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>Hey Mr. Brevoort!

I really love all my books this week, as usual pleased as punch with Marvel’s stuff. Spider-Books have been on top of their game lately & rarely do I have anything to gripe about. ORIGINAL SIN has been a blast so far (even 0 was a perfect scene setter) and Waid’s HULK is shaping up to b a much better title than I anticipated. I’m not sure why, but I was really afraid of what would happen when you guys shook  the “INDESTRUCTIBLE.” It has worked out though, so thank you.

A week or two ago though, a book came into my hands that I felt I needed to actually mention to you. In fact, I would say I’ve been wrestling messaging you about this for a few days now, as I rarely like to knock stuff by any creator, especially stuff from Marvel. You put out such a great product though and I think that’s why I have to message you.

I feel obligated to finally come forward with one. I like Wolverine (not love). I enjoyed the Quesada/Jenkins/Kubert ORIGIN series. It is easily one of my favorites in my growing collection. Words cannot express the joy I had at the idea of finally seeing Marvel take the “Origin” concept back out of the dusty box and connect the Sabertooth dots. And even better, it was Kubert returning for art with the immensely talented Kieron Gillen writing. I was really looking forward to II.

BOY was I let down. Gillen is extremely talented. He is much better than this mini series. And no matter how much I try to wrap my mind around it, I cannot understand how this story was necessary. It really complicates matters. I feel it leaves far more questions than answers, introduces a great female character but does little to develop her past another female-scorned-lover-character, (and I mean seriously, how many more of those do we need) and the Sabertooth/Logan feud now seems like a school-yard boy fight. (Think Arrested Development with the BOY FIGHT videos). The use of Mr. Sinister was brilliant and as always Kubert’s capturing expressions/movement and his lovely designs of wilderness, snow, general feral scenery, and his beautiful use of blood and violence in a story (to a point where you forget it’s gore) — really saves the book. But I think the main salvaging point for me is the introduction of Essex into the Logan backstory. I had no idea Sinister could have been so connected to Logan. It’s a great concept, but I’m torn towards believing the rest was not thought through before being completed. 

To be honest, I’m writing to you this evening because I believe a Marvel book has never left me so incredibly disappointed. I never have come away this sad after reading a Marvel book, and though I really respect Gillen’s work, it feels like a story that editorship wanted. It feels like there’s an issue missing, like the story had one more point of character development to make and it didn’t get to. It feels like a New 52 DC book.

Mr. Brevoort,

I’m not trying to be an ass, I really love Gillen’s stuff and Marvel’s stuff. I don’t get how this book happened the way it did. Thank you for taking the time to read my ridiculous rant, please continue your great work.>

Sorry you didn’t like it. It’s the Law of Statistics, eventually you’re probably not going to like something that we do.