Tom Brevoort () is an American

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editor, known for his work for

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, where he has overseen titles such as '' New Avengers'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He became Executive Editor in 2007, and in January 2011 was promoted to additionally serve as Senior Vice President of Publishing.

Career

Tom Brevoort began working for

as a college intern in 1989.Itzkoff, Dave
"Modern Marvel"
''The New York Times'', March 25, 2011 Commenting on his rationale for taking a non-paying entry-level job, Brevoort recalls, "Well, obviously, to get a leg up on getting into the business." Brevoort went on to say, "In the illustration program I attended at the University of Delaware, senior students were required to get and serve an internship at some company or institution related to the field of illustration. In our initial freshman orientation, the head of the department mentioned that they had previously placed one student at Marvel Comics, so I figured that was where I would set my sights." Brevoort worked his way up to an assistant editor and later an editor in his own right. From 2007, he held the title of Executive Editor with Marvel and was responsible for multiple series including '' New Avengers'', ''

'', and ''

''. In July 2010, Brevoort and fellow Marvel editor

Axel Alonso Axel Alonso () is an American comic book creator and former journalist, best known as the former editor in chief at Marvel Comics, a role which he held from January 2011 until November 2017.Marston, George (November 17, 2017)"AXEL ALONSO Out, CB C ...

began a weekly column on

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called "Marvel T&A", a new installment of which appears every Friday, along with

Joe Quesada Joseph Quesada (; born January 12, 1962'' Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books ...

's "Cup O' Joe" column.Phegley, Kiel
"Alonso Named Marvel Editor-In-Chief"

, January 4, 2011 On January 4, 2011, Brevoort was promoted to Senior Vice President of Publishing of Marvel Comics. As of 2020, Brevoort was Marvel's longest serving editor.

Awards

*1997

Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...

for Best Editor (nomination, for ''

Untold Tales of Spider-Man ''Untold Tales of Spider-Man'' is an American comic book series starring Spider-Man published by Marvel Comics for 26 issues (#1–25, with a #-1 issue (July 1997) added between issues #22 (June 1997) and 23 (August 1997)) and two ''Annual''s (''A ...

'' and ''

Daily Bugle The ''Daily Bugle'' (at one time ''The DB'') is a fictional New York City tabloid newspaper appearing as a plot element in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The ''Daily Bugle'' is a regular fixture in the Marvel Universe, most ...

'')"1997 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners"
Hahn Library, accessed January 5, 2011.

References

External links

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Tom Brevoort's Tumblr
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