Duke/UNC? Boston/New York? Southern Baptist/Militant Shiite? Whatever, amateurs. Fight all you want, but you've got nothing on the "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" debate.
Being a comic book fan (especially lately) is almost like boot camp. Your heroes die, your villains are misused, your favorite writer takes a month off so some idiot can shoehorn his Mary Sue into the middle of an otherwise fantastic story that you just know is going to get cancelled… is it any wonder that this hobby transforms the fans into mighty sarcasm gladiators? Thankfully, this time those skills were used for good, and Comics Alliance was on hand to capture some stills.
 

 
Their story is here. Our summary is after the jump.On the Internet, most people have already heard about Fred Phelps, the man we refuse to link who believes that God is full of hate for all mankind. Phelps makes a point of traveling to most major events in them name of this inaccurate deity, hoping to troll and annoy until someone does something that he can sue them for, thus covering his expenses and mortgage. Maybe he figured the San Diego Comic Con would be an easy mark. Too bad he was so wrong.
 

 
For a culture that does nothing but nitpick and justify, Fred Phelps is a fresh summer breeze. Like Hal Jordan and Sinestro in the Blackest Night, everyone put their differences aside to stand as one against the Phelpsians, letting loose a distributed attack of sarcasm and lunacy that simply was impossible to counter. After all, what do you find more interesting, a person getting in your face, yelling GOD HATES AMERICA AND ALSO YOU or this:
 

 
It's a pretty easy choice, isn't it? Head over to Comics Alliance to see everything, including a video with comic writer Gail Simone. We're just sorry there aren't more photos.