Wasn't one of Schwartz' rules was that NO ONE was supposed to draw "adult" pictures of Sabrina? Over the years that's been something people (fans and critics) have considered odd about him. Especially when you consider one of the things that got the man attention early on was drawing explicit pictures of Warner Bros. characters and saying he was protected by "right to parody" laws. Personally, I don't care. Where I feel odd was that he supposedly had those who didn't listen to him have their internet cut off through some legal methods.
I am not criticizing the fans of ANY of these comics. If they liked these story lines, that's great. I have no right to tell someone what to like or dislike as long as they respect my right to do the same.
What I was questioning was "Is it right to jerk your fans around?" In both of these cases, Sabrina and Skunk Works the violence seems unnecessary (similar to the article on Jack) since the comics they appear in are relatively light hearted. Though, like I said earlier, Hardiman seems to have a thing for explicit gore in his comics so it makes more sense for him to do this kind of joke.
