A post from my long defunct Marvel blog of a decade ago talking about comic books that I edited but which flew a bit under the radar. My Unknown Greats pt 1 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General I put out a lot of comic books every month--especially when … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – My Unknown Greats, Part 1
As we left off yesterday, this was the second of the two AVENGERS issues that I purchased simultaneously on a Saturday in 1979 and which made me a regular reader of the title going forward. If I had to guess so many years later, I would suppose that it was the artwork which made me … Continue reading BHOC: AVENGERS #171
DISCLAIMER: All individuals, sales figures, situations and occurrences involved in this editorial simulation are completely fabricated as part of the game, and do not in any way reflect the actual real-world opinions, viewpoints or situations involving any of the creators or titles named. THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION!Welcome, everyone, to Week Seven of our … Continue reading EDITORIAL SIMULATION Move 7
A post from my vintage Marvel blog about the selling behaviors of certain comic book shops. Short-Sighted April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Let me start off by making it perfectly clear that what I'm about to talk about doesn't apply to all comic book retailers, or even most … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Short-Sighted
It was a weekend, I remember that much. I had a little bit of cash in my pocket (no idea where I would have gotten it from) and so I made an extra trek down to my regular 7-11 haunt to look at the spinner rack and see if there might be anything worth picking … Continue reading BHOC: AVENGERS #170
Not every idea that gets published in a comic book story is a good one. Especially over the long periods of time that most of the mainstay comic book heroes have been in existence, there have been any number of developments that turned out to be a bad instinct, and which were subsequently either overturned … Continue reading 5BC: Five Best Forgotten Early Marvel Story Developments
A post from my old Marvel blog about fans hoping for a given title to be cancelled. Tuesday, 1:12 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General I keep seeing sentiments around the net, and have for some time now, where different fans express hopes that a given title gets cancelled. … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Cancelled
Bought this issue of SUPERMAN in the same weekly 7-11 run as the MARVEL'S GREATEST COMICS issue I wrote about yesterday. That's a nice cover by Jose Luis Garcia Lopez, an incredibly talented artist who worked for DC for decades but who has been somewhat overlooked--primarily because he did relatively few regular stretches on titles, … Continue reading BHOC: SUPERMAN #323
DISCLAIMER: All individuals, sales figures, situations and occurrences involved in this editorial simulation are completely fabricated as part of the game, and do not in any way reflect the actual real-world opinions, viewpoints or situations involving any of the creators or titles named. THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION! Welcome to Move 6 of our … Continue reading EDITORIAL SIMULATION Move 6
This was actually a series of posts that I put up during my first days of working on my Marvel blog. The idea was to chart my workflow through the course of a single day's work at Marvel--since every day is different, it can be difficult to summarize things for people. This was a snapshot … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – The Working Day at Marvel
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