Who here is done?

[ben_reilly_s_s]

Ok, it seems to me that a lot of people are really pissed about this.
So, my question is this:
Who is dropping Spider-Man and / or Marvel?
What books are you dropping?

I dropped every single Marvel book at the conclusion of Sins Past.
I also sold every comic I ever owned.
The only ones I am getting, I am downloading. And they are all Civil War related. I will not ever give Marvel another cent. Except for their cut of Movie ticket prices.

[ampersand]

Congratulations.

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Overreact much?

After Civil War I've contemplated droppin' Spidey. Let's see if I can overcome my completionist attitude.

[ben_reilly_s_s]

Not really, I was also moving, and needed the money.

[Shin-Natsume]

dropped 616 after morlun already...

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Well see, you should say that so people won't look at you funny.

[Doc_OCK_4MUGEN]

Around sins past... I Dropped buying MARVEL COMICS... the only way AMrvel gets my cash is through ML, Movies, their "Ultimate Guides" and the occasional Videogame.. but not from comic books...

Yes I know that I can get info from the Web, but I also like to have them in book form as a reference...

[shinlyle]

I'm just done with 616 Spidey, and I'm dropping alot of the Marvel books I used to get. I'll stick with Ultimate Spidey until Joe Q sticks his little nose into that one, too. I'll probably be reading about 7 monthly books, one of them is a mini, and one of them is a monthly that's about to be cancelled.

[roach]

I only read Moon Knight

[ben_reilly_s_s]

I'm just done with 616 Spidey, and I'm dropping alot of the Marvel books I used to get. I'll stick with Ultimate Spidey until Joe Q sticks his little nose into that one, too. I'll probably be reading about 7 monthly books, one of them is a mini, and one of them is a monthly that's about to be cancelled.
mini = Civil War?
Cancelled = Spider-Girl?

[Kool-Aid]

Maybe.

[klown23]

Actually, I've quit a long time ago.. During that Ben Reilly as Spider-Man (Senssasssssssional S-M I guess) back like 9 years ago.

The ONLY one im reading Ultimate S-M

I rater had good memories of spider-man, than reading non-sense BS (my opinion), But I'm still a fan of all the spider-man suff around (games, movies, toys...)

Let's just say that I started to read more on the Venom stories (old and new ones).

For the other Marvel titles, I nevers read them (x-man is way to complex). I would have to read all of em to get in the action.

[Herr Logan]

Ok, it seems to me that a lot of people are really pissed about this.
So, my question is this:
Who is dropping Spider-Man and / or Marvel?
What books are you dropping?

I dropped every single Marvel book at the conclusion of Sins Past.
I also sold every comic I ever owned.
The only ones I am getting, I am downloading. And they are all Civil War related. I will not ever give Marvel another cent. Except for their cut of Movie ticket prices.

I dropped most Spider-Man titles halfway through 'Sins Past' and resolved never to pay for anything written by J. Michael Straczinsky again. I was buying much fewer Marvel titles by that point, but I don't remember what the straw that broke this camel's back was-- the moment I swore off contemporary Marvel titles altogether (probably something Bendis did, or several things at once he did).

Like you, I'll still check out movies and video games. I'll pay for Essential collections for certain titles, too, since that's where I can find good, or at least decent stories.
Wait, there's one exception; the 'Books of Doom' which finished coming out recently. Other than that, no current Marvel titles at all. I still read several titles to keep tabs on this whole disgusting situation (I also read books about serial killers in my free time-- for both cases, it's all about morbid curiosity), usually several at a time every week. I always feel the need to buy at least one thing if I'm reading comics for free, and that's usually a Batman comic or a TPB of an older story.

:wolverine

[shinlyle]

mini = Civil War?
Cancelled = Spider-Girl?

Very good. I'm a Millar-fan, so I'm willing to see CW to it's conclusion. I can't blame anyone else for wanting to drop it like a bad habit, though. Yeah, SG is on the list as well....I just hate that it's going to be cancelled...especially now.

[ben_reilly_s_s]

The problem with Spider_girl is that there is none.
It's the markting department.
they push crap, not the good stuff.
So Spider-Girl gets it while some book that doesnt deserve daylight stays.

[Norman Osborn]

Ok, it seems to me that a lot of people are really pissed about this.
So, my question is this:
Who is dropping Spider-Man and / or Marvel?
What books are you dropping?

