MARVEL Editor TOM BREVOORT goes CANCEL PIG on the FANS...7 months before he starts X-MEN! 

Thank you Ethan for exposing these disgusting bullying nerds.

One big problem with the X-men over the last 2 decades or so is consolidating practically the entire Mutant race, including evil mutants and just sort of bundling them all within the X-men fold while simultaneously estranging and separating them from the rest of the Marvel universe and making the main focus of their existing in trying to preserve themselves. It makes the team look like closed off weirdos instead of a group of heroes who protect both mutants and humans from the bad guys.

Tom Brevoort and CB Cebulkski need to resign

'I loved chuck dixon, except for that part where i participated in pushing him and everyone like him out of comics so i can hire paraplegic trans black muslims to write themselves into every character'. I fixed it for you Tom.

The best thing about Tom’s new X-Men will be the throwback logo.

Chuck Dixon knows a heck of a lot more about the Punisher than Tom does.

amazing how attacking your fans has not led to increased sales. God bless EVS

Spoiler Alert; Chuck Dixon is the guy that tripped Tom Brevoort in high school.

You hit the nail right on the head, Ethan. X-Men, Spider-Man, and comics in general can be enjoyed by all manner of people, regardless of our differences. As kids growing up in a Black community, my friends and I had no problem seeing ourselves in heroes like Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, Iron Man, or Cap. They didn't need to look like us, share our culture, financial standing, faith (or lack thereof), sexual orientations, etc. We didn't care. We simply thought they were cool and wanted to be as strong and cool as they were! If these writers of modern comics truly wanted to find the same success the industry had in the past, maybe they should've stopped attacking and alienating 95% of their audience... i.e. the boys and men who wanna see superheroes doing superhero stuff and perhaps undergoing meaningful (and lasting) character arcs.

I just love these guys and you know *exactly* how this will play out. Before: "You bigots should stay away! This isn't a book for you!" After the product bombs: "You bigots! Read my book or I'll say more mean things about you!"

I take solace in the fact that today's Marvel will never again reach the big numbers that they used to get with X-Men. In the 80's and 90's, mutie books were licensed to print money. Now they wouldn't even come off the shelf if an earthquake hit the area.

I'd like to thank Tom for saving me money since now I know these new books are just going to be the same crap with a new look.

I used to love the X-men because they helped other mutants, save them from themselves, and look cool while doing it XD.

Great analysis as usual. The problem with Tom Brevoort and the rest of the Cancel Pigs is they have never understood any of these legendary characters and have burned the industry to the ground. Good job, Tom 👏👏👏

I grew so tired of hearing the "it was always an allegory" argument from people who made the X-Men a BLATANT messaging platform. Fooking BOOOORING. The Xmen was about the strangest teens growing up and training to use their abilities to help a world that hates and fears them... X-Men character suggestion: MAGA McTaggert

Comparing their reaction to the core philosophy of the Punisher to their perceived perception of the core philosophy of X-Men is genius.

You are doing great work here, man. I’m not even a hardcore comic book fan (I do have a small graphic novel collection of stuff that catches my eye, walking dead, preacher, the fade out, criminal etc,) but keep it up, because these guys should all be exposed for their fan hatred. A. They don’t deserve a penny of the fans money and B. They need to be exposed for their lack of concern for the fans enjoyment & and sometimes their total lack (or care) of knowledge about the characters they’re writing for & along with no idea how to write AS & FOR the characters & from their perspective. They only care about their own, and by basically stealing a paycheck & not doing the job they were hired for (by injecting themselves & their political beliefs into characters it makes no sense to,) they’re scumbag grifters.

What will come of this? Another terrible reboot of a Disney Marvel property. Another great jump off point. Let the Cancel Pigs eat cat food.

Chuck Dixon laughs in Alpha Core. Seriously, he made over a million dollars in sales for a new franchise; something that a notiable I.P. such as X-Men could no longer do.

Twitter "We're represented! Yeah!" Also Twitter "I know comics. I read the wiki."

