This is a moral argument. The writer has explicitly made his wishes known. The company and its hired guns have decided to ignore him. Any one of these superstars could have chosen to say no. None of them did. They can, and have come up with all kinds of reasons why their decision is justified. None of them so far are convincing to me. They’ve all taken the side of management against a fellow creator. They’re all getting paid handsomely, I’m sure. It’s perfectly within the rights of DC and all of these comics makers. It’s also a disgrace.
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