For Marvel and DC Comics, the recent publishing era has been rife with fan criticism over the treatment of various characters and titles. Whether it’s questionable creative teams, bad character arcs, or plot developments that readers hate, the fandom has never been louder. However, much of what fans say they want has always been a part of the Big Two. They just needed to try out some new titles.Marvel and DC Comics are no strangers to fan controversy, especially when it comes to sensitive issues like deaths, marriages, and creative teams working on their best-selling titles. Understandably, people with a long-term emotional and financial investment in the likes of Batman, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, and X-Men can take what they see as bad creative direction personally. The last ten years have had plenty of developments that turned readers away from their most treasured series and some vow never to return. Some plot points, like the death of Peter Parker, understandably made die-hard Peter fans quit the main Spider-Man book and then jump in once he returned. However, many readers sadly continue to make one key mistake. They don’t migrate towards different titles to see if they can find what they’re looking for in new heroes and creators. Even while fans are lambasting high-profile runs, brilliant stories are falling by the wayside.The last decade has been rife with controversy aimed at DC and Marvel, thanks to what has perhaps been the single most experimental era in comics. Efforts like “All New, All Different Marvel,” DCYou, the New 52, Future State, and the X-Men’s Krakoa era have inadvertently created a love/hate dynamic for many fans. For example, where some found the X-Men’s Krakoa era an interesting and fresh take on the mutant heroes, others criticized it for lowering the stakes and deviating too far from who its heroes are. The loss of Jonathan Hickman as the chief architect didn’t help the comic either. Despite this, many readers who complain the loudest about these creative issues in their favorite books are also the fans who are least likely to actually drop those comics. This isn’t surprising since the sequential nature of comics often leads to a collector mentality. However, making the jump to new titles could make a lot of fans much happier.RELATED: Why The Watchmen Need An Ongoing Comic Title
For Marvel and DC Comics, the recent publishing era has been rife with fan criticism over the treatment of various characters and titles. Whether it’s questionable creative teams, bad character arcs, or plot developments that readers hate, the fandom has never been louder. However, much of what fans say they want has always been a part of the Big Two. They just needed to try out some new titles.
Marvel and DC Comics are no strangers to fan controversy, especially when it comes to sensitive issues like deaths, marriages, and creative teams working on their best-selling titles. Understandably, people with a long-term emotional and financial investment in the likes of Batman, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, and X-Men can take what they see as bad creative direction personally. The last ten years have had plenty of developments that turned readers away from their most treasured series and some vow never to return. Some plot points, like the death of Peter Parker, understandably made die-hard Peter fans quit the main Spider-Man book and then jump in once he returned. However, many readers sadly continue to make one key mistake. They don’t migrate towards different titles to see if they can find what they’re looking for in new heroes and creators. Even while fans are lambasting high-profile runs, brilliant stories are falling by the wayside.
The last decade has been rife with controversy aimed at DC and Marvel, thanks to what has perhaps been the single most experimental era in comics. Efforts like “All New, All Different Marvel,” DCYou, the New 52, Future State, and the X-Men’s Krakoa era have inadvertently created a love/hate dynamic for many fans. For example, where some found the X-Men’s Krakoa era an interesting and fresh take on the mutant heroes, others criticized it for lowering the stakes and deviating too far from who its heroes are. The loss of Jonathan Hickman as the chief architect didn’t help the comic either. Despite this, many readers who complain the loudest about these creative issues in their favorite books are also the fans who are least likely to actually drop those comics. This isn’t surprising since the sequential nature of comics often leads to a collector mentality. However, making the jump to new titles could make a lot of fans much happier.
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