Now that it's been released on home media, I finally got the opportunity to watch the second of the two new SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO 2205 films, which was actually four episodes. And I'm afraid that I have to report that the back half of 2205 wasn't quite as strong or solid as the first portion, … Continue reading STAR BLAZERS: Space Battleship Yamato 2205: A New Voyage: Stasha
With the untimely passing of Neal Adams, a giant in the field, I can't think of anything more fitting to feature than this largely-forgotten story illustrated by him for Warren publishing's CREEPY #75. The piece was written by Jim Stenstrum, and while it was of its time in its era, today some 47 years later, … Continue reading Forgotten Masterpiece: CREEPY #75
An entry from my old Marvel blog, with a response to my piece about comics being the content and not the container from a fan. What's That You Say About The Future? March 2, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Received the following response from reader Jay Boaz on Friday's column … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – What’s That You Say About The Future?
It was business as usual back at my 7-11's spinner rack that Thursday, the day when new comic books would be put out for the week. Having jumped aboard the Spider-Man train, I picked up this issue of PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN. SPEC SPIDEY was decidedly the second tier Spider-Man title for virtually all … Continue reading BHOC: PETER PARKER, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #21
it cannot be overstated how much of an impact the 1950s ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN had in keeping both the character and the entire comic book business alive and vibrant throughout that decade and the next. While the Man of Steel was a red-hot fad at the start of the 1940s when he first burst onto … Continue reading TV Guide: How They Make Superman Fly
This was another issue of SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE that I got in my Windfall Comics purchase of 1988 and for which I paid 33 cents--more than three times the original cover price! This was another good example of where the series was at this time--it's worth keeping in mind that all of the … Continue reading WC: SUPERMAN’S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE #28
A post from my Marvel blog of more than a decade ago, addressing then controversy of the time about the rise of digital platforms selling comics. The Future Is Your Friend February 27, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General This is all just my own opinion, but…I’ve been watching with a … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – The Future is Your Friend
This issue of IRON MAN was a bit more like it. After a pair of issues that were concerned with a war in deep space that I found it difficult to care about (the influence of STAR WARS was all over those issues, at least broadly) with #113 we were back in Earth, with grounded … Continue reading BHOC: IRON MAN #113
It's one of the great lost pieces of Superman Americana. For three months in 1966, actor Bob Holiday starred as the Man of Steel in 129 performances of the Broadway musical It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman. While a cast recording was made and is readily available today, and a few promotional appearances … Continue reading It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman 1966 Souvenir Program
Given what he's going through and how much in the public eye he's been these past few months as a result, this seems like a good moment to revisit this early Fanzine/Portfolio dedicated to the work of George Perez. It was published in 1977 by Omnibus, and was the first real call-out as to George's … Continue reading Perez: Accent on the First E
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