I feel half-obligated to start things off by mentioning the sad passing of both the uber-talented John Cassaday and the less-well-known Karl Moline this past week.
Wolverine #1 was the best #1 of the launch in my opinion. A really beautiful looking book with wonderful art by Coccolo. Saladin understood wolverine and wrote him well. this felt like a modernized 90s wolverine comic.
Just wanted to say I am LOVING X-Force and NYX. Love my Betsy Braddock and the Academy X gen getting some love. Also excited to see Wind Dancer in Dazzler.
Not really a question but I was HOPING when the X-Office decides to do promo group shots of the X-Men or group shots of the prominent X-Ladies that we start to see both Betsy AND Kwannon shown. Usually it's Rogue, Jean, Storm, Emma, Kitty Pryde and Jim Lee era Psylocke.
But for this new era can we actively start showing them more as two distinct characters in promo art or covers or team shots. Yes I know they have been written as separate now since 2019 but I still think there could be some work done on showing them as two distinct individuals to the general public in promo pieces etc.
Regarding Cap having a "no-kill" policy or not: He woke up in a world where America was not at war, so it's reasonable that his ethics would be different in that era than they were in the 40's.
I think Ed Brubaker strike the right balance with Cap - someone who could kill if warranted as he was more of a soldier than straight up super hero. Maybe more of an action hero?
I loved most of Gru's run but sometimes I felt he made Cap too much in the mold of Superman - maybe his DC influences showing (like how Quasar read to me like Green Lantern, DP7 like the Doom patrol, etc).
Tom, is the cast of Exceptional X-Men already complete, or do you have any plans to add more characters, such as new characters or characters that we already know about?
That Patriot miniseries is a real hidden gem. Not only does it take place in the relative continuity lacuna of the post-WWII/pre-FF #1 period, but Kesel’s writing creates a great emotional core for the characters, and the Breitweisers’ art gives it a lived-in, period feel.
Do you think Marvel would be willing to publish "Princess Leia: Jabba's Palace" as a companion piece to "Rogue: Savage Land"? I think dudes who hit puberty in the late 80s would really appreciate it.
Loved the new Wolverine series by Saladin! Made me think of a deep cut Wolverine question:
Lady Deathstrike and Lord Dark Wind were introduced outside of the X-men books (Daredevil and Alpha Flight respectively) - why were such important characters related to his origin introduced outside of the X- titles? Did Claremont or Byrne write the backstory (Byrne seems to have featured Lord Dark wind in his elsewhere fan fiction series as well as part of Weapon X)?
Was this established and just given to other writers to pick up (like Mantle picking up plot threads after taking over Alpha Flight from Byrne)? Denny O'Neil seems involved as well as he edited Alpha Flight and wrote the DD issues in question.
I know its a deep cut but any insight would be interesting.
As a longtime fans, I've loved the "creator reunion" limited series, such as Ron Marz and Ron Lim on Silver Surfer. If you had your druthers (and also the Infinity Gauntlet) to get one last story out of past creators, what title and which creators would it be?
Looking at that Deathlok cover, did the words "The End...?" hurt sales? If I'm a casual reader, I might think that such wording on a cover means that this is the last issue of the series.
Hello Sir! I have a question about the slate of X-Men solo titles. You promised early on that there would be a good number of them, and you did not dissemble! Looking through the list of titles I do notice that nearly all of them star a female character. All of them, in fact - other than the Logan-focused Wolverine titles. Just curious if the choice to lean that way was a conscious one, or if you and the other editors and writers chose individual characters for individual reasons and it just happened to turn out that way.
Enjoyed the Patriot series, but then I'm both that sort of continuity fan and pretty much always enjoy Kesel's solid writing (which kinda reminds me of Roger Stern's writing).
Wolverine #1 was the best #1 of the launch in my opinion. A really beautiful looking book with wonderful art by Coccolo. Saladin understood wolverine and wrote him well. this felt like a modernized 90s wolverine comic.
Happy Sunday Mr. Breevort,
Just wanted to say I am LOVING X-Force and NYX. Love my Betsy Braddock and the Academy X gen getting some love. Also excited to see Wind Dancer in Dazzler.
