This issue of MYSTERY IN SPACE, another book that I got in my Windfall Comics purchase of 1988, sports another of those great halftone covers that DC production man Jack Adler was experimenting with. The added texture does give the piece a nice painterly quality, as well as far more subtlety than the typical DC … Continue reading WC: MYSTERY IN SPACE #55
A post from my Marvel blog of the late 00s sharing an actual letter with an odd suggestion that I had received from a fan. From the Mailbag February 20, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Received in the fan mail today, and offered without comment or attribution, here's this week's … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – From the Mailbag
I picked up this new issue of GREEN LANTERN (CO-STARRING GREEN ARROW) on my regular trip to 7-11 on Thursday, new comics day. As it turned out, this was a fill-in issue of sorts, its contents likely initially commissioned for some other purpose and then burned off here. But that didn't mean that I didn't … Continue reading BHOC: GREEN LANTERN #107
Now that it's been released on home media, I finally got the opportunity to watch the second of the two new SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO 2205 films, which was actually four episodes. And I'm afraid that I have to report that the back half of 2205 wasn't quite as strong or solid as the first portion, … Continue reading STAR BLAZERS: Space Battleship Yamato 2205: A New Voyage: Stasha
With the untimely passing of Neal Adams, a giant in the field, I can't think of anything more fitting to feature than this largely-forgotten story illustrated by him for Warren publishing's CREEPY #75. The piece was written by Jim Stenstrum, and while it was of its time in its era, today some 47 years later, … Continue reading Forgotten Masterpiece: CREEPY #75
An entry from my old Marvel blog, with a response to my piece about comics being the content and not the container from a fan. What's That You Say About The Future? March 2, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Received the following response from reader Jay Boaz on Friday's column … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – What’s That You Say About The Future?
It was business as usual back at my 7-11's spinner rack that Thursday, the day when new comic books would be put out for the week. Having jumped aboard the Spider-Man train, I picked up this issue of PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN. SPEC SPIDEY was decidedly the second tier Spider-Man title for virtually all … Continue reading BHOC: PETER PARKER, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #21
it cannot be overstated how much of an impact the 1950s ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN had in keeping both the character and the entire comic book business alive and vibrant throughout that decade and the next. While the Man of Steel was a red-hot fad at the start of the 1940s when he first burst onto … Continue reading TV Guide: How They Make Superman Fly
This was another issue of SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE that I got in my Windfall Comics purchase of 1988 and for which I paid 33 cents--more than three times the original cover price! This was another good example of where the series was at this time--it's worth keeping in mind that all of the … Continue reading WC: SUPERMAN’S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE #28
A post from my Marvel blog of more than a decade ago, addressing then controversy of the time about the rise of digital platforms selling comics. The Future Is Your Friend February 27, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General This is all just my own opinion, but…I’ve been watching with a … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – The Future is Your Friend
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