A post from my old Marvel blog speaking about one of the hidden appeals that reading comics holds for some readers. Thursday, 6:19 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General These short weeks are murder. I wind up trying to pack five days' worth of work into three days' worth … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – The Appeal of Reading Comics
The first time I came across it, I don't think that I was able to go in and look around. But it was enough to know that it was there, and eventually, when my family had a reason to be a few towns over again in nearby Ronkonkoma (where I myself would live years later … Continue reading BHOC: BRAVE AND THE BOLD #56
I suspect that this post is going to put some noses out of joint. How can it not, given the subject matter that we're about to get to? So I want to state right up front that I'm not looking to give any insult to anyone. As always, I'm looking to try to ferret out … Continue reading Lee & Kirby: The Enigmas and Non-Enigmas of FANTASTIC FOUR #8
A short post from my days-of-yore Marvel blog concerning one of our regular Marvel creative retreats, which was then in progress. Creative Retreat April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General We're holding one of our creative retreats this week, so there'll be far less blogging than usual, if any. In … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Creative Retreat
At about this time, the next issue of BATMAN FAMILY came out, and I bought it at my trusty, reliable 7-11. I had been purchasing BATMAN FAMILY regularly almost since the beginning, and though I missed the vintage reprints in the transition over to the new Dollar Comics format, that didn't stop me from partaking. … Continue reading BHOC: BATMAN FAMILY #18
The fourth issue of FantaCo's short-lived CHRONCILES series carried with it a new logo for the title--things were perhaps already growing dicey between the company and Marvel, whose output they were reviewing and indexing in these publications. And interview they had run in their FANTASTIC FOUR edition, #2, had earned them the ire of Marvel's … Continue reading Brand Echh – Avengers Chronicles #4
A post from my old Marvel blog of the last decade in which I answer some more questions from the audience. Reader Questions 2 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Another day of reader questions from the mailbag:> Really, right now I just want to know if the SI: … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Reader Questions 2
I'm not 100% certain what made me decide to pick up this issue of THOR, a series I hadn't previously followed. I had read one issue of THOR several years earlier and not found it to my liking. But in this period, I was beginning toe explore the assorted Marvel releases, and so it was … Continue reading BHOC: THOR #272
By 1969, with comic book sales beginning to fall as the 60s fad for super heroes ran its course, enterprising creators began to look for greener pastures, to get out from under the thumb of often-unscrupulous publishers and to be their own bosses and make their own way. One of these creators was Wally Wood, … Continue reading Brand Echh – Heroes, Inc. #1
A post from my old Marvel blog concerning the comics purchases that turned me into a regular Marvel reader. These are being well-covered in the BREVOORT HISTORY OF COMICS section, but I'm reposting this anyway. The Ones That Did It pt. 4 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General So … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – The Ones That Did It, Part 4