I dropped every single Marvel book at the conclusion of Sins Past.
I also sold every comic I ever owned.
The only ones I am getting, I am downloading. And they are all Civil War related. I will not ever give Marvel another cent. Except for their cut of Movie ticket prices.

Seeing Civil War through to the end
Dropped ASM after the "Other" fiasco
Gave FNSM 2 stories to win me over...it didn't...buh bye
Sensational likely gone after "Feral"...but not automatic at this point.

Marvel has really lost it's "I'll give em the benefit of the doubt" clout with me...want me as a reader??...entertain me...if not...there's always DC!!

For me it's not about when I'll drop issues but when I'll bring them back to my pull list......and from what I can see...it aint going to be any time soon!

[Doc Destruction]

Dropped every Marvel title minus Spider-Girl, Nextwave and any Slott titles.

[shinlyle]

Seeing Civil War through to the end
Dropped ASM after the "Other" fiasco
Gave FNSM 2 stories to win me over...it didn't...buh bye
Sensational likely gone after "Feral"...but not automatic at this point.

Marvel has really lost it's "I'll give em the benefit of the doubt" clout with me...want me as a reader??...entertain me...if not...there's always DC!!

For me it's not about when I'll drop issues but when I'll bring them back to my pull list......and from what I can see...it aint going to be any time soon!

I'm glad I'm not the only one sticking with CW. I'm not angry with Millar at all, it's OBVIOUSLY Joe Q calling the shots, as Millar has stated, and Joe Q even claimed responsibility for it in the NY Times, I think. So, I'm not punishing them.

And yeah, Marvel doesn't get a "benefit of the doubt" from me anymore, either. It's bitten me in the ass several times, and I'm done with it. ASM on my pull list any longer, neither is FNSM. SSM is in there until they start dealing with this crap....which will probably be in the next arc.

I never thought I'd see the day when the only Spidey book I read was written by Bendis....

[Effect]

People really need to stop overreacting and calm down. Stop acting so childish dare I say.

Personally I'm not going to stop buying Spider-man or any other title I read cause I see nothing done wrong here. Just an interesting story change, one that I happen to like and looking forward to seeing what the fallout will be.

[MyPokerShirt]

i didnt like spider-girl's supporting cast and though pete was out of character, but it was (and im sure still is) a good book. can someone please tell me if theres a site where i can download the latest marvel issues? i don't wana look peer to peer or on any illegal software searching programs, so it'd be cool if there was sucha site...? it seems like the place to ask, seein as u all seem to be droppin buyin them...

[roach]

People really need to stop overreacting and calm down. Stop acting so childish dare I say.

Personally I'm not going to stop buying Spider-man or any other title I read cause I see nothing done wrong here. Just an interesting story change, one that I happen to like and looking forward to seeing what the fallout will be.

and that is your prerogative....but if someone sees this as being wrong in a whole line of wrong moves it is there right to drop the books. You wouldnt continue to eat at a resturant if you found a bug in the salad would you?????

[shinlyle]

People really need to stop overreacting and calm down. Stop acting so childish dare I say.

Personally I'm not going to stop buying Spider-man or any other title I read cause I see nothing done wrong here. Just an interesting story change, one that I happen to like and looking forward to seeing what the fallout will be.

Okay....you can quit with the "stop overreating" posts. It's getting old.

I have yet to see one person overreact. People are angry with a company, then they stop buying the company's products. It's called being a consumer. There's nothing wrong with it at all.

If Coca-Cola came out and changed their formula, and people didn't like it, then why should they keep buying it? They didn't. Coke began to plummet, and they fixed the problem. Same thing here.

You like the story, we get that. Alot of us, however, find this to be an apalling treatment of a character, and we feel betrayed.

If this were Batman or Superman, people would be dropping every DC book and screaming holy murder.

Seeing as how Spider-Man is just as widely known and loved as the two of them, I see these reactions to actually be less extreme than I thought.

[Norman Osborn]

People really need to stop overreacting and calm down. Stop acting so childish dare I say.

WAtch it dude...almost scraped your knee on that soap box you're standing on!!.......

[Norman Osborn]

I'm glad I'm not the only one sticking with CW. I'm not angry with Millar at all, it's OBVIOUSLY Joe Q calling the shots, as Millar has stated, and Joe Q even claimed responsibility for it in the NY Times, I think. So, I'm not punishing them.

As I've said repeatedly.....I like Civil War....why would I dump it because I hate one aspect of it??...Spidey unmasking.....Millar did a fine job in CW1 and I expect it'll follow through....hopefully this Spidey silliness won't over-shadow what could be a great story.......

