A post from my old Marvel blog detailing the end of my Take My Trade experiment where I started with five random junk comics and traded with fans to the point where I acquired a copy of FANTASTIC FOUR #1, all to benefit the Hero Initiative. I don't still have a copy of the video … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Trading Update #18 – For The Win!
Now, who would have ever thought that one day this would be a comic book and a character of note. It simply goes to show: you just never know what some future creator is going to be able to make something out of. PEACEMAKER #1 was one of two issues of the series reissued by … Continue reading BHOC: PEACEMAKER #1
This issue of FANTASTIC FOUR, #31, was another book that I got in my Windfall Comics purchase of 1988, in which I wound up buying a long box of about 150 Silver Age comics for the dirt-cheap price of $50.00. I had read this story previously in its later MARVEL'S GREATEST COMICS reprinting, but it … Continue reading WC: FANTASTIC FOUR #31
Another post from my Marvel blog of days gone by in which I answered questions from the readers. I no longer seem to have the photo mentioned in the text, sadly. Reader Questions 8 September 23, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Okay, let's answer a few more questions before I … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Reader Questions 8
In addition to the issue of THE MANY GHOSTS OF DOCTOR GRAVES that we spoke about yesterday, Modern Comics reissued at least one other issue of the series as a part of their line. This one, however, was entirely devoted to one-off weird tales, and consequently was of scant interest to me as a reader. … Continue reading BHOC: THE MANY GHOSTS OF DOCTOR GRAVES #25
The crossover story has become an ubiquitous part of the lore of comic books, so much so that it's entirely unremarkable in these days when every publisher speaks about their "universe" or "multiverse" or "omniverse" of characters. But there was a point where such encounters between heroes was rare, even unheard of. So what was … Continue reading Lost Crossovers: The First Comic Book Crossover
Another long-in-the-tooth post from my old Marvel blog in which I answer questions that have been posed to me by the fans. Reader Questions 9 September 25, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General I think we've got maybe two more posts worth of Reader Questions left to answer. So let's get … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Reader Questions 9
As I've mentioned in the past, not only did the Modern Comics 3-Bagged reprints of past Charlton titles include a wide swath of their super hero and adventure material, but they also contained a number of titles in other genres; war, martial arts and mystery/suspense being chief among them. Most of those books were of … Continue reading BHOC: THE MANY GHOSTS OF DOCTOR GRAVES #12
This is a relatively effective cover for an issue of DETECTIVE COMICS in this period, even given that the series tended to look a bit antiquated when placed on the comic racks next to the other contemporary DC titles. That use of the close-up of the Robot Brain with Batman and Robin trapped inside it … Continue reading WC: DETECTIVE COMICS #324
Another post from my old Marvel blog in which I answer questions put to me by the readers. Reader Questions 10 September 28, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Time to wrap up the last of our Reader Questions, and move on to something else in the days to come. >Any … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Reader Questions 10
