It’s like the thread I’ve always waited for: A Marvel intern spills the beans on what it was like working at Marvel while they were working on Civil War. Some choice excerpts:

[The plot] was surprisingly set in stone. The only thing I noticed was the occasional frustration of trying to work with the other offices and writers, as well as the timing of issues. I know our office was frustrated with having to sit on Punisher War Journal for so long… there wasn’t anything really that they backed out on. I was surprised they went forward with [Captain America's death], but they were pretty set forward in moving ahead with every aspect.

On Tom Brevoort:

Busy. ALL the time. He is very hands on with all of his books, and doesn’t wrest control away easily. He is on the ball with everything. I was glad I wasn’t his intern for that reason, because I wouldn’t have had much to do, but it was cool to see him work. He is a continuity nut, and we would run stuff by him to check it. There was only one miss that I caught and he didn’t. The joke around the interns was that Tom didn’t really see interns there, but I didn’t really see it. We chatted a few times, and he is a nice guy all around. Very passionate about his books, and when he tells you something through his blog or items like his Civil War room, he means it. He doesn’t spin or lie or half truth. It’s either the truth, or he doesn’t comment.

On Marvel editorial policy regarding late creators:

The Heinberg thing was done by the time I got there, and people just laughed when I asked about Ultimate Wolverine vs Hulk. It was a joke to them too how long it is taking, and realize a huge ball was dropped… As for Ultimates, I read the remaining issues in script form. 12 was half done while I was there, and basically was told that he’s Bryan Hitch. They will wait however long for him to finish as it takes. They call him every few days to check up on him, and he is constantly working, but it just takes him a while. He is a massive perfectionist… If they’re trying to maintain quality on a book, especially high profile or pet projects, they’ll roll with the lateness, as seen by Civil War. However, on lower tier books with rotatable creative teams, they are all over their talent’s rear end if poo poo starts slipping. I’ve heard a few rear end chewings while walking through the hall and made a note to myself: never be late on a book unless absolutely necessary.

Here’s hoping the thread continues for a loooong time.

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