We can thank Tom for telling us what time it’s not to buy at least& those comics being the ones he creates.

I really don't think X-Men was intended to be about puberty either. I read it as a boy because the idea of "mutants" and mutation ( particularly ) in the atomic age-cold, war era, ( and the Bug Eyed Monster Genre propagated in genre fiction at that time ) was creepy and neat. The X-men were creepy misfit weirdos that stood outside of the central Marvel universe of the 60s and 70s. I liked their unusual look, the super action, and Jean and Ororo's hot boobs and curves. I like fight scenes, cliff Hagers and unrealistic plots that don't attempt to become film or novels. I like primary color comics. I loved the Byrne-Claremont run. I don't really care otherwise. these days, I just read my collection of comics from the 70s and 80s, which I initially picked up as an eleven year old boy, along with a Slurpy and a Snickers bar from the local 711, starting back in 1975. Right now I'm really into Love and Rockets and Nexus. I can't wait to start reading CyberFrog, which looks like something I would have went nuts for when I was 11 yrs old, which means I'd love it at 59. Take it easy.

Guys, the goal is not to make superhero comics for superhero comic book readers; the goal is to maintain trademarks and copyrights so that they can exploit more profitable markets like merch, movies, TV and video games. Therefore, anyone who has hope that the DC and Marvel comic lines will improve is lying to themselves at this point. Personally, I'm selling off my comics collection. There's no point in holding onto the past when there's no hope for the future of the superhero subgenre. I think we need to move onto Manga, indies, or in my case, novels. Where the actual quality is.

Some of the worst humans have been Marvel editors

X-Men: to the ashes

Are they still trying to justify the whole Krakoa storyline of turning all the mutants into bisexual psychopathic murderers? Or has Marvel retconned the whole thing yet to try to save the franchise?

Yeah. I like cyclops because he's cold but capable. Wolverine wears his emotions on his sleeve. But he's a failed samurai. Beast is a genius and a clown to blow off steam. Nightcrawler is fun loving and a man of faith. And so on. We liked the X-Men because we can identify with them. I have nothing in common with Angel besides skin color, but I understand how anger and regret can change a person. We see the X-Men not on appearance, but their personalities and struggles, as we all have.

The hellfire gala could've been fun if it was a one time thing if they handled it like when the X-Men did normal things like play baseball or just go to the mall. Like if the gala raised money for a good cause or helped mutant/ human relations it would've been helpful.

Had no idea they cancelled the Punisher. Then again I haven't been reading Marvel comics for over a decade.

Another dumpster fire in progress, this X-MEN will be awful and Breveport will be crying and blaming the fans.

From the Ashes was an X-Men storyline from the early 80's. whatever they have planned most likely won't even be original.

Any competently run company would fire employees who attacked their customers or pretended their customers weren't really their customers because retailers sold on to them. It's amazing to see companies operate like a riot in a lunatic asylum.

This is Tom Brevoort's “If you don’t like my politics, then don’t buy my book.” And then a year later, wonder why the books are not selling.

so i ordered and received cyberfrog blood honey and rekt planet... very nice stuff ethan. great story and art bud. keep up the good fight! Comicsgate is Comicsgreat!

Ex-Men

When you think about it, "Brevort" is kinda onomatopoetic for the noise a pig makes.

That's a bold move Cotton, let's see how it plays out......

Another EVS upload, let's go!

Never forget that comic where Marvel had the Punisher scold side cops for having a skull sticker. As of we as customers have to meet their approval instead of the other way around.

If faulty sinister clones was the best hypothetical he could come up with to retcon all of this then it isn't just the writers at marvel who are creatively bankrupt, its the editorial staff too. Someone who actually loves comics needs to either make their way to ceo or buy out the big two and completely clean hiuse and hire back old non leftist talent or give new creators and new ips chance. That'll never happen though.

You’re an absolute legend, my friend. I’ve gotten into Warhammer 40,000 earlier this year or maybe last year. Anyway, I want to do a project depicting the Emperor of Mankind with the Primarchs with them drawn in the style of comic artists I like and respect. And you’re on that list. Figuring out which Primarch to illustrate in your style though is another challenge I have to tackle. All the best to you, Ethan. God bless you, and have a Happy New Year.

