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
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
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
A post from my old Marvel blog detailing early Marvel comics I sampled that didn't hook me. Bad Comics I Bought pt. 1 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General This is looking to be a busy week, so I need to do something a little bit easier for the … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Bad Comics I Bought, Part One
A post from my old Marvel blog concerning how I got into the industry. My So-Called Career In Comics pt. 1 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General All right, it's Monday, so it's the beginning of another new and exciting week-long series! And for this one, I've scoured my … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – My So-Called Career In Comics, Part One
A post from my old Marvel blog about the growing acceptance of comics as a worthwhile medium. Acceptance April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General For years, one of the major goals of comics fandom in general was gaining acceptance for the art form, getting to a point where reading … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Acceptance
A post from my old Marvel blog concerning Fred Hembeck and Steve Ditko. The image below is not the piece I purchased. Fred and Steve April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General I bought a piece of original art from Fred Hembeck the other day, a drawing he had done … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Fred and Steve
A post from my long-ago Marvel blog in which I discuss rereading one of the very first Marvel novelizations: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE GREAT GOLD STEAL. Thursday, 9:17 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Just finished rereading, for no particular reason, "The Great Gold Steal", one of the earliest prose … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – The Great Gold Steal
A post from my long-ago Marvel blog about comics I edited that flew under the radar a little bit. Though this one has become better remembered since, largely thanks to Benedict Cumberbatch My Unknown Greats pt. 6 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Okay, last one of these for … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – My Unknown Greats, Part 6
A post from my old Marvel blog, part of a series discussing the history of covers at Marvel. Covers pt 6 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Part six of our analysis of the history of covers and cover theory. We're moving into the '80s now.At the beginning of … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Covers, Part 6
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