Another regular issue of SUPERMAN that I bought at my regular 7-11. That's a pretty strong, pretty violent cover for this time period, and it represents the first time in my memory where Superman's heat vision was used as an offensive weapon. Before this, it had typically been used as a tool, for effect against … Continue reading BHOC: SUPERMAN #322
This is a sort of an odd situation, as I haven't even completely worked out an operating theory on just what was behind the decisions I'm about to lay out for you all. So this is still a bit of a puzzler. But it concerns a significant change that was made to the lead story … Continue reading Lee & Kirby & Ayers: The Strange Case of STRANGE TALES #119
A post from my defunct Marvel blog, part of a series talking about good comics I had edited which had been largely forgotten. My Unknown Greats pt. 3 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General That's right, it's not an apology for "One More Day"--sorry, Steve Zoovie, live in hope--but … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog: My Unknown Greats, Part 3
Despite the fact that I was still not buying AVENGERS at this time, I did continue to pick up MARVEL TRIPLE ACTION, the AVENGERS reprint title, whenever it would show up at my 7-11 comic book headquarters. This reflects the fact that, even from an early age, I had a preference for the comics of … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL TRIPLE ACTION #41
It's been a while since we looked in on ol' Herbie--so here's another classic story, the origin of his costumed identity as the Fat Fury. This story was produced in the midst of the super hero craze set off by the Batman television show in 1966, which suddenly made costumed crusaders a topic of conversation … Continue reading Brand Echh: Herbie #8
A post from my ancient Marvel blog talking about how I approach editing a comic book. Friday, 10:31 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Okay, howsabout we start off today with a little bit of chatter on the mechanics of comic book editing.Every editor does things a little bit … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog: The Mechanics of Comic Book Editing
This was another book that I ended up with two copies of, after my fifth grade pal Donald Sims bought me a stack of comics for my birthday that year. It was the latest copy of FLASH delivered to be through my subscription, and one of the last. After one more issue, I allowed the … Continue reading BHOC: FLASH #260
A post from my old Marvel blog about dealing with art submissions. Submissions April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General All right, here's a question for discussion. And the good part is, you don't actually need to deal with the situation; I do.One of the things you deal with at … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog: Submissions
This would have been another book that I bought in a 3-Bag during the time, and one of the books that I would have bought the bag for in the first place (along with FANTASTIC FOUR.) I was a fan of INVADERS and so an opportunity to fill in one of the holes in my … Continue reading BHOC: INVADERS #17
Scott McCloud's ZOT! has become somewhat forgotten over the past three decades, overshadowed by his later work on UNDERSTANDING COMICS and its sequels, and even his epic graphic novel, THE SCULPTOR. But it's a brilliant strip, very much ahead of its time. McCloud was one of the first to apply the influences of Japanese manga … Continue reading Perfect Game: ZOT! #33
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