possibly the saddest thing about ASM 700

[Optic Rage]

The mod on here seems to think this is ok to discuss.

And yes a fictional character geared to children should always win. Once again thinking that these character are geared for adults when they are not.

Marvel comics haven't been geared towards kids in a long long time. Young Adults and Adults are the target demograph.

[Beast]

Marvel comics haven't been geared towards kids in a long long time. Young Adults and Adults are the target demograph.

Hell. You could argue that they were never outright geared towards kids. Or Marvel especially wouldn't have flawed characters.

It sounds like some people have some seriously thick rose-tinted glasses for the "Good Old Days" of Comic Books.

[Father_Jerusalem]

Really fuckin low. Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeally fuckin low.

[The Superior Michael Deery]

The mod on here seems to think this is ok to discuss.

And yes a fictional character geared to children should always win. Once again thinking that these character are geared for adults when they are not.

How did Spidey win when Stan Lee killed off Captain Stacey?

Heck, half of Stan Lee's early stories with Ditko would end with Peter crying in his room.

[Beast]

How did Spidey win when Stan Lee killed off Captain Stacey?

Heck, half of Stan Lee's early stories with Ditko would end with Peter crying in his room.

Exactly! And he was a real big winner when his actions, or inaction as the case may be... got Uncle Ben killed.

[Lucas-Con]

This is wrong using this is emotional blackmail to the writers its making them look heartless when there not there just trying to entertain us with storylines.

[okpanic]

I'm so glad Rich came here to expand on how apologetic he was for his actions.




:|

[Ghost Shark]

It was a manipulative and downright disgusting thing to do. The "apologies" I've seen are disingenuous at best. I used to enjoy Lying In The Gutters; and though I lost interest in Bleeding Cool early on, I'd continue to pop in every now and again to see what was up. I won't be able to do that anymore without being reminded of this incident, so I'll just avoid the site altogether. I'm sure my occasional click-through won't be missed, but I'll certainly feel better about it.

[RichJohnston]

Are you serious? I can't even imagine that you're that clueless. What history? The history of you and Lying In Gutters/Bleeding Cool.

CBR's most popular column you mean?

And what Reputation? The reputation you've developed from both Lying In Gutters/Bleeding Cool. You're not NuDC's Rich Johnston. You have continuity.

Yeah, I've been doing this over twenty years now.

Because you didn't have anything snarky, tactless, and mean-spirited to post directed at it until you dredged up that letter from almost a year ago.

Unfortunate? Please. It's not like you made the mistake of posting the story. You knew exactly how it was going to be taken. Hence the "Umm..."

It seemed to go down as intended initially. Indeed, I worked with Marvel PR on the wording, and they were happy with final wording of the article. Certainly wasn't intended to be snarky, tactless or mean spirited. But one specific individual interpreted it in a way it was not intended and launched a Rich Johnston Revenge Squad. It happens.

[RichJohnston]

So in summation, you feel no regret or guilt for using a child's suffering to propagate your own agenda? Because that's what your posts in this thread seem to allude to.

I did not use a child's suffering to propogate any agenda. For a start I didn't have any agenda.

[oldschool]

Y'know, I've been a comics fan all of my life but have never even heard of "Bleeding Cool" except in this thread. I was going to check it out but I have lost even the tiniest bit of interest.