A post from my 13-year-old Marvel blog concerning some then-recent deaths within the industry. Mortality April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General As has been reported almost everywhere in the comic book blogosphere, we got hit with a real double-whammy yesterday.Upon arriving to work, we were dumbfounded to learn that … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Mortality
A post from my old Marvel blog written the day after the passing of artistic great Mike Wieringo. I don't have a scan of the What If page mentioned in the piece. Mike April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Unless you've been spending your time away from the Internet, … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Mike
A blog entry from my old Marvel blog in which I reproduce some story notes I sent about SECRET INVASION #1. Editor's Notes April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General People constantly ask what editors do (and the snarky ones talk trash about it whenever there's something they don't like … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Editor’s Notes
A post from my long-gone Marvel blog about the position of Editor in Chief. To be, EIC April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General The Editor in Chief of Marvel is, by definition, the most hated man in comics. Doesn't matter who it is--you look back for the last three … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – To Be, EIC
A post from my old Marvel blog concerning a few 1970s Marvel Stickers that Steve McNiven sent me along with a Christmas card. These things were ubiquitous in my youth. The three stickers shown below are not the ones Steve sent me, though. Stick it! April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Stick It!
A post from my old Marvel blog concerning the art and science of editing. Tuesday, 4:04 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Let's talk about the secrets of good comic book editing for a little bit.It's a strange and misunderstood science, editing comic books. Nobody's written any books about … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Comic Book Editing
A post from my defunct Marvel blog concerning the constant need for new villains. More Villains, Please April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General I'm running into a big problem this week with villains. Not planet-shaking world-breakers, but the smaller villains, the in-the-trenches costumed super-villains that make up the backbone … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – More Villains, Please
A blog post from my old Marvel blog, part of a series concerning bad comics that I had written. Another Bad Creation April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Continuing on with this week's theme of BAD COMICS I WROTE, let's take a look at the SPIDER-MAN: FUNERAL FOR AN … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Another Bad Creation
A post from my long departed Marvel blog concerning the tendency of freelance creators to take on one more assignment than they can comfortably manage. 42-15529728 Plus One April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General It's one of the realities that you've got to deal with when you sit in … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Plus One
A post from my old Marvel blog campaigning for a story by Stan Lee to win an Eisner award. It didn't. Give Stan an Eisner April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General The Eisner Award nominees were announced the other day, and I think that many were surprised to see … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Give Stan an Eisner
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