THE ART OF JOHN ROMITA December, 1996 Another project that had been started previous to my involvement, I pursued the assignment of completing THE ART OF JOHN ROMITA after its original editor was laid off. It’s a splendid summation of John’s decades-long career in the business, with a lengthy interview (conducted before my involvement, but … Continue reading BHOCOS: THE ART OF JOHN ROMITA
UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN ‘96 1996 We set out in the 1996 UNTOLD TALES Annual to create a package similar to the great Marvel annuals of the early 60s, and I think we succeeded admirably. Our not-so-secret weapon was Mike “Madman” Allred, who had spoken to Kurt Busiek about doing a story with him at … Continue reading BHOCOS: UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL 1996
SPIDER-BOY #1 April, 1996 SPIDER-BOY #1 is my vote for the best single issue of any book I’ve ever worked on. It realized its potential and then some. For those who don’t know, the Amalgam books were a one-week event in which the Marvel and DC Universes were merged into a combined Amalgam Universe–a result … Continue reading BHOCOS: SPIDER-BOY #1
AKIKO ON THE PLANET SMOO December, 1995 My favorite currently-published comic book is Mark Crilley’s AKIKO. An imaginative contemporary fairy tale, AKIKO follows the story of grade schooler Akiko, who’s summoned to the far-off planet of Smoo, where she becomes embroiled in one crazy adventure after another. Despite how it sounds, it’s not completely light-hearted … Continue reading BHOCOS: AKIKO ON THE PLANET SMOO
FANTASTIC FOUR UNLIMITED #8 December, 1994 FANTASTIC FOUR UNLIMITED #8 represents the one and only time I had the opportunity to write a Fantastic Four story, and it remains a highlight of my career. I can’t be completely objective about how the final product turned out, but I was very pleased with the results. Artists … Continue reading BHOCOS: FANTASTIC FOUR UNLIMITED #8
LOIS LANE #63 February, 1966 You could always count on the Mort Weisenger-edited Superman family comics of the late ‘50s and '60s for intriguing (if often silly, and usually misleading) covers. These books have a quaint, childlike charm. The stories were clearly geared for kids–not only are they told in the most straightforward manner possible, … Continue reading BHOCOS: LOIS LANE #63
ALL-STAR COMICS #17 June-July, 1943 I first saw a reproduction of this cover in the Steranko History of Comics in the mid-70s, and like many of the covers reproduced therein, I was fascinated by it, and wondered about the story the book contained. I ran across this copy many years later, in the early 90s, … Continue reading BHOCOS: ALL-STAR COMICS #17
BOYS’ RANCH January, 1992 The BOYS’ RANCH collection represents the one and only time I ever worked with the legendary Jack Kirby–and, even then, I never so much as spoke to him on the phone, communicating instead through his steadfast wife Roz. BOYS’ RANCH is considered by many to be the pinnacle of the many … Continue reading BHOCOS: BOYS’ RANCH HARDCOVER
FUN BOYS SPRING SPECIAL April, 1991 Jeff Bonivert’s wonderfully nostalgic FUN BOYS one-shot had perhaps an unexpected effect on me. The tale tells of a trio of kids who make the weekly pilgrimage to Pop’s Comic Book Shop for their weekly fix, and who run afoul of the local bully on the way home. Said … Continue reading BHOCOS: FUN BOYS SPRING SPECIAL #1
DEATHLOK #1 July, 1991 DEATHLOK was the first regular comic book series I got to edit–and I botched the hell out of it. Now, mind you, I had some help. The limited series that resurrected the character had been edited by Bob Budiansky, who would continue to be associated with the book as “supervising editor.” … Continue reading BHOCOS: DEATHLOK #1
The Tom Brevoort Experience 