A posting from my long-ago Marvel blog concerning an often-thrown-out fan criticism: that creators aren't respecting the characters they're working on. R-E-S-P-E-C-T April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General One of the phrases that gets tossed around a lot in fan communications is "disrespecting the characters." It's an effective gauntlet … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – R-E-S-P-E-C-T
I've spoken in the past about how as a kid I was a bit disdainful towards DC's SUPER FRIENDS comic book series, an adaptation and outgrowth of the ongoing Saturday morning cartoon series. Now, mind you, I watched SUPER FRIENDS dutifully every weekend, but I was also aware even then that the story material was … Continue reading BHOC: SUPER FRIENDS #12
This is a pretty stunning GREEN LANTERN cover by series regular Gil Kane. More than anything, it's the posterlike coloring that really makes it pop--those striking blues and magentas. The sketch for this cover was almost certainly done by Carmine Infantino, who had been brought on as DC's cover designer in an attempt to make … Continue reading Great Covers: GREEN LANTERN #61
In 1967, toy manufacturer Wham-O released a single issue of WHAM-O GIANT COMICS not to newsstands, but rather distributed to toy stores and department stores alongside its product line of frisbees and hula hoops .The gimmick here was that this was intended to be the largest comic book ever done in terms of its overall … Continue reading Brand Echh: Wham-O Giant Comics #1
A post from my decade-old Marvel blog in which I inaugurate the first and only year of the Golden Loeb Awards. Sadly, I no longer have the image of the trophy. The People's Award April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Back in the office for a brief moment after … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – The People’s Award
I picked up this issue of MARVEL TALES on my regular weekly run to the 7-11 on Thursday, the day when new comic books would be released, as I'd worked out earlier in my travels. These runs were a regular ritual by this point, something that it took extraordinary circumstances to prevent me from doing. … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL TALES #92
Given all of the recent chatter concerning Abraham Riesman's recent biography of Stan Lee entitled TRUE BELIEVER, I thought it might be of interest to post a few of the Marvel-related articles that he references in his text. And so here is this piece from the April 1, 1965 issue of the Village Voice, one … Continue reading Super Anti-Hero in Forest Hills
Continuing on in our compare-and-contrast between a story originally produced by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby for the inaugural issue of CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS, cover-dated March 1941, and it's Marvel Age remake, this one in the pages of TALES OF SUSPENSE #64. The prior issue had featured Cap's origin, and so as to cut down … Continue reading Lee & Kirby & Simon: Captain America Before and After 2
Another post from my long-ago Marvel blog, this one concerning more of the planning for the CIVIL WAR Event series. Civil War Battle Strategy April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Continuing our trek through the formative stages of the CIVIL WAR crossover.At this point, with the first issue more-or-less … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Civil War Battle Strategy
Her is another book that I got from my childhood friend Donald Sims during one of our frequent comic book swaps. As soon as I laid eyes on it, I wanted it. The cover knocked me for a loop. I had seen the cover to X-MEN #1 in SON OF ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS as … Continue reading BHOC: X-MEN #104
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