LukeGob

March 10, 2013 7:04 am Really, just don't buy the book? I've been buying the book for over 25 years. Spider-Man is a part of Americana. The character may belong to Marvel as a TM, but, lame as it sounds, true non the less, he belongs to us: the fans. To people who have been reading the books for their while lives, dishing-out however much Marvel wanted from us every month( and with Spider-Man, that's meant a lot of $ for a lot of different books) and only asking ONE THING: write good stories and stay true to the character. Dan Slott has done none of that. He's a bad, lazy writer. He's had his moments, but really, how hard would it be to write good stories for a character like Peter/Spider-Man who has 50 years of some really great writing behind him, on top of being one of the best concepts for a character written in comics? If you can't tell good stories without shitting on the last 50 years of stories, and the fans that read them, then write for another book. Or make your own. This ones ours. And can the "I'm privy to info I can't reveal, but trust me, I know what I'm talking about" crap. Even if this isn't a permanent change, it's still bad writing. It was an interesting idea, but it was done badly. In every way. Like Mike said, at least make him a villain if a villain is going to be Spider-Man, whether or not you think Otto's change is in line with his character. It's still bad writing from a bad writer. As much as comic book fans like to complain, we really don't ask for much, just good stories that stay true to the character. And unlike most complaints about the everyday changes characters go through, and the complaining that goes with it, this is different. It's Spider-Man, a character that's recognizable the world over. It's not for one bad, lazy writer to screw-up.