...the real problem is as you've started before...the collossal cluster$%^% that's likely going to be every Spidey title for god knows how long...hopefully your "maybe it'll be undone within Civil WAr" prediction will come true...here's hoping

[Trask]

Hmmm Marvel still has some good comics out there, DD is pretty good right now and so is Hulk. Usually I dont read those 2 books but recently I have found myself buying those two books instead of 616 Spider-Man (might have to start buying Amazing Spiderman again for the Civil War tie in). Also the Ultimate line of comics are catching and keeping my interest, even Ultimate FF (Which is surprising since I never liked 616 FF).

I still read the 616 Spider-Man from time to time to see what is going on, but I dont buy them (I just steal my friends copy when they are not looking).

[Ludachris333]

im not gonna give up the books, though JMS and Joey Q have ticked me off jsut as much as you guys. im not a subscriber, and i have all of JMS's run up to where spidey stopped Hydra. but i stay current and read stuff on the internet alot.
i think that eventually Joey Q will come to his senses and have him put his mask back on, lose the powers, stick with MJ, and fight the bad guys like he used to. No retcons, no visits from Uncle ben, no more pregnant dead girlfriends, no more spider-gods, totums, no more nothing that the current writers have brought.
man,...i remember the good old days back in the 80's when the greats like todd mcfarlane, erik larsen,mark bagley, and alex saviuk were drawing the books.....i miss those days. no crap to deal with

[roach]

im not gonna give up the books, though JMS and Joey Q have ticked me off jsut as much as you guys. im not a subscriber, and i have all of JMS's run up to where spidey stopped Hydra. but i stay current and read stuff on the internet alot.
i think that eventually Joey Q will come to his senses and have him put his mask back on, lose the powers, stick with MJ, and fight the bad guys like he used to. No retcons, no visits from Uncle ben, no more pregnant dead girlfriends, no more spider-gods, totums, no more nothing that the current writers have brought.
man,...i remember the good old days back in the 80's when the greats like todd mcfarlane, erik larsen,mark bagley, and alex saviuk were drawing the books.....i miss those days. no crap to deal with


magic 8-ball says....not bloody likely

[JackSkellington]

ASM - dropped during the mess that was 'The Other'.
FNSM - same as ASM.
MKSM/SSM - dropped during 'The Other' but started again for the 'Feral' arc. Will be getting dropped right after that though.
Civil War - will try to last to the end with this...but I can't see it happening.
CW: Frontline - same as Civil War.

I'm pretty much done with 616 Spidey. :(:down:

Thank f**k for Marvel Masterworks! :D:up:

[Feature]

I dropped Spidey when Spidey stopped being Peter Parker, I had no interest in reading about Spider-Ben.
Now I read USM and I get some of the Essentials, before Spider-Man comics became over-priced toilet paper.

[WOLVERINE25TH]

I think th' overreactors are th' ones who drop EVERY Marvel 'cause of this stuff. Not every Marvel is plagued by Joe Q's ineptitude. Yet.

[roach]

I think th' overreactors are th' ones who drop EVERY Marvel 'cause of this stuff. Not every Marvel is plagued by Joe Q's ineptitude. Yet.


Yoda:"Oh they will be...they will be"

[Doc Destruction]

Pretty close, man.

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Well, when those titles get there I can see droppin' 'em. But droppin' all Marvel 'cause Joe Q's ****ed up a few is just retarded. That's not fair to th' guys who work hard at makin' good stories like Brubaker, Kirkman and Slott.

[JackSkellington]

Well, when those titles get there I can see droppin' 'em. But droppin' all Marvel 'cause Joe Q's ****ed up a few is just retarded. That's not fair to th' guys who work hard at makin' good stories like Brubaker, Kirkman and Slott.
Agreed. Any & all hate & animosity should be directed at Joe Q & his 'lackeys' & them alone. Marvel isn't the problem...it's Joe Q.
So dropping all Marvel titles is a bit on the extreme side (IMO), but if people feel they need to go that extra step, then that's their choice.

I'm stilling going to be picking up all my regular comics as usual...I just wont be going anywhere near a 616 Spidey title for a looong time! :down:

[deemar325]

Unnecessary--Dew

[JackBauer]

I'll keep buying my usual Marvel titles. no f***in way would I drop Runaways because Spider-Man has sucked so much.

[Herr Logan]

People really need to stop overreacting and calm down. Stop acting so childish dare I say.

