Oh good, we’re making this a goddamn conversation.

First off, don’t say “we”. I’m not on “your” side.

Second, if you’re looking at the current crop of comics being created by a phenomenal cross section of people of all stripes and all you see is an agenda then I’m definitely not the person you want to appeal to as an empathetic ear. We clearly don’t see eye to eye on quality or storytelling. Also, I don’t know who you are because you’re hiding behind anon.

Did you read comics in the ‘90′s? You know, that lovably naive abattoir of story-free gimmick-first speculator horseshit that plunged this industry into a sales nosedive that decimated retailers, ate up distributors, and bankrupted Marvel? Yeah, that. That was a threat to comics. We’re better now.

If opening up the industry to new voices, expanding the audience beyond its previously limited scope, and putting out some of the best damn comics of all time is an “agenda”, then sign me the fuck up because that sounds like the future I want to be a part of.

Comics in comic shops, comics online, comics for kids and adults, comics on the big screen and television, comics for everyone. Simple as that.