I loved the X-Men growing up as a kid in the 1980’s & ‘90’s. In fact I learned how to draw by thumbing through the books and drawing (not tracing) the characters within specifically Wolverine. I’m almost glad I quit reading those books as my childhood memories of Wolverine, Storm, Beast, Nightcrawler, Jean Grey, Proffesor Xavier, and the rest remain intact.

“Block yourselves “ Hahahahahahahahahahahaha! EVS equals Boss!

wasn't the first time on his glasses....

I’m glad to see the term “cancel pigs” gain traction.

Fire whoever retconned Nightcrawler's origin (Mystique being the daddy)

Stan, Roy, Shooter, Archie....seems like a dream now.

Honestly, I don't really buy modern mainstream comics. The last American comic I bought was Punisher Max. Most of my reads these days are from manga and non-American comics like Trese. And wouldn't you know it? Manga and non-American comics actually tell stories without talking down to their audience nor do they highlight some cringe social issue that literally nobody but some weirdoes online to schlick off to but never actually support financially. Hell, back when I was a little kid in preschool. I honestly liked comic books like Superman, Batman, the Justice League, Spiderman, Captain America, the Avengers, and the X-Men. Even when I didn't understand the more serious narrative undertones of these stories but I still enjoyed the idea of superheroes punching out supervillains and saving the day. Looking back, I can appreciate the serious messages in those stories. These days, modern Marvel and DC comics are less about superheroes and supervillains and more about activists dressing up in spandex and calling their enemies bigots. That's why I'm no longer bothering with Marvel or DC these days. It's just activists and pigs masquerading in spandex and talking down to people.

HIT THE THUMBS UP YOU WANKERS!!!

This neverending Krakoa saga that has abducted all the X-Men is exhaustingly boring.

Let's face it - Stan himself said the whole Mutant thing was basically just a way of having lots of new super characters without having to do complex origin stories for each of them. And when you look at classic runs, like the Claremont / Byrne run, how much of it was based on being hated outsiders seeking to be themselves etc? Days of Future Past and that's it. The rest was essentially Team-book Spider-Man - usual superheroics every month but the characters - unlike Superman and the like - were not particularly popular or liked. And that was about as far as it went. Hell, the whole reason the "God Loves, Man Kills" graphic novel stood out so much at the time was because that was the first time any real focus had been placed on that sub-text. The first time in 20 years. People like Brevoort have no idea and the sales reflect that..

I love how visual that story he opened with was. I wish I could think and speak that way.

From the ashes...pretty much sums it up. They managed to torch the X-Men and all the rest of Marvel. Lol! 😂

Xmen is where I started reading marvel comics in 1990 and the xmen is what made me drop marvel comics in 2021.

Funny spot-on critique Ethan (as per usual!)

Why does captain America look like David Bowie

Correction. Comics as any hobby is for anyone. But it can't and shouldn't be for everyone, that's how we got here in the first place.

Love this kind of coverage 👊💀🍻🚬

Ethan, Tom is right about one thing he said, and you should always grant your opponents a point when earned. The X-Men’s premise is 100% the message. Always has been. The X-Men CAN mean whatever you want it to mean, but Stan and Jack meant the story to be a direct analogy - not allegory because allegory isn’t a perfect match - to the racism American blacks were experiencing, and even more specifically about the ideological tug-o-war between King and Malcolm X. You, I, and everyone in this comment section knows this is true. What you’re missing in your critique of Tom is this: Since the premise is already the message, you can stop shoving your clumsy messaging down our throats. We were already on board with treating people equally. That’s a big reason why we’re already fans of the franchise. So since we’re reading X-Men because we believe all people should be treated equally, maybe shift some of your unnecessary political focus over to DECENT STORYTELLING.

Been a fan of Chuck Dixon since No Man's Land Batman. He usually puts out a good product and seems to know his stuff.