Personally I'm not going to stop buying Spider-man or any other title I read cause I see nothing done wrong here. Just an interesting story change, one that I happen to like and looking forward to seeing what the fallout will be.

Grow the hell up, vermin. Simply ceasing to shell out money for products one finds inferior is in no conceivable way "childish" or "overreacting."

You're either being paid my Marvel to disparage people who are no longer satisfied with their comics, or you're a worthless sheep who can't stand to see others think for themselves. Which is it?

:wolverine

[Doc Destruction]

Talking with your wallet is about the most grown up way I have EVER heard of anyone dealing with anything.

Now, firebombing Marvel or throwing a temper tantrum in the comic store...THAT I can see as childish.

[Themanofbat]

Grow the hell up, vermin. Simply ceasing to shell out money for products one finds inferior is in no conceivable way "childish" or "overreacting."

You're either being paid my Marvel to disparage people who are no longer satisfied with their comics, or you're a worthless sheep who can't stand to see others think for themselves. Which is it?

The thing is... maybe it's my eternal cursed optimistic side :( ... I can actually see a light at the end of this Civil War tunnel for Spider-Man if Marvel can execute it properly. Which might help wash away what seems to be an eternity of bad Spidey storytelling.

We all know that Peter will be the Wild Card in this Civil War, and it's been suggested that he won't be able to stomach a severe beating of Captain America by the likes of Tony & friends... which will make Spidey switch sides. Depending on wether or not this registration becomes law, it could put Spidey back on an "outlaw" hero status that was the basic root of his early adventures.

I don't necessarily agree nor like what I saw in Civil War #2, but I do see a dim hope for a potential return to a semblance of greatness in the Spidey books... which is a heck of a lot better than the storytelling we've had now for the last decade.

Just my 2 cents... :)

[deemar325]

Talking with your wallet is about the most grown up way I have EVER heard of anyone dealing with anything.

Now, firebombing Marvel or throwing a temper tantrum in the comic store...THAT I can see as childish.

Yes my Master.

[Herr Logan]

The thing is... maybe it's my eternal cursed optimistic side :( ... I can actually see a light at the end of this Civil War tunnel for Spider-Man if Marvel can execute it properly. Which might help wash away what seems to be an eternity of bad Spidey storytelling.

We all know that Peter will be the Wild Card in this Civil War, and it's been suggested that he won't be able to stomach a severe beating of Captain America by the likes of Tony & friends... which will make Spidey switch sides. Depending on wether or not this registration becomes law, it could put Spidey back on an "outlaw" hero status that was the basic root of his early adventures.

I don't necessarily agree nor like what I saw in Civil War #2, but I do see a dim hope for a potential return to a semblance of greatness in the Spidey books... which is a heck of a lot better than the storytelling we've had now for the last decade.

Just my 2 cents... :)

Whatever you do with your money according to your own predictions and preferences is your business and not mine to judge. What I condemn with all my cold, blackened heart is when sheep, shills, and slaves dare to tell people with different preferences (or higher standards) than themselves that they're being "childish" or "overreacting" by refusing to continue to pay for products they no longer consider worth their cost. That's completely inexcusable, and the act of an inferior mind and will. I can't even begin to understand what causes such drastic insufficiencies in human beings at such a high rate.

:wolverine

[MaxCarnage]

As I posted in the "event" thread, I am indeed done with Marvel. Just canceled my USM subscription. It sucks, but I can't support them anymore.

[Kool-Aid]

That's not fair to th' guys who work hard at makin' good stories like Brubaker, Kirkman and Slott.


Yeah, they do write good stories... although I haven't liked much of Kirkman's Marvel work and the only thing I've liked of Slott's was GLA. Brubaker does killer work..hes my favorite writer there.

[deemar325]

Damn and you know what bothers me most is that they keep saying they are doing all this to get pete back to his roots but what the hell is USM for then:mad:

I think they are intentially destroying Spider-man.

or

They know we are suckers and will buy anything they throw at us.

[ShadowBoxing]

You know whats really well written these days...Batman.

[deemar325]

not me and not alot of others either. If they are lucky i might pick it up and read it in a Barnes and knoble but i aint buyin are you?

Nope. Barnes&Nobles here I come. Buy a cup of coffee plop down on a comfy couch and read CW and any other Spider-man related thing for free.

[Herr Logan]

They know we are suckers and will buy anything they throw at us.

Exactly. The same applies to the movies.

