Hardly a backlash, there are "fans" who constantly whine about the special editions, but its always been like that. The only thing in the announcement that dissapointed me was the awful covers, other than that, role on the 12th September.
This one is my favorite. What with the "fans" in quotes, and whatever "role" there apparently is to play on September 12th. Well, at least he hates the covers too.