Here is my post:
Mr.Brevoort: Many Nightcrawler fans are character-based fans, and for us, Nightcrawler was the main, indeed the only reason, we continued to patronize the comic book genre. How, in the long run, is his death good for business?
I would have liked to expound a bit more , but there seems to be a limit to the length of the posts, so I had to keep it concise. I hope my meaning is clear, because I
really want to know why they thought his death was worth a temporary boost in sales.
Actually, Mr. Fraction, the writer of the book, did his best to answer that for us
here and Brevroot, who did not write it, can only give you as professional/editor-based response possible. To be honest? It's going to be a like what Fraction said, but probably a little more blunt.
I imagine it will go like this:
Saying a characters death is good for business is honestly a pretty cold/clinical way to look at things. If you think we are unaware that Kurt has a huge, arguably underground, following in comparison to other characters, your'e greatly mistaken. The fact that he is such a beloved, defined, well drawn out character who has been relatively consistant for so long, shows the impact and seriousness of this story. It's a story plot, it's not a slap-in-the-face-to-fans. Yes, at the end of the day, everything comes down to, "Will the story sell" but not because we want the story to sell because someone dies, we want the story to sell because it's believable, because it pulls at the heartstrings of our readers, and it makes them feel something. If this happens, then we did our job. Be they angry or pleased, the writers pulled of their job.
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I really have a feeling that is going to be how that goes.
Do I agree with that stance? Not entirely. I do think deaths are cheaply thrown around, and I think you could put anyone else in Kurt's shoes and get the same reactions, it did not NEED to be him who died. But if Kurt and Hope, Cable, Bobby, Warren, and Emma drew straws, I'm afraid Kurt's was the shortest. It was a very, stupidly, unfortunate roll of the die.