>>Well, I like Fred, so that's a plus in my book.
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>Heh. Oh, I have nothing against Fred. He just often gives the
>impression of being strangely fearful of fan wrath.

Fred's a fantastic artist, but he's severely scrambled when it comes to interpersonal relations; he worries about his fans perceptions to the point of neurosis but is absolutely ruthless when it comes to business.

And he DOES do MT for a living, so his biggest fear is to alienate his fan base and have to go back to being an architect because people stop buying his shit.