Yeah, when reading his first appeal for Spike fans not to be dissatisfied and to please keep buying the comic, I couldn't help but frown. What in heck kind of reaction did he believe publishing multiple Spike bashing screeds was going to do? Whet fan appetites for being insulted? It's okay to cater to one fan segment if one wants, but it's pretty damn naive to do so and not expect a negative reaction from other segments on the fandom. I mean -- duh!