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   From: rgorman@block.net   
      
   On 28 Jul 2006 06:05:55 -0700, "junior-kun"    
   wrote:   
      
   >I have no doubt that Marvel editorial is well intentioned, but in JMS's   
   >case, I think your distinction is rather meaningless.  JMS's Spider-man   
   >and Fantastic Four are probably at least 25% plotted by editorial.   
   >He's basically stated that he considers his job to be to write stories   
   >based on whatever criteria Marvel aks for.   
   >   
   >Sellout might not be the best term, since a sellout might be doing it   
   >for the money or career opportunity, and neither situation applies to   
   >JMS.  Throwing out your artistic standards because its fun to write   
   >Spider-man seems somehow worse.   
   >   
      
   He didn't create Spider-Man and therefore is less invested.  I'm sure   
   that when other writers worked on his creations he expected them to   
   fit their stories into his show   
      
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