It was back to my local 7-11 on Thursday for that week's new comic book releases--I had worked out over the summer that new books came out on Thursdays, so I never missed a trip to the 7-11 after school on that day. And this week, a new issue of DAREDEVIL was waiting for me. … Continue reading BHOC: DAREDEVIL #152
A million words must have been written over the decades about this issue of X-MEN, the conclusion to the Dark Phoenix Saga and the high point of the fabled Chris Claremont and John Byrne run. And in the shadow of what would follow in the years to come, perhaps the book has lost some of … Continue reading Perfect Game – X-MEN #137
I'm going to keep posting these as I come across covers in my travels that strike me as qualifying for the distinction. This Nick Cardy TEEN TITANS cover is simultaneously of its time and excellent, a prime example of why Cardy became DC's main super hero cover artist in the early 1970s. That hot purple … Continue reading Great Covers – TEEN TITANS #26
A post from my dearly departed Marvel blog from a decade ago talking about a video segment I appeared in attired in a Galactus costume. The Day I Was Galactus April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General By now, some of you may have visited your local Best Buy, and … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – The Day I Was Galactus
This was another book that I got out of a 3-Bag at the Two Guys discount store, and a book that would have made such a bag a must-buy for me. Because at this time, FANTASTIC FOUR was my favorite comic book series, and so an opportunity to get another new-to-me issue was something I … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL’S GREATEST COMICS #71
Ever since I did the initial post about the 5 Best Forgotten DC Retcons, people have been turning up to remind me about other stories, most of them of a slightly later vintage, that fall into the same general category. And who am I to keep these sterling masterworks from enjoying the notoriety that they've … Continue reading 5BC: Five More Forgotten DC Retcons
A post from my old Marvel blog in which I answered some more questions from the audience. Reader Questions 5 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Finishing out the week with more Reader Questions. We're definitely going to cycle into next week with the balance of these.>1. When you … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Reader Questions 5
Another Marvel reprint title that came out of a 3-Bag. I seem to recall getting this particular issue at the Two Guys discount store, where they carried 3-Bags and to which my family would regularly go when we needed household goods. On this particular day there were a few 3-Bags in the batch on that … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL TALES #81
This is the single greatest issue of SUPERMAN ever put together in the character's 80 year history. Closer to home, it's the special Anniversary issue that I'm always jockeying against in my own mind when it comes to put together a book of this sort for the Marvel characters. Of course, I fail to clear … Continue reading Perfect Game – SUPERMAN #400
A post from my defunct Marvel blog concerning the reading order of the books tying in to Civil War. Friday, 5:23 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General No, I will not give you a list of what order the CIVIL WAR tie-ins should be read in.The plain fact of … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Civil War Tie-Ins
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