Soy Soyvoort

unc....never stop doing the sjw voice, please.....i laugh so hard :D

Thanks for your always on target commentary! 👍👍👍

Yes, you bring up a good point, EVS. Why should comics and media be concerned with the majority? Clearly, they should continue to cater to the 2% because they are so wildly profitable and swimming in cash with that strategy. Why change up a winning strategy??

Well, he already got the looks down... Seriously tho, he might wanna lay off dem soy lattes.

Thankyou Uncle Ethan for that beautiful little story of Razorfist bullying Tom Brevoort in the school cafeteria. 😄 Merry Christmas!🎄

Thanka again Ethan! My new favorite content!

When main stream comics go out of business we will not miss them.

Calling your attention to the significance of the sameness between Mulder / Scully and Chase / Zoey. This is a weaponization of symbolization on screen. Psyop. How many other similar relationships can you name? Opposite to Ozzie and Harriet, the Cleavers (leave it to Beaver) and so on.

My bullying was much worse. Rocks being slung to the back of my head.

Merry Christmas Ethan! Hope you had a great time with friends and family.

The only way to truly resurrect the X-Men is to bring back Chris Claremont or John Byrne. We don't need another Soy-Men run by Soy Brevoort

X-Men, from the ashes...to the shit!

"Babe! The nerds are are tussling again!"

X-MEN: From the Asses

A lot of these logo’s are basically iconic. They didn’t need to change it at all. The other issue? The best periods of the X-Men 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. I never really liked the Grant Morrison period, not because I don’t like his other writing, but because it felt less like Marvel’s X-Men and more like 2000AD’s X-Men.

I really don't understand what's happened to comic creators. Their attitudes towards people with differing opinions who also happen to be THE PAYING CUSTOMERS... it's truly a MIND VIRUS.

more likely it’s more like let me pour water onto the ashes to make sure the fire never starts against.

Great video breaking down the issue that has destroyed the big two ..... Cheers Bud

Reboot will be called X-Persons #1

Actually, Stan Lee admitted in an interview that he created the X-men and mutants because he got tired of coming up with new ways for these people to get super powers. Odd but true.

Brevoort ruined Spider-Man but he's going to fix X-Men? Is there no one else in the world that can edit comics? They keep rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Chris Claremont is turning in his grave and he’s still alive

I believe the classic logo was designed by Jim Steranko for issue 50.

You tell ‘em Big E

Cheers Bud!

Great marketing plan tom!

Those redesigns were ATROCIOUS

I thought the X-men were about a group of Mutants who have begun to slowly crop up in the 20th century and in to the 21st century. Each one having a seemingly random roll of the dice on the mutation that they acquire at puberty, some being innocuous while others being down right deadly, and with no easy way to learn how to control the mutation, and subsequent fear, and shame overtaking them... a hero of Mutants forms a team to help those in the most dire need of it. Oh, and I thought it was about having sexually attractive super heroes doing awesome things, in high danger action scenes, and charming displays of odd family dynamics, mixed in with heart warming relationships and no small amount of tension toward the wild world that Mutants were popping up within. Maybe I read it wrong though, maybe it is just about black people, trans people, and the gays. like everything else is now. Guess that is possible too.

No sale Tom.

excellent take

If the X-Men is supposed to be an allegory for the gay experience, why do they have to literally make them all gay?

4:29 Suddenly I'm hearing the announcer start to sing "He's the Pimp of the Yeeeeeeeeear!" from _I'm Gonna Get You Sucka!_

Right on.

I am a fan of the Punisher.

It’s the Neverending Story but everything is Woke XD

One of the best comic book Artists in the world

I was alarmed about Emma Frost’s future in X-Men 97 upon finding out this guy isn’t fond of her. One look at his face and it all makes sense, I guess Emma Frost reminds him too much of all the real life women who would never even lay an eye on him

Aww 😢 Nightcrawler 😢😢😢

Real talk though, Uncle E... Nightcrawler was the only character I could see actually rocking that fit.