brevoortformspring

Anonymous asked:

That Thanos VS Hulk book... Not good, Tom, not good. Starlin used to be one of the all time greats, but this book now was completely, positively unnecessary and I wish Marvel had used the time and resources to write something, that actually matters and pushes characters. Thanos VS Hulk was a misleading clusterfuck and an obvious cash in. Very disappointed.

brevoortformspring answered:

phoenix

I have never *never* understood this need in fandom to have every story be ‘necessary’ or for it to ‘matter’. For the first one, what does that even *mean*? A story being ‘necessary’ feels like a highly subjective metric.

And if a story is entertaining, if it’s being a story someone wants to tell, or someone wants to read, what does it…uh…matter, if it matters? Not every story needs to be Secret Wars build up microcrossover #8934756. In fact, a lot of people prefer when stories don’t ‘matter’ in that sense.

Just enjoy what you’re reading. That’s the only thing that matters.

(And I’ve been nicely entertained by Thanos vs. Hulk. It’s not setting the storytelling universe on fire, but it’s a fun little ride.)

Tom Brevoort

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