Of all of the early Marvel super hero titles, it must be said that STRANGE TALES was the one that seemed to be running on fumes the earliest. The title would get a little bit of a pick-me-up once Doctor Strange became a regular feature in its back pages, but before that, one gets the … Continue reading WC: STRANGE TALES #113
A post from my old Marvel blog, another in which I answered questions posed to me by the readers. Reader Questions 1 February 16, 2010 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General All right, folks, you've waited long enough. Time to start burrowing through the answers to the questions you asked! >how is … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Reader Questions 1
As I've mentioned here before, having become aware of the fact that my father's place of employment was located right in the vicinity of the Levittown Heroes World location, the only real comic book shop I yet knew of, I would regularly plead for him to stop by the place and pick me up some … Continue reading BHOC: AVENGERS ANNUAL #2
These days, the concept of a crossover between two different fictional characters has become so entrenched in popular culture that it's difficult to come across a pairing that is truly noteworthy. In a world in which everybody is exploring a Multiverse, it seems strange to think that there was a time when the idea that … Continue reading 5BC: 5 Most Unlikely and Unprecedented Crossovers
An entry from my Marvel blog of long ago, this one concerning how ego can cause one to make bad decisions. Ego October 8, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General As I continue to ponder the unanswerable truths about life, business, commerce and creativity, I find myself drawn inexorably to certain … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Ego
MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE was a title in a serious deadline crunch at the time this issue was put together, which is why new editor Roger Stern asked staff member Ralph Macchio for ideas for stories to fill it. This two-parter was Macchio's first writing credit, though he'd work for Marvel for over 35 years as an … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #43
There were more than a few early issues of SGT FURY AND HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS in that box of about 150 Silver Age comics that I purchased for fifty bucks back in 1988. And the reason for that no doubt was that it wasn't a super hero series. While all of these books have appreciated … Continue reading WC: SGT FURY AND HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS #10
A post from my ancient Marvel blog about how it's necessary to remain courageous in your storytelling in order to keep your characters and your universe fresh and alive. Fearless October 12, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General For whatever reason, my mind seems to be turning towards big, broad subjects … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Fearless
I picked up this issue of CAPTAIN AMERICA on my usual weekly Thursday sweep of the spinner rack at my regular 7-11. But before that, I'd gotten to have a noteworthy though frustrating experience. The weekend before, my father had learned that Stan Lee was going to be making a personal appearance at the Cartoonerville … Continue reading BHOC: CAPTAIN AMERICA #225 and Stan Lee at Cartoonerville
Sheldon Mayer is one of the most important figures in the Golden Age of Comics, though he's one that relatively few people have heard about. An obsessive cartoonist, Mayer broke into the business at a young age, in the era in which comic books were just starting out. For a time, he worked at the … Continue reading Forgotten Masterpiece: Scribbly Returns!
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