I'll stop reading a series that flies south by my preferences (whole point of the OP). But one thing I can't relate with some of ya'll on is quitting comics over one mag. And it's not just you; I recognize I'm the odd man out here, and ya'll are in good company: at least one person says they quit comics over a rag in pretty much
every thread I've ever read or started about a comic book on the Titan forums or the old City forums. Nuts!
Here are some comparisons, just so you'll know how it sounds in my mind.
"I quit watching movies after Dumb and Dumber. Eeesh."
"I quit reading books after Anne Rice. Gawd, ugh..."
"I quit playing games after Mass Effect 3's ending."
I mean, yeah, #700 chased me off of ASM. But do ya'll know how many writers and artists Marvel employs? There were some great reads in Captain America and various X-Men titles over the past year. But forget about Marvel. What about publishers like Dark Horse and IDW? IDW has done a great job putting shows like the X-Files and the reimagined Battlestar Galactica in the comics (and a Doctor Who/ST:TNG crossover!). What about all the smaller indie comics out there? Those poor guys have nothing to do with Marvel's lame-o decisions. I think it's just nuts to blame
all comics for
one team's poor choices. And yet I know that the practice is prevalent enough that I'm likely to be the one who seems to have the weird perspective here.
I know that's probably going to offend someone here in some way or another. But go easy on me, eh? I've been wanting to type that out for about five years now. I had to let it out!