Not really a question but I was HOPING when the X-Office decides to do promo group shots of the X-Men or group shots of the prominent X-Ladies that we start to see both Betsy AND Kwannon shown. Usually it's Rogue, Jean, Storm, Emma, Kitty Pryde and Jim Lee era Psylocke.
But for this new era can we actively start showing them more as two distinct characters in promo art or covers or team shots. Yes I know they have been written as separate now since 2019 but I still think there could be some work done on showing them as two distinct individuals to the general public in promo pieces etc.
Please and thank you.
Thanks for hearing this feedback.
Chris G.
See you in Baltimore!
Regarding Cap having a "no-kill" policy or not: He woke up in a world where America was not at war, so it's reasonable that his ethics would be different in that era than they were in the 40's.
I think Ed Brubaker strike the right balance with Cap - someone who could kill if warranted as he was more of a soldier than straight up super hero. Maybe more of an action hero?
I loved most of Gru's run but sometimes I felt he made Cap too much in the mold of Superman - maybe his DC influences showing (like how Quasar read to me like Green Lantern, DP7 like the Doom patrol, etc).
Thanks for your comments on Witch Hat, we are on the exact same page on that. Are there any other similar manga books you’ve enjoyed recently?
Tom, is the cast of Exceptional X-Men already complete, or do you have any plans to add more characters, such as new characters or characters that we already know about?
That Patriot miniseries is a real hidden gem. Not only does it take place in the relative continuity lacuna of the post-WWII/pre-FF #1 period, but Kesel’s writing creates a great emotional core for the characters, and the Breitweisers’ art gives it a lived-in, period feel.
I really want to check that mini series out now - love that era of Marvel and Breitwesier is a an amazing artist.
The thing you received in the mail looks like it may be a corn on the cob corn peeler (per Google Image Search). https://www.amazon.com/Peeler-Stainless-stripper-Kernel-Remover/dp/B0DCJJX59F
Do you think Marvel would be willing to publish "Princess Leia: Jabba's Palace" as a companion piece to "Rogue: Savage Land"? I think dudes who hit puberty in the late 80s would really appreciate it.
Loved the new Wolverine series by Saladin! Made me think of a deep cut Wolverine question:
Lady Deathstrike and Lord Dark Wind were introduced outside of the X-men books (Daredevil and Alpha Flight respectively) - why were such important characters related to his origin introduced outside of the X- titles? Did Claremont or Byrne write the backstory (Byrne seems to have featured Lord Dark wind in his elsewhere fan fiction series as well as part of Weapon X)?
Was this established and just given to other writers to pick up (like Mantle picking up plot threads after taking over Alpha Flight from Byrne)? Denny O'Neil seems involved as well as he edited Alpha Flight and wrote the DD issues in question.
I know its a deep cut but any insight would be interesting.
As a longtime fans, I've loved the "creator reunion" limited series, such as Ron Marz and Ron Lim on Silver Surfer. If you had your druthers (and also the Infinity Gauntlet) to get one last story out of past creators, what title and which creators would it be?
Looking at that Deathlok cover, did the words "The End...?" hurt sales? If I'm a casual reader, I might think that such wording on a cover means that this is the last issue of the series.
I think that's a corn cutter.
Hello Sir! I have a question about the slate of X-Men solo titles. You promised early on that there would be a good number of them, and you did not dissemble! Looking through the list of titles I do notice that nearly all of them star a female character. All of them, in fact - other than the Logan-focused Wolverine titles. Just curious if the choice to lean that way was a conscious one, or if you and the other editors and writers chose individual characters for individual reasons and it just happened to turn out that way.
Re: Simon and Kirby's Mainline Comics and Bulls Eye; last year Twomorrows came out with a Best of collection of them, including all the stories with Simon and Kirby art. Their catalog page describing it is at https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1709
Enjoyed the Patriot series, but then I'm both that sort of continuity fan and pretty much always enjoy Kesel's solid writing (which kinda reminds me of Roger Stern's writing).
Tom, a simple question cutting to the heart of the matter.
Have you read or seen any One Piece, and what, if anything, do you think about it?