A post from my Marvel blog of years gone by, in which I respond to a rebuttal from a commented concerning my assertion that nobody is owed work in the comic book field. Friday, 9:14 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General I knew I could count on somebody challenging … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Nobody is Owed Work Rebuttal
This issue of ACTION COMICS was heavily advertised in DC house ads in the weeks leading up to its release, and so I was prepared for it to show up on the spinner rack at my local 7-11. And as you'd expect, it was being promoted as the for-real, no-fooling story of Superman marrying Lois … Continue reading BHOC: ACTION COMICS #484
Just like with our sequences on vintage comic books seen out and about in the world, so too do I have a relatively large collection of vintage photographs of writers, artists and editors either at work, in public or just generally goofing around. So why not show some of these vintage pictures off? Collected from … Continue reading Comics Creators in the Wild 1
Another assortment of photographs from years past depicting either comic books on sale or readers of the age catching up with their favorites. This image takes on a different connotation when you realize that this young reader and his family are being displaced to an Internment Camp for the duration of WWII. Going to the … Continue reading Comics in the Wild 5
Continuing on in our review of this 1947 behind-the-scenes pamphlet published by Timely editor Stan Lee Here, Stan brings back Mario Acquaviva to talk about the skills involved in lettering comics, and he shows off some pages from a recent Sub-Mariner story. I have no idea where this story actually ran, so I can't pull … Continue reading Secrets Behind The Comics 4
Another post from my Marvel blog of long ago, in which I answer some questions from the audience. The End of Viewer Mail April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General All right, one last day of "viewer mail", and a little shower of art on the end--and next week, we'll … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – The End of Viewer Mail
It was the end of an era, though I had no way to know that at the time. A trip to my local 7-11 to pick up the week's new comics landed me this, the final issue of SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS, which had been a real favorite of mine for most of its run. … Continue reading BHOC: SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS #15
https://youtu.be/uhzXm5sunc0 Here's this week's video continuing the subject of what goes into being an editor at a mainstream comic book publisher like Marvel.
Creator Bill Morrison posted a set of images from the 3M color separation proofs for the cover to this 1951 issue of MILLIE THE MODEL, and so I thought they were worth showing off here. It's relatively rare that proofs of this sort from that era turn up, and the relative simplicity of cover artist … Continue reading More Fun With Color Separations
Yes, that's right, I'm actually doing an installment of Brand Echh about a book published by Marvel. Seems heretical somehow, right? But in looking at this entry, this seemed to be the best category for it. The story saw print in the very last issue of MODELING WITH MILLIE, which was the second ongoing series … Continue reading Brand Echh: Modeling with Millie #54
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