Actions speak louder than words. We are experiencing a lull in African-American writers at this moment, but it is temporary. We will be announcing new series very soon that will prove that. I’m talking about new voices, familiar voices and one writer whose voice is heard round the world. [Laughs]

Since you mention, Dwayne, Reggie and Kevin… Comics lost a major talent when it lost Dwayne McDuffie. I’ve got to wonder how he – who had a close relationship with [SVP for Publishing] Tom Brevoort – might have contributed to Marvel. The same thing is true of the late Robert Morales, with whom I was very close. I edited his brilliant “Truth: Red, White and Black” limited series and his run on “Captain America,” and looked forward to working with him again before he passed.