Bill Willingham (creator of Fables and Jack of Fables, and frequent writer for DC Comics) has declared his “pledge” to end the Age of Superhero Decadence. Not surprisingly (especially given the nature of internet comment boards,) this topic has sparked quite a bit of controversy among fans and the general comics community. I was all set to deliver a heated response to Mr. Willingham’s “jingoistic” and culturally reactionary statements, but quickly discovered that the parts I objected to most were not said by Willingham himself. CBR’s news bulletin includes several readers’ comments just below Willingham’s own words, and a hasty reader (like me and many others on the CBR board) could easily mistake one for the other.
Here’s an excerpt of what Bill ACTUALLY said:
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