Brandon_Storm

That answer was very Silent Hill.

By that I mean I'm still confused by it and whether you actually answered any of the questions that were asked, yet I still enjoyed it.

If I may, I can answer your first question by telling you that the only reason you hear "seals are a threat to cod" so much, is because seals are the most profitable animal to kill that eat cod. If there was something else under threat of public opinion that made more money, that's the one you'd hear campaigns about telling you it's doing the most damage to cod stock.

A very simplified example of what affects cod numbers.

Your second point, why not both? No one says we only have the capacity to fight one thing at a time. That's like saying "Let's abolish rape before we start worrying about murder", we can do it all at once. Or alternatively, 'let's not explore space until we're done exploring earth'. Different people have different passions and doing ANYTHING for ANYTHING is good. That's what we need more of, people doing something.

Now, I'm from Nova Scotia and I've met my fair share of sealers (even had some in my family) and I can tell you with 100% certainty that this whole "this is how fisherman make their livelihoods!" is completely false in most every case. It's a job for a couple months, that's it. Sure it pays well, but there's almost a full year of work elsewhere that provides your income, not this winter lot. I know that has nothing to do with what you asked, but this will be my only post here, so I thought I'd address it anyway. And while I'm on that note, figure I should address those of you saying it's alright to kill something as long as it's not endangered; What if I told you that each life has inherent value beyond what you can use it for? Exercising empathy beyond your own species would do you a wealth of good.

Hi Todd,

I'm the moderator of /r/Spawn. The 550 user strong, passionate, officially unofficial home of Al and pals here on Reddit.

I had two questions:

1. When can we expect the next printing of Spawn Origins Hardcover #1?

2. Do you intend on continuing your hardcover collection throughout the series?

I believe collected editions are very important due not only to their popularity with readers today, but because of the legacy they pay homage to. Myself and many others really hope you keep putting them out, even if only to catalogue the work and this great universe you and your teams have created.

P.S. Someone stole my Spawn movie belt buckle when I was a kid. I've been looking for a replacement for over 15 years. Please tell me if you know anyone that has one!

I think we can focus on both.

I'm an abolitionist when it comes to animal industries, but I can understand from my own experience that being passionate about one cause does not mean you're taking a supporter away from another.

Let the people who want to petition for bathroom breaks do that, and those that want to stop factory farming do that. It's not really either/or, and while I personally believe one to be more important than the other, I can understand that the opposing viewpoint is just as valid.

More or less, I'm just not going to get in the way or try and sway someone away from something they're doing for the sake of good. I might not join their ranks, but I've got my own battles to fight that I hope people would show me the same respect for.

No problem, mate. Thanks for doing the AMA.

later in the year

Big market for these Origin #1 hardcovers on eBay right now (crazy prices), so hopefully we see them from your company sooner rather than later.

probably will continue

Good enough for me. Looking forward to having a Spawn bookcase instead of just a Spawn shelf.