Audiovore: Reading that article says nothing of the sort.  He actually goes out of his way to avoid answering what happened.  Chase has said in the past he did have a specific ending but doesn't want to give it away and he's still sticking to that.

Theoretical comic fights and the "hawtness" of a comic character should be awkward to talk about anywhere.  Behind price, those are the reasons I go mail-order and digital.

If you pay attention to the final sequence, it's pretty obvious that he dies.