User blog comment:Mr. Xemnas/The guys at Marvel show their true colors/@comment-61022-20130512222956

Oh boy, another fan with a sense of entitlement. Should writers defend their work when fans -- rather childish and overly dramatic 98% of the time -- pan? I think yes. I'm sorry, but the fan community can be incredibly absurd (if anyone who has read any of the "I'm not racist but" stuff about an African-American actor playing Johnny Storm in the new FF reboot for example). I'm sorry but telling Slott that he's only in it for the money? Not only is that just down right rude -- and kudos for him for telling said fan where to go (if the story is true, sorry no link, I don't believe it) -- but what else do you think he is writing for? Certainly not to please everyone. It's a job. That's what he's paid to do.

Here's a little factoid for you: Writers and companies owe you nothing. They're following a corporate mandate and a direction they think is going to generate money. Are they always going to do something you like/enjoy/appreciate? No. If it makes them money, they're happy. If it doesn't they'll find a work around to reset the status quo.

I think fans complaining and using that "You've ruined my --" complaints are a total waste of energy. Period. No matter how justified you think you are, it's a matter of opinion and taste.

I no longer read comics expecting the status quo to stay the same, because that is no longer the case (and really, it never has been if you've bothered reading as much Marvel books as I have) I rate a story based on the quality of the writing and the art work. In fact, I *like* it when they change things up or do things completely different.

Because otherwise you get stagnation and repetition.

Instead of getting all worked up and upset about such menial things as the change of a character, or a character death or whatever -- especially if you know that it's going to probably be changed back, instead of complaining about it (again, waste of energy) how about -- Gee I don't know -- finding something else to read. Especially with Spider-Man, there is over 50 years of material out there and you can't find something else to do?

That all said, if there is anything I dislike more than indignant fans.