Spider-Man rant post. This pisses me off so much
This is from an interview with Tom Brevoort, senior editor at Marvel, dismissing the ongoing fan backlash to the current state of Amazing Spider-Man.
I mean you can say you don't care what fans think, you're gonna write your slop regardless. But don't fucking LIE to us.
"Plenty of things have happened to Peter Parker and Spider-Man over the last 17 years and most all of them mattered"
NO THE FUCK DIDN'T. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? NOTHING IN THE LAST TWO DECADES HAS HAD ANY LASTING IMPACT OR LONG TERM IMPORTANCE. WHY? BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO SCARED TO MAKE ANY PROGRESS, YOU CAN'T LET PETER GROW AS A CHARACTER.
Every time he takes one step forward, Marvel editorial, like yourself Tom, arbitrarily forces him to take two steps back. Peter is the head of a successful business, fuck you not anymore. Peter finds a career he's passionate about as a teacher, and he's fired. Peter slowly and realistically rebuilds his relationship with MJ? THROW THEM IN A FUCKING PORTAL TO AN ALTERNATE DIMENSION AND BREAK THEM UP AGAIN. Even the things that SHOULD result in major changes to Peter's life are reversed and never talked about again. He fucking DIED and had his body taken over by one of his greatest enemies, his entire life was stolen from him and upended. And as soon as it was over, Peter just moved the fuck on like nothing happened. Back to the status quo, I guess. So no, nothing you've written has mattered because you're too scared to LET IT MATTER.
I mean when are you going to learn. You mention Ultimate Spider-Man in this same quote. THE FLAGSHIP COMIC FOR YOUR ENTIRE COMPANY IS BEING OUTSOLD BY A SPIN OFF FOUR TO ONE. WHEN IS IT GOING TO BE ENOUGH FOR YOU TO REALIZE HOW BADLY YOU KEEP FUCKING THIS UP?
I mean really, he said it himself:
"...he has a black costume, and then he doesn't, and sometimes he's a school teacher and then he isn't, and sometimes he's married and then he isn't..."
What reason do I, as a reader, have to CARE about any of your work if it is always going to end with "and then he isn't?" Why should I read Superior Spider-Man if none of it ended up mattering in the end? What impact does Spider-Verse have other than hyper moments if it's not going to matter once it's over? Why should I keep reading at all? Well...according to your own words, Tom, I shouldn't. And I think more and more fans are realizing that, and that's why this once beloved comic is failing.