I have had editors ask me to pitch them superhero books, and I am a total idiot about it. I go back to them after a couple weeks with nothing, apologizing profusely. Its about kids who are different than others, and generally treated like shit for it, something that I can totally relate to. I'd wager that a lot of comic fans could relate to that. I remember a huge negative reaction from a few vocal members of the books fan base when you first took over, but it seems to have quieted.
Critics seem pretty mixed about it.
They seem to like my dialogue and characterization, and Steve's facial expressions and body language, but they really rip us apart on other things, like the costume designs, the plots, stuff like that. The fans want us dead, for the most part. A lot of fans are idiots. I am not trying to be mean, but it s a fact. I have received a few death threats, but those aren't all that scary.