The reasons I don't feel really stupid paying once to see a movie adaptation I know is going to be massively watered down or otherwise flawed is because it's bound to be more exciting than a badly written comic (if there's any good action in there), it's a one-shot thing that can be analyzed after a couple of hours rather than over the course of months of waiting for "decompressed" (i.e. heavily watered down with useless filler) storytelling, and I don't have to find somewhere to put the damn thing when I'm home.

If I were to continue to pay for a continuous series that costs more than a movie for a story arc that would take about half as long to read, that would be all kinds of stupid, instead of just one.

:wolverine

[deemar325]

You know whats really well written these days...Batman.

Yeah I was reading the Harvey Dent issue where he scars himself to turn back too Two-Face.

I'm still a Marvel guy, but DC is a dog's hair away from getting me to switch over.

[deemar325]

Exactly. The same applies to the movies.

The reasons I don't feel really stupid paying once to see a movie adaptation I know is going to be massively watered down or otherwise flawed is because it's bound to be more exciting than a badly written comic (if there's any good action in there), it's a one-shot thing that can be analyzed after a couple of hours rather than over the course of months of waiting for "decompressed" (i.e. heavily watered down with useless filler) storytelling, and I don't have to find somewhere to put the damn thing when I'm home.

If I were to continue to pay for a continuous series that costs more than a movie for a story arc that would take about half as long to read, that would be all kinds of stupid, instead of just one.

:wolverine

Ditto brother Ditto.

[Kool-Aid]

You know whats really well written these days...Batman.



Meh...Two-Face has been the only cool part about it. As far as Batman the character..he seems a to watered down as of late.

[deemar325]

Two-Face's return was pretty cool.

[SouLeSS]

Still reading Moon Knight and Cable/Deadpool. Still gonna finish out Civil War though, just because I want to see how much more they can shoot themselves in the foot.

[Norman Osborn]

Now, firebombing Marvel or throwing a temper tantrum in the comic store...THAT I can see as childish.

Oh great..NOW you tell me it's childish!!!!:thing:

[deemar325]

Still reading Moon Knight and Cable/Deadpool. Still gonna finish out Civil War though, just because I want to see how much more they can shoot themselves in the foot.

I'm gonna ride CW out, but after that f-ck Spider-man.

[Cullen]

I'm not "done". I will never be "done".

I haven't bought a comic in years, I'm heartsick at all the stupid stories one of my favorite heroes has been hammered through, disgusted with the number of fans bleating about the "good stories" that might come, mystified that anyone anywhere with the least bit of sense thinks this is a good idea, and I'm not "done."

I keep my finger right on the pulse of things. Ever moronic Spider moment I sit up and take notice for.

It is a death watch. The character is dying and as he meant so much to me for so long I can't just leave him.

[Cullen]

I can't even begin to understand what causes such drastic insufficiencies in human beings at such a high rate.Television.

[deemar325]

I'm not "done". I will never be "done".

I haven't bought a comic in years, I'm heartsick at all the stupid stories one of my favorite heroes has been hammered through, disgusted with the number of fans bleating about the "good stories" that might come, mystified that anyone anywhere with the least bit of sense thinks this is a good idea, and I'm not "done."

I keep my finger right on the pulse of things. Ever moronic Spider moment I sit up and take notice for.

It is a death watch. The character is dying and as he meant so much to me for so long I can't just leave him.

Very poetic, your loyal I give ya that.

[Themanofbat]

Whatever you do with your money according to your own predictions and preferences is your business and not mine to judge. What I condemn with all my cold, blackened heart is when sheep, shills, and slaves dare to tell people with different preferences (or higher standards) than themselves that they're being "childish" or "overreacting" by refusing to continue to pay for products they no longer consider worth their cost. That's completely inexcusable, and the act of an inferior mind and will. I can't even begin to understand what causes such drastic insufficiencies in human beings at such a high rate.

Well, the decisions that people make are their own and based on themselves, and who am I to tell someone what's best for them lest I walk a mile in their shoes... which I haven't.

I've been buying Spider-Man monthly now for over 28 years and it's been 31 since my first Spidey purchase, and I've seen a LOT of great stories, and a few stinkers as well.

And while I really haven't enjoyed the quality of the Spider-books of the last while, I am really holding on to the fact that Marvel can really turn the Spidey status around with this Civil War thing... which is very promising to me.

