Artists vs. writers, changing of the times

[boshuda]

Of course, if you buy a book because you love the character, but the story is bad...are you supporting the character or the bad story more?

I've dropped books with characters I love when the story goes south. Good example: I refuse to read/own anything involving Dark Mary Marvel, so I never bothered with Countdown, and only grudgingly tolerate Final Crisis. If anything, my love of the character may make me *more* demanding that the story be good than if it were unfamiliar territory.

The unfortunate side effect is that dropping that book can lead to it being canceled and as a result, they may not try another title with that character or feature them in another book for quite a while. You don't want to support that creative team, but you also don't like not having your favorite character around. When creative teams kill characters...

I don't buy (or not buy) books in any way, shape, or form because doing so may cause their cancellation. I think that's a losing game. Buy what you like and let the market sort itself out.

[exharrison]

I don't buy (or not buy) books in any way, shape, or form because doing so may cause their cancellation. I think that's a losing game. Buy what you like and let the market sort itself out.

Agreed. Just playing the DA on that one.

[torchsong]

Of course, if you buy a book because you love the character, but the story is bad...are you supporting the character or the bad story more?

I've dropped books with characters I love when the story goes south. Good example: I refuse to read/own anything involving Dark Mary Marvel, so I never bothered with Countdown, and only grudgingly tolerate Final Crisis. If anything, my love of the character may make me *more* demanding that the story be good than if it were unfamiliar territory.

The unfortunate side effect is that dropping that book can lead to it being canceled and as a result, they may not try another title with that character or feature them in another book for quite a while. You don't want to support that creative team, but you also don't like not having your favorite character around. When creative teams kill characters...

Not so unfortunate. If the character I love is being done poorly, for whatever reason, better to let it die on the vine than keep it alive and perpetuate the idea that I support what they're doing with him/her/it. Even if it means we won't see them around again for a long time. If ever.