As a top-lofty college brat I soon grew past the superhero franchise and later held it in snooty contempt. I got into the undergrounds, "Slow death Funnies" and "Zap Comics", books that addressed controversial, thought provoking topics - bad acid trips and malevolent midgets who lived in some fat girl's asshole.... You know, the things that matter.
The Robin death phone poll was not a blow out, but very close, less than a hundred votes difference. However, you're very right about the Robin who was killed. Readers hated Jason Todd.
As a top-lofty college brat I soon grew past the superhero franchise and later held it in snooty contempt. I got into the undergrounds, "Slow death Funnies" and "Zap Comics", books that addressed controversial, thought provoking topics - bad acid trips and malevolent midgets who lived in some fat girl's asshole.... You know, the things that matter.
The Robin death phone poll was not a blow out, but very close, less than a hundred votes difference. However, you're very right about the Robin who was killed. Readers hated Jason Todd.
I love your story, but you have touched my Sal Buscema nerve.
The best inker for Sal Buscema was Sal himself. Sal's a really interesting person; his TwoMorrows interview book was really good.
I worked at a comics shop in 1994, and...yup, that was what it was like. I hope it's better for modern comics workers.