Now this is a comic that I did purchase deliberately, albeit without this cover and in one of those plastic wrapped bundles of assorted coverless comic books my local drug store had taken to selling. I bought both this issue of MARVEL TALES and the next at the same time, giving me two parts of … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL TALES #78
As usual, it's a collection of foreign printings of Marvel stories that have weird, interesting or simply bizarre covers on them. This cover to FANTASK is almost entirely the reason why I'm doing another installment of this feature. It's a great re-imagining of the cover to AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1. I love those strange red 4s … Continue reading Great Covers: Marvel Around The World 8
The SHAZAM Award given out by the Academy of Comic Book Arts for Best Dramatic Story in 1972 went to a memorable short piece that ran in HOUSE OF MYSTERY #201. It was written by John Albano, drawn by the great Jim Aparo and edited by Joe Orlando. It was titled "The Demon Within", and … Continue reading Making “The Demon Within”
We've covered this point many times in this feature, but just to set the stage once more: by the mid-1960s, the super hero fad in comic book publishing had grown into a nationwide obsession thanks to the appeal of the BATMAN live action television series, which premiered on January 12, 1966. Super heroes as a … Continue reading Brand Echh: Werewolf #1
A post from my old Marvel blog concerning all of the various Assistant Editors I worked with over the years. Since this was written, I've worked with several more. My Assistants June 16, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General I stopped to think about it the other day, and I realized … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – My Assistants
Another book that came to me out of one of those plastic-sealed bundles of 5 or 10 coverless comic books being sold by my local drug store. I was reading INCREDIBLE HULK by this point, but it wasn't a particular favorite, so this reprint wouldn't have been what I picked up the bundle for. But … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL SUPER-HEROES #64
We're just under a week away from the start of a new season of Doctor Who, this one produced under the difficult conditions of the pandemic lockdown. As we now know, this will represent the final full season for both actor Jodie Whittaker and the current production team headed up by Chris Chibnall. After which, … Continue reading Doctor Who: The Flux pregame
The fortunes of DC Comics were not looking all that encouraging at the start of the 1970s. Comic book sales in general were continuing to erode, as both the number of outlets carrying comic books declined as the traditional Mom & Pop candy stores gave way to larger chains and the affidavit reporting system for … Continue reading Let’s Rap! The 1971 DC Reader Survey
Among the many comics that I acquired in my Windfall Comics purchase of 1988, there was a string of six or so issues of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA from right in its earliest period. This one was the oldest of the bunch, #15, and it featured a story that I had read previously as a … Continue reading WC: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #15
A post from my Marvel blog of the last decade, this one talking about making sure that individual issues are new reader friendly. All Access June 18, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General So let’s talk about a recurring topic for a few seconds: accessibility in comics.In the old days, there … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – All Access
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