issue if a book gets dark or serious or decides to tackle a social,...

I would disagree with that idea of "expect".

We should expect to be entertained by these books.

It's nice if they can do more, be deeper, tackle issues, etc.

And there is absolutely nothing...

If you're reading comics for "deep reading", prepare to be disappointed...

Hey! I remember that post! Ahhh...reminds me of the good ol days!

Ok, maybe those days weren't so good....but I do remember that post!

I'm just appreciative that a creator comes onto these...

You actually had a good story plot going with this up until that ending...so hard to stick the landing!

Ultimately, Brevoort concluded, “This all comes back to a slogan that I’ve been threatening to put onto a T-Shirt for many years now, but have never actually bothered to do: COMICS: DYING SINCE 1935.“

I would suggest the friend head to the local library and try whatever catches their eye. Most have it so you can search their website.

Often the TPB will suggest other things to read if you like...

I believe it can, too! Looking forward to how things play out...

She's not the same character, so should she look the same way as when she was first introduced by Steve Ditko?

Aunt May used to look like living rigor mortis under Ditko. And, yes, I know that...

If you've got the first 3 issues, I'd at least stick it out for the next 3 to see how the first arc ends, then make your choice from there.

There is obviously an over-arcing plot all these...

I would view it as Anna is setting up her former nurse, who she must have come to like a great deal, with someone who she thinks that nurse will click with. She probably doesn't know a whole lot of...

I really appreciate seeing someone post that is excited for an issue of ASM!

True. But if you missed what that character said, the highlights, if they are necessary, will be updated in the synopsis page.

True. But in almost all those situations the love interest is actively written out for the duration of that arc. At some point, it will have to be picked up on again.

The writer no longer has to...

Back in the day, yes.

Now all that exposition is captured with that handy synopsis page near the beginning of every book.

I'm referring across the entirety of a run - there is bound to be some type of love interest over the course of a run.

But issue to issue, story arc to story arc - that is where the flexibility...

Did Marvel state the reason of making Spider-man single again? I never got the impression the reason was to explicitly pursue other romantic interests (at least in a serious manner).

IMHO, the...

On this, I agree - "Who knows?"

On this board, quite a few attribute the success of USM to the marraige/family aspect of the book.

Which could be true - I don't know.

What I do know is not...