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Well first, congrats on the successful crowdfunding campaign, it's great that everybody's reading comics. With respect to your reply...

NOPE!

He receives insults because he has gone after pros and his reviews have gone beyond mere reviews.
He says horrible things, people respond in kind and then he/you say it's because people have said bad things to him. You can continue this narrative of victimization, I attack because I'm being attacked, but where does that end?
I've been attacked my whole career, heck even these last few days, I've insulted no one and heard out every reasonable remark I've received. I've called out bad behavior, I've been honest, so be honest too.
Ethan do you support this guy who makes fun of YOUR FELLOW PROFESSIONALS in the most horrible ways? Fans from all sides are watching because it matters. Decency matters, the creative community matters.

Whadday say brutha?
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I’ve got some awful news, this is going to be a fairly long thread so bear with me.

It’s true, it’s all true! Marvel is only producing a very small handful of straight up super hero adventure stories.
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Admittedly they can be easily overlooked, especially if one listens to the complaints about the “social politics in the MAJORITY of our ENTIRE line.
Mind you this list is subjective, some may still find objectionable titles, like those with the baked in mutant metaphor. It is all in the eye of the beholder, right?
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Last night I touched on this a bit & it's inspired me to tell a story I've never told before in public. My grandfather, newly married, came to the USA from Cuba in order to make a better life for himself and his young wife. He came over before her and then something happened.
WWII broke out. He was given a choice, go back to Cuba or serve in the military. The carrot? If he he made it out alive he would be made a citizen. He was already in his mid thirties and in 1943, at 36, he became a US citizen. My grandmother became a citizen 9 years later.
My grandfather loved being in the army, he showed me how to shine shoes properly, how to fold my pants and make my bed the RIGHT way. More importantly he'd constantly remind me, shoulders back, stand straight. When I feel myself slouching, I still hear his voice.
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I was about to call it a night, but okay since you're here bear with me.

First, let me start out by saying that I respect you as a veteran and thank you for your service to the safety of our country.
As the son and grandson of two vets, I can't say enough about the sacrifice that you guys make. So thank you. That said, I bet there's stuff that we agree on and perhaps more that we don't. But that's life amongst humans.
But what I take most exception to is the way that you've attacked pros, calling for companies to fire some, going after them in ways that go beyond the personal. I know you think it's just a light roasting and why do they take it so seriously and sperg out?
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