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The pretentious writer, in an interview about Spider-Man's Brand New Day on Newsarama, doesn't seem to know what he's doing:

All the stories that took place—happened. It’s unfortunate that people think otherwise; the plan wasn’t to undo twenty years of continuity—Marvel Comics just chose a different direction for Spider-Man. If you want to still complain about ‘One More Day’—go ahead, I get it—but I’d rather you beat us up for what the story really is. If you want to quibble about Peter Parker making a deal with the devil then so be it. But don’t go saying that hundreds of issues of comics “didn’t happen” because they did.

It really doesn't matter whether they retconned away 2 decades of continuity or not, the problem with this editorial fiat is that it depicts Peter and Mary Jane out-of-character, makes Peter look like a slacker, and if it really didn't undo continuity, then Peter and MJ are otherwise committing adultery.

I am surprised though that he admits the deal with Mephisto is a problem. Or does he?

NRAMA: But isn’t that sort of “deal” a natural human reaction—Spider-Man is just like you and I when it comes down to brass tacks, right?

MG: Well, it’s still a fair criticism—even though I don’t agree with it. I definitely understand why it’s still being discussed. But when someone says, “You’ve negated all these years of stories,” that’s simply not true.

So he, and come to think of it, the interviewer, don't think anything's wrong with making a deal with the devil? Ah well, that's the problem with people who put money over common sense.

In a sane world, Guggenheim would be shooed out the door and not permitted to write comics ever again, and certainly not to give silly interviews like this.

Labels: dreadful writers, marvel comics, Spider-Man