A post from my old Marvel blog concerning the enthusiasm that fans have for the things they love that drives them to want to share them. Share October 15, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Is there anything better than finding some new, special something, and then sharing it with other … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Share
STAR WARS #9 was the third issue contained in that specialty 3-Bag of plastic-wrapped comics that was bought for my brother, who had become a big fan of the film and its characters. We've spoken already about how voracious demand was for these early STAR WARS books in a time when there really wasn't any … Continue reading BHOC: STAR WARS #9
When it came to the organized comic book fandom of the early Silver Age of Comics, there was no character that hardcore audience was more behind than Hawkman. The Winged Wonder had been a favorite of both Dr. Jerry Bails and Roy Thomas during their youth decades earlier as part of the Justice Society of … Continue reading WC: HAWKMAN #2
An entry from my old Marvel bog concerning the specific joy of watching somebody who is absolutely excellent at what they do doing that thing. Excel October 19, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General There's something pretty magical about watching somebody who's about the best there is in their chosen field … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Excel
This was the second of three consecutive issues of STAR WARS that we got as a special 3-Bag set months after they had initially seen print. The early STAR WARS books were all reprinted and reissued in tremendous numbers, and it seemed as though every kid of a certain age had at least a few … Continue reading BHOC: STAR WARS #8
The Marvel revolution of the early Silver Age took those toiling in the field entirely by surprise. That's entirely due to the fact that, prior to 1961, Martin Goodman's publishing enterprise, whether it was known as Timely or Atlas or Marvel had been producers of enormous amounts of shlock. Goodman's professed publishing strategy was to … Continue reading The First Spider-Man Parody
A post from my old Marvel blog that touches on how the specific way we express certain ideas impacts on the way in which they are perceived and received. Semantics October 21, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General One day every week I head up a regular Reading Circle for the … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Semantics
The popularity of STAR WARS hadn't even slightly begun to abate, and so even after the run of issues of the Marvel comic that adapted the entirety of the film over six issues had been reprinted as special 3-Bags, the program continued on beyond that, with the next STAR WARS 3-Bag containing issues #7-9. These … Continue reading BHOC: STAR WARS #7
Here's another vintage newspaper article about comic books from the dawn of the Silver Age. This is the earliest such piece that we've run, and it's interesting to see the writer's attitude towards comic books--both the titles that he clearly remembers from his own youth and their scarcity in the present moment--that moment being August … Continue reading Vanishing Art Form…
A post from my Marvel blog of years ago in which I talk about the tipping point at which a particular series becomes popular. Popular October 26, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Before I start in on today's topic, let the record show that it was Jim McCann who at … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Popular
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