Ben Reilly recently made his return to the Marvel universe as part of the Clone Conspiracy mini-series, and while he made some questionable decisions during that event, it pales in comparison to the fury that a costume can cause.

The character is now the star of his own ongoing series written by Peter David. In the first issue Reilly is sporting a new costume, and ever since it debuted there have been some loud voices asking why it changed. David spoke about this during a recent appearance on the Clone Saga Chronicles Podcast (via Bleeding Cool). Marvel announced he would be returning to the classic look in issue #3, and David was asked if that was always the plan.

"No. (Laughs) We were originally going to stick with the new one, and you know, there was so much fan opposition to it, that we all kinda shrugged our shoulders and said: “You know what, at the end of the day, the comic is about Ben Reilly, no about his freaking costume and you know, why would we make this book about the freakin’ costume, let’s just you know, let’s just give the fans what they want! I mean for decades Marvel Comics has always said, we give the fans what they want, you know, the fans are the true editors at Marvel Comics." MORE: Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider #1 Review