As I stated earlier, I am optimistic... I just hope my optimism isn't misplaced. :)

:(

[Herr Logan]

Oh great..NOW you tell me it's childish!!!!:thing:

Heh! :D

:wolverine

[The Question]

I think alot of you guys are over reacting. Is it really that bad that Pete's secret is out? There are far worse things they could have done to him, and there are far worse things they have done to him.

[Herr Logan]

As I stated earlier, I am optimistic... I just hope my optimism isn't misplaced. :)

:(

I'm pretty certain it is. :o

Again, regardless, my earlier comments weren't directed at you, since you said nothing objectionable.

:wolverine

[deemar325]

I think alot of you guys are over reacting. Is it really that bad that Pete's secret is out? There are far worse things they could have done to him, and there are far worse things they have done to him.

Q it's sooo bad I nearly went off on my soldiers at work! Over a comic! A comic!

:(

I'm losing my mind.

[Frank]

I'm definately done with Marvel. Wolverine Origin is probably the last Marvel title I'm getting...after that I'm goin 100%DC. I never thought that would ever happen. I thought maybe I'd end up reading more Marvel after the changes I heard DC was making after the Crisis..but Marvel had to go ***** up.
Every time I think things can't get any worse they do. Stupid crap like this is what the Ultimate titles are for.

[deemar325]

^ Agree.

[Herr Logan]

Q it's sooo bad I nearly went off on my soldiers at work! Over a comic! A comic!

Describe! Describe!


:(

I'm losing my mind.

Details! Details!

:wolverine

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Punisher.
Daredevil.
She-Hulk.
Spider-Girl.
Runaways.
Young Avengers.
Cable & Deadpool.
Captain America.
Thunderbolts.
Ms. Marvel.
Moon Knight.
Marvel Team-Up.

Just some of th' STILL quality Marvel reads. If yer gonna ignore these books to make a point, then yer morons. These will be nuttin' more than collateral damage. Th' books you should ignore are th' ones with problems. THAT'S how a message gets sent. All ignorin' quality titles will do is give Q a reason to revamp them, put th' wrong people on them, and turn them into th' typical crap he's been givin' us.

You wanna send a message to Marvel? Drop th' crap, buy th' quality. Simple. This is our Civil War. Choose a side, don't skip th' country.

[SonOfCthulhu]

Q it's sooo bad I nearly went off on my soldiers at work! Over a comic! A comic!

:(

I'm losing my mind.

You are taking things way to seriously.

[deemar325]

Describe! Describe!



Details! Details!

:wolverine

Check this out, we're working in the motorpool on our vehicles and I leave to go by the comicshop on my lunch break. I get back to the MPool and head for the break room, I'm reading CW#2 and I find myself getting in a sour and sour and sour mood.

I leave the breakroom to check up on my guys and they haven't finished their PMCS(Preventive Maintenance Checks & Services) on the Hummers and I just flip out! hounding the **** out of them, then it hits me why I'm so pissed!

F-cking Spider-man! is out of the superhero closet and I want to beat the living **** out of Joey Q, but I can't of course. So I calm down and let my guys take an extended break and all forgiven.

pathetic ain't it?

[deemar325]

You are taking things way to seriously.

Look man, I'm stuck in the Army with Iraq and Afghnistan looming over my head for a possible redeployment(most likely I'm not going again.) I'm highly stressed and the only good thing throughout my day is when I sneak in a comic or two between work.

So if I'm a little intense I got a reason for it.

[Norman Osborn]

Punisher.
Daredevil.
She-Hulk.
Spider-Girl.
Runaways.
Young Avengers.
Cable & Deadpool.
Captain America.
Thunderbolts.
Ms. Marvel.
Moon Knight.
Marvel Team-Up.

Just some of th' STILL quality Marvel reads. If yer gonna ignore these books to make a point, then yer morons. These will be nuttin' more than collateral damage. Th' books you should ignore are th' ones with problems. THAT'S how a message gets sent. All ignorin' quality titles will do is give Q a reason to revamp them, put th' wrong people on them, and turn them into th' typical crap he's been givin' us.

You wanna send a message to Marvel? Drop th' crap, buy th' quality. Simple. This is our Civil War. Choose a side, don't skip th' country.

Let me give you an analogy....your fav drink is a 3 blueberry wine Spritzer..(I'm Canadian I drink beer...I know nothing of fancy drinks hence the stupid name).....and the only place to get said drink is at Marvel Pub and grill.

