Could someone enlighten me....

[Roseangelo]

First of all, it was never my intention for this thread to get so intense, and since I feel mostly responsible for that, I'd like to appologize.

I would not classify Kevin as a "saint," as some have mentioned. But TNM did not go forward just on Kevin's green light; Peter had to give approval, too. Kevin was just more open to the whole thing than Peter ever was. And I have no ill will towards Kevin for selling his share because being partners with a person you're no longer friends with would not be a pleasant or comfortable situation.

What my whole convuluted opinion boils down to is that I think Peter has handled the franchise WONDERFULLY ever since he took full control. I have absolutely no complaints with what he's done business-wise. However, I just don't think he should be writing stories 100% by himself. He needs someone else to balance everything to keep it all from becoming about Star Trek, dinosaurs, and motorcycles.

Likewise, if Kevin were in complete control, he would probably need a similar balance to level off the amount of guns and babes.

During the glory days of volume 1, Kevin and Peter were each others' balance.

And I still don't like the altering of history. If he wanted to go back to volume 1 and "reinvent" it in a more modern style and change dialogue in that version, I would probably really enjoy that. But simply Photoshopping over the original art? I don't, and never will, like it.

And all of this has been a simple statement of opinion. I'm not going to debate anything; I'm done with that.