Comments on: Tom Brevoort, a hero for our times http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/08/17/tom-brevoort-a-hero-for-our-times/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:55:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: philip http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/08/17/tom-brevoort-a-hero-for-our-times/#comment-2090 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:56:50 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/08/17/tom-brevoort-a-hero-for-our-times/#comment-2090 I don't know much about Mr. Brevoort but blaming the changing marketplace for the fact that Civil War is horrendously behind schedule is disingenuous at best. Somebody is going to get sacked for this. I just wonder who it will be. I don’t know much about Mr. Brevoort but blaming the changing marketplace for the fact that Civil War is horrendously behind schedule is disingenuous at best.

Somebody is going to get sacked for this. I just wonder who it will be.

]]> by: R. Maheras http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/08/17/tom-brevoort-a-hero-for-our-times/#comment-1850 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:20:01 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/08/17/tom-brevoort-a-hero-for-our-times/#comment-1850 Whether you agree with him or not, in the past decade or so, Brevoort has been one of the most fan-accessible comic book industry executives around. For that, he gets a tip of my hat. In addition, Brevoort is one of the few guys who has pushed to keep “legacy material� (i.e., the old stuff that I really like) on the shelves. Consider that to be tip of the hat #2. Whether you agree with him or not, in the past decade or so, Brevoort has been one of the most fan-accessible comic book industry executives around. For that, he gets a tip of my hat. In addition, Brevoort is one of the few guys who has pushed to keep “legacy material� (i.e., the old stuff that I really like) on the shelves. Consider that to be tip of the hat #2.

]]> by: Patman http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/08/17/tom-brevoort-a-hero-for-our-times/#comment-1805 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 03:31:31 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/08/17/tom-brevoort-a-hero-for-our-times/#comment-1805 As long as there were so many other titles tethered to the release of Civil War on a regular schedule, then it is definitely the editor's scheduling prowess that is at play here, and so is knowing the talent's production levels. The editor(s) that gave the go-ahead for the solicitation for all the tethered Civil War titles over-estimated their production capacity and the retailers (and Marvel) will suffer in the short-term as the stores play catch-up with 2 handfuls of tethered comics being delayed, which impacts the ordering strategies of the direct market comic stores as well. As long as there were so many other titles tethered to the release of Civil War on a regular schedule, then it is definitely the editor’s scheduling prowess that is at play here, and so is knowing the talent’s production levels. The editor(s) that gave the go-ahead for the solicitation for all the tethered Civil War titles over-estimated their production capacity and the retailers (and Marvel) will suffer in the short-term as the stores play catch-up with 2 handfuls of tethered comics being delayed, which impacts the ordering strategies of the direct market comic stores as well.

]]> by: markus http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/08/17/tom-brevoort-a-hero-for-our-times/#comment-1777 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:55:40 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/08/17/tom-brevoort-a-hero-for-our-times/#comment-1777 I think you're devaluing the term hero here. Provided one is able to detach oneself emotionally from the argument there is nothing particularly frightening about the Newsarama board. Sure, they have their fair share of idiots, but they are easy to ignore and the hard questions are equally easily dodged or ignored; if necessary drawing on the idiots as excuse. (e.g. http://forum.newsarama.com/showpost.php?p=2353781&postcount=182 in reply to 24) And then there's the no especially heroic stuff like offering the tripe you quote first. It's nice to have Breevorts take on the long term, but as long as Marvel operates within the monthly DM and schedules its books monthly they can be expected to deliver them monthly. The CW situation isn't a "metamorphosis", it's a case of staggering ineptitude and carelessness. I think you’re devaluing the term hero here.
Provided one is able to detach oneself emotionally from the argument there is nothing particularly frightening about the Newsarama board. Sure, they have their fair share of idiots, but they are easy to ignore and the hard questions are equally easily dodged or ignored; if necessary drawing on the idiots as excuse. (e.g. http://forum.newsarama.com/showpost.php?p=2353781&postcount=182 in reply to 24)
And then there’s the no especially heroic stuff like offering the tripe you quote first. It’s nice to have Breevorts take on the long term, but as long as Marvel operates within the monthly DM and schedules its books monthly they can be expected to deliver them monthly. The CW situation isn’t a “metamorphosis”, it’s a case of staggering ineptitude and carelessness.

]]> by: Heidi M. http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/08/17/tom-brevoort-a-hero-for-our-times/#comment-1767 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:44:07 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/08/17/tom-brevoort-a-hero-for-our-times/#comment-1767 I think he's a hero for taking on the Newsarama message board! I think he’s a hero for taking on the Newsarama message board!

]]> by: Jesse Leon McCann http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/08/17/tom-brevoort-a-hero-for-our-times/#comment-1765 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:32:15 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/08/17/tom-brevoort-a-hero-for-our-times/#comment-1765 You think Tom's a HERO in this CIVIL WAR fiasco, Heidi? Man, that's messed-up. You think Tom’s a HERO in this CIVIL WAR fiasco, Heidi? Man, that’s messed-up.

]]> by: Jason Borlinghaus http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/08/17/tom-brevoort-a-hero-for-our-times/#comment-1764 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:15:05 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/08/17/tom-brevoort-a-hero-for-our-times/#comment-1764 Poor planning, indeed. I don't read comics as soon as they come out. I just don't have the time. I generally stockpile them for a burst of free time reading, so it doesn't effect me. But one would assume that a media company (comics, book publishing, television, cinema) would want to ride the building momentum until the very end. It would be like a television, like Lost or ER, postponing a continuing storyline until next season. Could cause excitement to build to a fever pitch among the public but could also screw the pooch. Poor planning, indeed. I don’t read comics as soon as they come out. I just don’t have the time. I generally stockpile them for a burst of free time reading, so it doesn’t effect me. But one would assume that a media company (comics, book publishing, television, cinema) would want to ride the building momentum until the very end. It would be like a television, like Lost or ER, postponing a continuing storyline until next season. Could cause excitement to build to a fever pitch among the public but could also screw the pooch.

]]> by: Will http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/08/17/tom-brevoort-a-hero-for-our-times/#comment-1744 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:45:06 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/08/17/tom-brevoort-a-hero-for-our-times/#comment-1744 He may have courage, but my opinion of him is still very, very low. Why? An editor is like a good baseball manager. The best managers take the blame when something goes wrong and deflect credit when something goes right. Mr Brevoort used every excuse in the book and blamed both Millar and McNiven for HIS poor planning. I have zero respect for someone who is willing to take credit but unwilling to take the blame. Nowhere in his Newsarama responses did you see him say "It's MY fault, don't get on Millar and McNiven, they're working as hard as they can." Had he done that, I doubt there would be the outrage. He may have courage, but my opinion of him is still very, very low. Why?

An editor is like a good baseball manager. The best managers take the blame when something goes wrong and deflect credit when something goes right. Mr Brevoort used every excuse in the book and blamed both Millar and McNiven for HIS poor planning. I have zero respect for someone who is willing to take credit but unwilling to take the blame. Nowhere in his Newsarama responses did you see him say “It’s MY fault, don’t get on Millar and McNiven, they’re working as hard as they can.” Had he done that, I doubt there would be the outrage.

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