Event comics have taken a little bit of a beating this weekend. For one thing, they were frequently presented in rebuttals as an alternative reason for Marvel's October sales slump to Marvel SVP Sales and Marketing David Gabriel's comments about people not wanting any more diversity. There was also Gabriel's revelation of Marvel's plans to use events to reinvigorate the sales of events which are themselves supposed to reinvigorate the sales of the rest of the line, which many people mistook for an April Fools prank. But maybe super-mega-crossover events aren't all bad.

Isn't there anyone who will champion the cause of event comics?

https://twitter.com/nickspencer/status/848347589908889600

https://twitter.com/nickspencer/status/848347976661479424

Not saying it works out this way every time, or that there are no drawbacks. But they do more good for sales all around than many realize. — Nick Spencer (@nickspencer) April 2, 2017

Thank you, Nick Spencer. You aren't the hero comics deserves, but you're the one we need right now.

Spencer also had something to say about event sales:

https://twitter.com/nickspencer/status/848437042908241921

https://twitter.com/nickspencer/status/848437566822993920

And on variants:

https://twitter.com/nickspencer/status/848438142075944960

https://twitter.com/nickspencer/status/848438596335845376

https://twitter.com/nickspencer/status/848439259090436096

And on the cleverness of retailers:

https://twitter.com/nickspencer/status/848439844124581889

https://twitter.com/nickspencer/status/848440400687779840

https://twitter.com/nickspencer/status/848441412056096768

People saying 'I saw a bunch of copies on the shelf' is a bit like people saying 'my theater was empty.' It really doesn't mean anything. — Nick Spencer (@nickspencer) April 2, 2017

Would anyone else like to weigh in?

https://twitter.com/JHickman/status/848421298921459712

And also: