Tom Brevoort
News
Marvel's Civil War almost had Captain America & Iron Man's roles reversed
Somewhere in a parallel universe, Chris Evans' Steve Rogers and Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark were on the opposite sides of the Sokovia Accords in Captain America: Civil War
December 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Why Marvel's comics changed Kamala Khan to match the MCU's Ms. Marvel, according to a Marvel boss
Marvel executive editor Tom Brevoort says that it comes down to "gut instinct" as to when to switch things up on comic book characters to match their MCU counterparts.
December 02, 2024
Graeme McMillan
News
Like it or not, the MCU changes Marvel Comics - Look at Agatha Harkness, as Marvel's executive editor points out (and dislikes)
Writing in his weekly substack, Marvel's Tom Brevoort discusses the impact that the MCU (and in this case, Kathryn Hahn), has on what happens in comicdom
November 18, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
In the 1990s, Marvel tried (and succeeded!) to create their own Teen Titans with the New Warriors
Marvel's editor-in-chief recounts the formation Marvel's New Warriors, which got off to a bumpy start but eventually became a cool clique of "Heroes for the 90's!"
November 11, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
What makes a quintessential X-Men story, according to two of Marvel's longest-serving editors
Tom Brevoort and Louise Simonson both have had illustrious careers as editors at Marvel Comics, and they offered their takes on the essence of an X-Men story at Baltimore Comic Con 2024
November 04, 2024
Jules Chin Greene
News
Ultimate Marvel and Absolute DC will never replace their mainstream counterparts, says top comics editor
Writing in his weekly substack, Tom Brevoort points to a piece of DC hisory as evidence that neither Ultimate Marvel or Absolute DC will take over for the main continuity
November 04, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Where Marvel Studios & Marvel Comics meet: How editorial and MCU decision-makers balance page and screen
What does Marvel editorial know about the MCU? And how far in advance? We have an answer from executive editor Tom Brevoort
October 14, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Who's to blame for ephemeral deaths in comics? Marvel's executive editor says it's the fans
Death in comics has a tendency to not stick, and according to Marvel's Tom Brevoort, this began when comics changed their sales tactics
September 23, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Spider-Man and Mary Jane can't "actually tie the knot" again, says longtime Marvel editor
Marvel's Tom Brevoort commented on Peter Parker and Mary Jane's relationship after being asked a (snarky) question about Spider-Man at Baltimore Comic Con
September 23, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel's new Dazzler relaunch has an album's worth of songs in the actual comic
Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Alanis Morissette, and now Dazzler.
September 16, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Everyone at Marvel hated the Young Avengers idea... until they actually created it
Marvel's Executive Editor talks about the pushback the Young Avengers comic idea received before the widely acclaimed 2005 series by Allan Heinberg and Jimmy Cheung
September 09, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Marvel once planned to retcon the Hulk's origin to include Skrulls and a space laser - until they retconned the retcon
Hulk's origin was almost like an an episode of Ancient Aliens.
August 23, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel has set up a separate office for all the Deadpool & Wolverine comics (and X-Force too!)
Marvel is doubling down on the Deadpool & Wolverine business. (Wouldn't you?)
August 19, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Why does Marvel relaunch comics so often? It's "the best way" to get new readers and make money, says exec
In his latest substack post, Tom Brevoort explained Marvel's frequent (and sometimes controversial) choice to start their titles over with new #1s
August 12, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
There's only room for one X-Men member in the Avengers, according to a Marvel boss
Only one mutant at a time, please says former Avengers boss
July 08, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel explains why Magneto keeps getting older but other Marvel heroes stay the same age
Marvel Comics executive editor Tom Brevoot says Magneto has a secondary superpower that’s right in front of our faces.
July 01, 2024
Avery Kaplan
News
Marvel says X-Men legend Chris Claremont isn't working on a main X-Men book again because he's X-Men legend Chris Claremont
Marvel's X-Men editor explains why the writer who shaped the franchise into the juggernaut it became isn't working on a core X-Men book
June 26, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Marvel's OFFICIAL timeline of its canon comic universe is... maybe not as important as fans might think, says top editor
Marvel's executive editor Tom Brevoort tells fans who keep worrying about timeline: "It's fiction"
June 17, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
Spoilers!Marvel: X-Men Krakoa Era ending explained from X-Men #35 / Uncanny X-Men #700
X-Men #35/Uncanny X-Men #700 concluded the franchise’s Krakoa Era. Who lived, who died, and what’s next for the X-Men?
June 05, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Did Jean Grey's resurrection after the X-Men's Dark Phoenix saga ruin death in comics? One Marvel editor weighs in
The person leading the X-Men relaunch thinks Jean's resurrection "changed the rules" in comics, but undertsands there's a "flipside" to bringing her back
June 03, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
No, Wolverine is not a swinger. At least, according to Marvel's top X-Men editor
Sorry fanfic readers, but we're not getting an official Cyclops, Wolverine, and Jean Grey episode of Couple to Throuple anytime soon
May 28, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
Features
When Professor X was ruined as a key part of the X-Men, according to a top Marvel editor
Xavier's dream is flawed because Xavier is flawed, according to Marvel executive editor Tom Brevoort
April 30, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel aims to have more solo X-Men books than ever before in next few years
More X-Men books than ever, and more solo X-Men books than ever it seems
April 29, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Spoilers!King of the Hill, Calvin and Hobbes, Adamantium armor, and more in this week’s Marvel comics Watcher Report
The Watcher’s Report: The biggest changes in Marvel Comics this week
April 26, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Marvel has wanted its own Batman: Dark Knight Returns for almost a decade, and now they have one
Frank Miller re-defined Batman with Dark Knight Returns, and Marvel wanted the same for its Avengers
April 25, 2024
Chris Arrant
Features
Marvel hopes to launch one new X-Men series every single month starting July 2024
That's according to X-Men relaunch captain Tom Brevoort. But what would it take to make that happen, and how does it stack up against the Krakoan Age?
April 22, 2024
Grant DeArmitt
News
The reason Marvel is changing the name of X-Men's Oya is surprisingly honest, direct, and all business
This new name for Idie Okonkwo would look good on a t-shirt.
April 17, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
A frank explanation of why Marvel's X-Men is being revamped (and why the Krakoan era must end) from the man in charge
Marvel explains why X-Men's Krakoan era is ending after five years, and why it'd be foolish not to revamp the franchise
April 03, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Michael Chabon's Fantastic Four: The movie and two comics projects that almost had him write Marvel's first family
Michael Chabon almost wrote Marvel's Fantastic Four three times - twice in comics, and once in movies
March 07, 2024
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel's executive editor Tom Brevoort claps back on accusations of 'wokeness' towards the X-Men
Because reading comprehension is at an all-time low.
March 04, 2024
Fran Ruiz
News
Spoilers!How Marvel is setting up the return of one of their biggest characters
Is death ever a permanent thing in the Marvel Universe? Not when you have a special door to the afterlife.
January 24, 2024
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Spoilers!First vampires, now zombies: Marvel sounds alarm for Zombie invasion in 2024
A Zombie invasion, a vampire apocalypse, betrayal, death, and rebirth. Here is everything coming to the Marvel Universe in 2024.
December 28, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
Just how big will Marvel's upcoming X-Men relaunch be? Editor Tom Brevoort outlines the number of titles to expect
Brevoort took to Substack to discuss the amount of books the new era of X-Men will consist of. One thing's for sure; there'll be a lot of them
November 10, 2023
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel's upcoming X-Men relaunch has a writer, an artist, and some "non-traditional choices"
The upcoming X-Men revamp will have some "non-traditional choices" that have some people at Marvel on edge already
November 08, 2023
Graeme McMillan
Features
Chris Claremont is already pitching to be part of Marvel's new X-Men era under Tom Brevoort
“I made a pitch to Tom Brevoort”: Chris Claremont still has X-Men stories left to tell.
September 29, 2023
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
To me, my X-Men: Why Tom Brevoort's Marvel job change is a big deal (and not just for comics)
He helped create the modern Avengers as we know it, and how he's been tasked to do the same for the X-Men
August 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel's X-Men: What the company's seismic changes say about the Krakoan era
The X-Men have a new leader. No, Professor X isn't leaving. We're talking about behind the scenes.
August 14, 2023
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel's Tom Brevoort teases a new mission that has his head "whirling with ideas and concepts"
Something is afoot in the House of Ideas
August 07, 2023
Graeme McMillan
News
Marvel asked fans to avoid spoilers of its major death, then spoiled it themselves - here's why
Executive editor Tom Brevoort explains the thinking behind officially spoiling Amazing Spider-Man #26 two weeks ahead of release
May 23, 2023
Graeme McMillan