Marvel: "Dead No More"

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Originally Posted by Galactus

Only in the sense that every big comic event leads to fan outrage and disappointment.

Huh, I got the impression that Secret Wars 2015 was generally well liked.

Originally Posted by Galactus

I don't think that it's what the majority of readers think and for me personally while I could do without the Spider-verse elements (although I liked that story at the time and it makes sense in getting Kaine back) Clone Conspiracy has been a solid read so far.

Okay, I could be wrong, but most of opinions I've seen seem to be "Meh," "This is a very mixed bag with a lot of problems," or "This is very awful." No rave reviews or a lot of love. I also understand that pre-orders are dropping like rocks, which is not very encouraging when Marvel was hyping it as the Spider-Man event of the year.

So, nothing scientific to draw conclusions on, but I haven't found the majority you're talking about. (I know everything I've heard and read about it has made me more and more reinforced in my decision to not read it, so that could be my bias.)

Originally Posted by Galactus

S'funny, over the years I've read several fan theories of how Ben Reilly could be brought back and often they involve Ben going down a darker path. Perhaps because fans instinctively realise there's there's little point to having Ben back in modern day without setting him apart from Peter and frankly this has worked well for similar dead-forever characters like Bucky and Jason Todd. Still with Marvel actually does it...it becomes a different story.

I'm not a Ben fan (personally, if you're even considering having a non-Peter Parker Spider-Man, that's my cue to walk away), but if I was, I would not be be very happy with him (or more accurately, his clone) becoming Jackal II and being a dark character that Marvel has warped him into; that's not what the character is about, any more that Spider-Man is about Peter Parker being a Tony Stark ripoff.

Your mileage may vary, of course.