User blog comment:GrnMarvl14/Axel Alonso Named New Marvel Editor-in-Chief/@comment-1671874-20110105030339/@comment-61371-20110105034520

They were kind of gone before Quesada. They sort of died during the transition period between DeFalco and Harras and came back as gimmicky beasts during Harras, then died early in Quesada's run. He has been bringing them back, though.

And, yeah, I'm a bit surprised it's not Brevoort, but I'm wondering if maybe he chose NOT to take over. Maybe he supported Alonso taking over, and they gave him the title to show their support for him (or, on the flip side, they gave him the new title because they didn't WANT to make him EiC. I need an insider...).