So one day you frequent said bar......for no reason whatsoever the waitress throws the drink in your face, kicks you in the n*&^ as you're getting up....and management's only response is to laugh at you..... you do what?

1/ Continue to drink at Marvel because it has your fav drink?
2/ Demand management treat you with the respect you deserve as a patron of the establishment??

Dude, they're not morons, they just have sore n#$%'s!!!

[deemar325]

Let me give you an analogy....your fav drink is a 3 blueberry wine Spritzer..(I'm Canadian I drink beer...I know nothing of fancy drinks hence the stupid name).....and the only place to get said drink is at Marvel Pub and grill.

So one day you frequent said bar......for no reason whatsoever the waitress throws the drink in your face, kicks you in the n*&^ as you're getting up....and management's only response is to laugh at you..... you do what?

1/ Continue to drink at Marvel because it has your fav drink?
2/ Demand management treat you with the respect you deserve as a patron of the establishment??

Dude, they're not morons, they just have sore n#$%'s!!!

Dude that pretty much sums it up. Boy are my nutz sore.

[Norman Osborn]

Dude that pretty much sums it up. Boy are my nutz sore.

I technically now have a friggin innie!!:thing:

[deemar325]

I technically now have a friggin innie!!:thing:

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WOLVERINE25TH]

Well, I guess Marvel got one thing right; th' internet IS split in half...

[The Question]

Let me give you an analogy....your fav drink is a 3 blueberry wine Spritzer..(I'm Canadian I drink beer...I know nothing of fancy drinks hence the stupid name).....and the only place to get said drink is at Marvel Pub and grill.

So one day you frequent said bar......for no reason whatsoever the waitress throws the drink in your face, kicks you in the n*&^ as you're getting up....and management's only response is to laugh at you..... you do what?

1/ Continue to drink at Marvel because it has your fav drink?
2/ Demand management treat you with the respect you deserve as a patron of the establishment??

Dude, they're not morons, they just have sore n#$%'s!!!



That's really not an apt analogy at all. That says that they're doing something to directly harm you. Marvel hasn't done anything like that. Now, what would make more sense would be if the pup changed the ingredients to your favorite drink, making it something you rather disliked or didn't like as much. And in that case, I, personally, would stay is I also liked their sandwitches.

[MyPokerShirt]

I technically now have a friggin innie!!:thing:

yknow sometimes they don't drop again and you need an op. maybe u can send an invoice to marvel for the medical bills...

Speakin of quality marvel books theres always the icon imprint. though i won't plug the Eisner Award winning Powers again. oh wait, does that count...? ;)

[Norman Osborn]

That's really not an apt analogy at all. That says that they're doing something to directly harm you. Marvel hasn't done anything like that. Now, what would make more sense would be if the pup changed the ingredients to your favorite drink, making it something you rather disliked or didn't like as much. And in that case, I, personally, would stay is I also liked their sandwitches.

I disagree that my analogy is not apt as you put it....but far be it for me to not see it from another side......

...you'd stay for the sandwiches?....that's fine.....many people would consider a bar, that you've been a patron of for countless years, not worthy of your hard earned money if they don't have the decency to make a drink that at least resembles the drink you savoured for all those years....or at least not question your intelligence by telling you it's the same freaking drink!!!....those people would tell Marvel pub & grill to shove their sandwiches up their azz.....

...once again these people are not morons........they're simply irritable from indigestion!!/.....as opposed to any groin malady

...more apt for ya chief? :up: ;)

[The Question]

Yes. But to stop going to a resturaunt over a drink, if you still greatly enjoy their other dishes, is a bit silly.

[VICTORVONDOOMX]

Not if what you really want is to either make a point or put them out of business.

[deemar325]

Yes. But to stop going to a resturaunt over a drink, if you still greatly enjoy their other dishes, is a bit silly.

Point.

I'm still very much a Marvel guy, I'm still gonna buy and enjoy NextWave and She-Hulk, but Marvel's not gonna see a cent for Spider-man from me.

I forsee a backlash on the horizon for Marvel if CW doesn't end spectacularly.

[Norman Osborn]

Yes. But to stop going to a resturaunt over a drink, if you still greatly enjoy their other dishes, is a bit silly.

not in my opinion....it's demanding your buck gets the biggest bang.....vendors have to earn your dollars....believe it or not...there's other restaurants that if you give them a chance....they'll give you just what it is you're looking for,....you'll never know that if you keep throwing your money at establishments that assume "loyalty".....that assume "they can piss in your lemonade.....as long as the rack of lamb. is 2 for the price of 1.."

