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Did you notice how, right before Marvel Studios announced Victor Von Doom's introduction to the MCU, Marvel Comics got a company-wide Dr. Doom makeover? I don't need to tell you that that was no coincidence; we've long known that the Comics and Cinematic wings of Marvel work in tandem. But exactly how does that work, er, work? Thanks to a big decision-maker at Marvel Comics, we have a bit more of an idea.

Executive Editor Tom Brevoort was recently asked a question on this subject by fan Chris Sutcliffe. Writing into Brevoort's weekly substack, Chris says: "I'd love to know more about how editors work with the MCU. [...] we'll work with the hypothetical that the MCU right now is planning their first X-Men film. When do you, as X-Men editor, find out? Script phase? Same time as us?"

Remember, Tom Brevoort has been captaining Marvel's X-Line of books since the company began planning out the end of its Krakoa era and started on what we now call the From the Ashes reboot.

"It varies," the longtime Marvel editor writes in response, "But in general we have two or three meetings a year with the Marvel Studios team, during which we lay out what we’re working on and they do the same."

Wouldn't we all love to be a fly on that wall. But exactly what goes down in a Comic x Cinematic sitdown?

"I will occasionally get to see early cuts of various projects," Brevoort writes, clarifying that those sneak-screenings are "for coordination purposes," "but that’s on an as-relevant basis. Point being, except for the stuff that Kevin Feige and his crew told us when last we met, I don’t have any further insight as to what they may be planning for an X-MEN film."

And if you're wondering, no, Brevoort did not go on to explain what Feige & Co. told him when they last met. I know, I know, it's frustrating, but if you're an MCU-only fan waiting for a sign to start reading the comics, I can't think of a better reason than this. Who knows, maybe after Doctor Doom has his day, the next MCU big bad will get their own comic-book tease.

Just saying, Mephisto is still waiting for his spotlight...

Turns out, it was New York Comic Con all along – as the place to meet Wanda and Vision themselves, Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany! Limited Thursday NYCC 2024 tickets are still on sale, and then make sure to scoop your Photo Op with them for bragging rights on the ‘gram.