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I'm going to make a distinction here that "interesting" doesn't have to mean "likeable". There are plenty of interesting characters I dislike. So concerning Paul, he has a genuinely "interesting"...

I think it says something that my favorite comic issue recently is just Peter and his wife having dinner with the Osborns. "Normal people things". And it succeeds strongly due to impeccable...

All true. From a game developer perspective, studios have always been quick to see what makes it big and then demanding their own competitor for marketshare. I heard “we want to be the next World of...

“Creating good problems” is something I tell my coworkers. I aim to create more business than we have the means to handle. Once we have the problem of too much business, I look into hiring people to...

Mind control can be awful for the very reasons you mention, but I’ve also seen many stories showcasing how characters work to reclaim their agency and overcome their trauma after being manipulated...

That’s actually a VALID question and not a deflection. Of course, Spider-Man is SPIDER-MAN. He makes as much in merch as almost the whole other Marvel universe combined. As much as I want Moon Knight...

That depends. It’s still a best-selling title with a historic legacy, so we know some writer will jump onboard, even if others pass or are rebuffed.

And, secondly, knowing so clearly what kind of...

Yes, people buy both, but the 65K NOT buying both and only buying USM? (the number is actually MORE than 2x ASM's sales, per the reports we've received as well...) Yeah, that's "money on the table"....

I’m old enough to remember how hated Terry Long was in the Teen Titans books. And, yeah, there were valid criticisms. But at least he was an actual character and actual attempt was made to make him...

That’s the Catch-22 as a fan. You aren’t permitted to complain if you haven’t bought and read it. But then you buying it means they don’t care that you criticize it.

Agreed. There is a balance here. I think it’s ridiculous to “send a message” over 30 issues - nearly 3 YEARS - for that message to sink in. But I also don’t think they should have a knee-jerk...

I'm going to be fair here and give the 616 office the benefit of the doubt for a couple of reasons, but with the caveat that these conditions are tenuous and provisional.


- The stated...

I mean, this is from an article CBR posted earlier today:



I would attest that the whole MJ/Peter situation is probably the most egregious sticking point, but it's far from the only contentious...

Sounds like the book has a PR problem.

The Spider-Girl continuity outright goes with that answer.

Popping in as we near the end of April with an update. I was super busy last month, so I wasn't able to do as much promotion as usual, yet we still wrangled in about 50 new members over the last 30...

I continue to bristle at the idea MJ “met someone new and moved on” like she just met a great guy at a coffee shop. She was forcibly imprisoned with him in a hellscape and forced to rely on him for...

Someone else has already mentioned that USM has been showing that many were mistaken in thinking ASM was at its sales ceiling, when it likely is at a sales floor. It's selling, but rarely have I seen...

The outfit is straight 60s Peter.

Gonna be honest here, I have quite the dirty mind and vivid imagination at times, and… didn’t even think twice about this. Maybe it’s because I see how my wife eats (and this is how she eats…), but...

Stegman’s MJ is one of the greats.

It’s also a false conclusion. OMD didn’t put Peter back in high school. It just turned him from a guy who was married in his early 20s to an older single screwup in his late 20s.

A lot can change in a year and fresh blood on a book. I speak from experience.

I'm going to be blunt here, Blunt Guy.

I do enjoy USM on its own merits. Immensely.

However, the questionable quality of the mainstream 616 title is hard, if not impossible, for many fans to...

And it is WELL deserved.