#tom breevort

[jlaclassified]

Skrull Kill Krew #1-3:  Grant Morrison and Mark Millar (writers); Steve Yeowell (penciler); Chris Ivy (inker); Chia-Chi Wang (colors); Digital Chameleon (seps); Richard Starking and Comicraft (lettering); Tom Breevort(!)(editor). Marvel Comics, 1995.

Wikipedia tells us that Brendan McCarthy did character design, hence the creator credit:

I only had to read two pages to decide that this is one of those Morrison-Millar collaborations where Morrison provided star power while Millar did most of the actual writing;  that is to say that this is one nihilistic Marvel superhero comic.

Signs That This Book Came Out In 1995:

Tarantino-esque dialogue!

Anime!!

Newt Gingrich!!!

I mean it, though, this is a nasty piece of work.  The idea is that Skrulls walk among us, hiding in plain sight in positions of power.  The Skrull Kill Krew are able to see them (like Rowdy Roddy Piper in They Live!) because, well, I will let the book explain it:

THEY ATE HAMBURGERS MADE FROM THE SKRULL COWS FROM FANTASTIC FOUR #2.

I don’t know, guys, there may be a reason why this comic was cancelled with issue #5.  The Krew made a return appearance during Secret Invasion, because of course they did.

[hellzyeahthewebwieldingavenger]

I think that's a wonderful thing that right now is making some people unhappy, but the actual phenomenon of that is the backbone of our business.

Tom Brevoort

This explains far, far far too much

[gregfahlgren]

Continuing my series on Marvel's biggest crossover events as the company releasing some of it's biggest yet.

NEW BLOG!

[gregfahlgren]

Examining the major Marvel Crossovers and Storylines from the 70s into the mid-80s.

NEW BLOG!!! Thanks to brevoortformspring for answering a few of my questions and helping me get my facts straight!!!!

[stormsanctum]

According to Tom Breevort people are not interested in Storm. As per his words Marvel didn’t promote the series because no one was even interested in a Storm book. What say you Storm fans? Is this true? Do YOU care about Storm? Be sure to let Mr Breevort know what you think by going to his ASK and letting him know, will you?

[sparrowsabre7]

“After wrapping up INFINITY, Jonathan and I were pretty tired. Too tired to come up with anything new. That whole All-New X-Men thing with the X-Men from the past has been working out pretty well for Brian Bendis, so we thought we’d jump on the bandwagon. Hence, the All-New Avengers! Sounds like the sort of thing that we’d do, doesn’t it?”

Tom Breevort on All-New Avengers.

At least they're being honest about it.

[cheryltz]

Tom Breevort has been publicly declaring his lack of support for social justice. He's described the role he's played in marginalizing characters of color in the comic book world & reaffirmed his intention to continue this, claiming he can't support social justice and entertain at the same time. I do not feel comfortable supporting this behavior. This is especially frustrating given that in the past Breevoort has displayed more awareness of issues around racial disparity. I'm unimpressed by his claims that because Marvel heroes have traditionally been 90% white that he somehow has an obligation to propagate that disparity. In the end, if Marvel claims no responsibility to publish comics that look like my world, I have no responsibility to give you my subscription money. I'll be back only if Breevort apologizes as publicly as he's been evangelizing the whiteness of the superhero world.

What I wrote in the "Why are you canceling your subscription" form at marvel.com, along with a couple of links to articles talking about the problem.  After sending this, I read an interview with Marvel's new Editor-in-Chief in which he says, "it has to come organically. It’s not something you can force." Which sounds like weasel-words to me, ones that say, "even though this problem occurred because people fought for their right to discriminate, we won't fight for your right to be represented."  How about, "It has to come organically, from people who really believe it's the right thing to do"?  Along with a commitment to fire the assholes who are standing in the way.

[joustlog]

I worked under Tom Breevort (the guy eating the photos) while I was at Marvel. This is the best.