An entry from my old school Marvel blog of days gone by, this one answering more questions posed by the readership at that time. Reader Questions 4 August 1, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Took a day off for an editorial meeting—of which there’ll hopefully be some video footage next … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Reader Questions 4
The 3-Bag package was a godsend to me, at least during the year or so when the books so packaged were from a point before I had started reading Marvel titles. It gave me an easy (if somewhat inconsistent) way of catching up on recent books that I had missed. There was a period in … Continue reading BHOC: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #173
In 1973, there was a growing segment of comic book fandom made up of people who aspired to enter the field themselves. A number had already crossed that threshold in the later 1960s, but the floodgates were thrown open wide in the early 1970s--for all that the field was in pretty bad shape and getting … Continue reading The Comic Book Guide For The Artist-Writer-Letterer
We've talked a bit here about CHARLTON BULLSEYE, Charlton's last gasp attempt at producing new content by soliciting work gratis from fans and would-be creators. Publication would be the only compensation that such hopefuls would receive--but undaunted, and sensing an opportunity to have their work distributed from coast to coast, the response was overwhelming. Honestly, … Continue reading Brand Echh: Charlton Bullseye #7
An old post from my Marvel blog of the 00s in which I relate the story of how I annexed an office in DC's editorial offices. Secret Invasion! August 1, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General I attempted to annex part of the DC offices last week.Here’s how it happened.At the … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Secret Invasion
This is another comic book that I got out of a 3-Bag, and almost certainly the reason why I bought it in the first place, given that I was obsessed with the Fantastic Four at that point. I have a dim recollection that it was bought in a local Two Guys department store that my … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL’S GREATEST COMICS #72
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