Thread:Nausiated/@comment-11836-20170219231754/@comment-61022-20170219234230

As I understand it, Marvel Universe: The End partially takes place on Earth-616 but when Thanos saves the universe it creates a divergent reality of Earth-4321. That said, the Living Tribunal is a singular being in all the multiverse. It's clearly stated in the handbooks. Also when it comes to what we accept as cannon, we go with what is stated in the publications. The only exception is when there is an error in the Marvel Handbooks that have been pointed out (such as the All-New All-Different Handbook issue regarding Susan Richards)

That said, there is only one Living Tribunal in the multiverse. This has been stated countless times in handbooks and actual comics. It's been started far far too much in continuity for it to be tossed away on the say-so of an editor commenting on a story written over a decade ago.

On the Brevoort caring about continuity... Eh, editor, that's not really his job. His job is to maintain the editorial vision of the company and make sure that nobody does something entirely outlandish without approval from on high. I wouldn't say that he dislikes continuity either. I mean the last time he wrote anything was in the 90s and having read his work he made use of pre-established continuity.

I think when it boils down to it, he's very selective on the issues that he personally considers part of continuity. The continuity stuff is the writer's job. Brevoort's supposed to make sure nobody writes a story where Spider-Man do something completely out of line with the brand.

At any rate, no, we should never, ever, ever take what Tom Brevoort says at face value unless it's acknowledged in-universe.