(Man I am so freaking hungry!!)

I should state....I myself am not dropping all my marvel titles.....just defending the reasoning of those who have in case I find myself there some day!:up:

[Robin91939]

Ok, it seems to me that a lot of people are really pissed about this.
So, my question is this:
Who is dropping Spider-Man and / or Marvel?
What books are you dropping?

I dropped every single Marvel book at the conclusion of Sins Past.
I also sold every comic I ever owned.
The only ones I am getting, I am downloading. And they are all Civil War related. I will not ever give Marvel another cent. Except for their cut of Movie ticket prices.
That's a great idea. Let's all boycott Spider-man. That way, they don't bring in GOOD creative teams or try hard because sales are up. Let's just let one of America's biggest pop-culture icons die, and let's let the fans be the cause.

-R

[savemarvel]

That's a great idea. Let's all boycott Spider-man. That way, they don't bring in GOOD creative teams or try hard because sales are up. Let's just let one of America's biggest pop-culture icons die, and let's let the fans be the cause.

-R

Spider-Man is already dead and he was killed in Civil War# 2.

[Trask]

You guys all lost me with your analogy at the first mention of a sandwitch.

To put it plainly, I dont give two cents about Marvel as a company. If they have good books I buy them, if those books become bad I drop them until they get good again, simple as that. Right now I dont buy any of the 616 Spiderman books, but I do buy other Marvel titles. Some of those titles are -

Hulk
Daredevil
Spider-Girl
Ultimate Spiderman
Ultimate Fantastic Four
Ultimates (well when the next issue comes out anyway)
Ultimate X-Men (I will probably drop this after the current Pheonix arc is done)

I also get a couple of DC comics (Batman/Teen Titans/Catwoman/Green Lantern) and a couple of Image comics (Walking Dead/Invincible/Spawn) and some small publisher books that people sometimes recommend to me.

For me to stop buying any Marvel comics because I dont like Spiderman and what they have done to him is in my mind stupid. I would rather help those writers in Marvel that are doing a good job rather than make them pay for what their co-workers have done. Also I am not one of those people that are stuck on writers, I just buy books on the merit of each book. If a seriece is good I do tend to forgive them if they make a few mistakes or I dislike a few issues, but if it concistently goes downhill I stop buying it until I see some kind of improvment.

That is all that matters to me. I dont care much about the Publisher or the writter or to a lesser extent even the character. Hell I used to hate the Hulk whenever he made any kind of appearance in comic books I used to read. I have a friend who is a huge Hulk fan who has tried to "convert" me for many years now (I usually have to treaten bodily damage before I am left in peace). One day to my surprise my friend inlisted the help of my other friends to convince me to read the latest issue of Hulk (which they assured me was a good read, and after being bullied by so many of my friend I relented). That issue of Hulk was of course Incredible Hulk #92, which was the start of Planet Hulk. To my utter surprise I enjoyed that issue and continue to buy each new issue of Hulk. That experience has taught me never to totaly dismiss any comic book title. I might not like where 616 Spiderman is right now, but hopefully there will come a time when it will again be in my "to buy" list, however for now it is under my "Watch and see" list.

[Herr Logan]

I'm not sure if I made my point clear enough earlier:

There are NO current Marvel books that I feel are worth buying, so anyone who thinks I'm boycotting Marvel over one or two books and dares to call that "overreacting," you know where you can cram that worthless assumption.

I am, however, boycotting JMS and Bendis in general, on principal. That concerns nobody but me, and for anyone who thinks that there's anything to criticize there, I really have to wonder how you'll manage to tie your shoes and remember to feed and clothe yourselves when your precious pet writers retire, get fired or die. Think for your Goddamn selves and don't presume to ask others to share your preferences.

:wolverine

[Kool-Aid]

Not if what you really want is to either make a point or put them out of business.


You're crazy...like you could do that buy dropping Marvel comic books. Marvel makes money from many other outlets.

[Norman Osborn]

I am, however, boycotting JMS and Bendis in general, on principal. That concerns nobody but me, and for anyone who thinks that there's anything to criticize there, I really have to wonder how you'll manage to tie your shoes and remember to feed and clothe yourselves when your precious pet writers retire, get fired or die. Think for your Goddamn selves and don't presume to ask others to share your preferences.

:wolverine

heh...finally I get to smile....it's been a long day!:)

[WOLVERINE25TH]

I already said that, Trask, but I got shot down.