Hello. I know that I haven't blogged in a while, mainly because of the stress of finals and doing holiday shopping. I was planning on returning after Christmas, when Amazing Spider-Man #700 came out. However, I felt the need to come out to talk about something.
If you don't already know, Amazing Spider-Man #700 spoilers have come out. I've done a good job of avoiding them, for the most part. To get it out of my system, I looked at the pages when they were extremely small on my page but did not read the text. It has silenced my needs to be spoiled until the 26th. I still tend to be careful, because I do not want the story spoiled for myself. However, there are plenty of people that have spoiled it for themselves and have attacked writer Dan Slott.
Readers who have been upset about the ending of Amazing Spider-Man #700 have started becoming very vocal, threatening Dan with violence and even death. My response to that is: "Really? What are we, five years old?" Threatening someone over a fictional character is just ridiculous and pathetic thing to do. Not only is it a sad thing to do, but it is also illegal and I hope that anyone who sends Dan death threats get what they deserve: legal action. If, by chance, someone who has threatened Dan is reading this, I want you to know something: Stop being such a whiny bitch and leave the man alone. None of these people who have threatened Dan would dare say it to his face. Instead, they say it when they are disguised behind fake names and their computer screen, like little wussies. I absolutely hate people that make threats online because it is a cowardly thing to do. You feel like a big, tough guy behind your computer screen, but in really life, I doubt you could say something like that.
Now, anyone who has read this blog before know that I have respect for Dan Slott, as he is my favorite Marvel writer and, along with Scott Snyder, my favorite writer in comics. Ever since Brand New Day started, a lot of my favorite Spider-Man stories have been written by Dan, especially the Big Time material. Though I may not agree with some of his non-comic opinions, he has done more than enough to earn my trust. Sure, I might be a little upset when I first read #700, but I (as everyone else should) am going to remember that this is part of a larger story. I'm not going to write some threat against a man's life because something has happened to a fictional character that I like. I honestly have no clue how someone who has written so many great Spider-Man stories can get so much unneeded grief about a single issue. It doesn't seem like anyone has been under fire recently more than Dan, which is a shame. Though I have never met Dan (something I want to change next year when I hopefully go to a con), he seems like a really nice guy who is passionate about his work and he does not deserve these kind of attacks.
I know that probably not a lot of people are going to read this, but I just needed to get my feelings out there. Death threats are nothing to kid around with and no one should be receiving them no matter what they do. With all the messed up stuff going on in the world today, we should all know better and not do stupid things like this. In times like these, we need areas where we can escape to, a place where we feel safe and away from the cruel world we live in, yet people want to cause harm to a person who provides one to us. Though I might be a little miffed about possibly losing another Peter Parker, again, this is simply a part of a larger story. To echo what Dan has been saying, read Amazing Spider-Man #700 in full and then read Superior Spider-Man #1. If you still have ill-will towards the team after those two issues, then don't continue to read the book. It'll still sell without you, plus it will be a better place for those who enjoy the book. But please, stop all the threats toward Dan. This isn't the first time something like this has happened to him and I cannot understand how people can attack someone in the manner that they are.
Dan, if you somehow read this, I want to thank you for the great stories you have given us so far and for the great stories you will tell in the future. And to anyone that disagrees with my opinions, screw you. I'll go as far as to give you my Skype identity so you can say what you want to my face instead of being a little wuss behind your computer screen. Let's see if you are so big and mighty when you actually see the face of the person you want to insult.
Ball's in your court, haters.
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