A post from my old Marvel blog concerning the resilience of the Marvel characters and their ability to live through bad stories. Turns out it wasn't for real--it was a hoax. Unbreakable April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Here's the thing: the characters are invulnerable.I'm not talking about super-powers … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Unbreakable →

A post from my defunct old Marvel blog concerning writing SECRET DEFENDERS More Bad Comics April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Continuing with our sequence on BAD COMICS I WROTE, today the spotlight turns towards the first ongoing series I ever helmed as a writer, SECRET DEFENDERS.SECRET DEFENDERS was … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – More Bad Comics →

A post from my old Marvel blog concerning how the switch-over to the Direct Market system impacted on the types of books and stories we made. Distribution and Content April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Continuing on one of the points that came up yesterday in discussing the old … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Distribution and Content →

A post from my old Marvel blog concerning covers. More on Covers April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Two more thoughts on covers, in response to things different people mentioned during the long sequence these past few weeks.1) As we've moved further and further into a Direct Market-driven model, … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – More on Covers →

One of the more controversial pieces I wrote at my old Marvel blog, where I talk about the fact that Spider-Man is about youth. Youth April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Okay, while we're gathering up nominations for the GOLDEN LOEB AWARDS (still available in the previous blog thread), … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Youth →

A post from my old Marvel blog reprinting an e-mail I sent to a creator working on a project that wound up never happening. Looking for the Easy Win November 24, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Trying to get everything done so I can get out of her for the … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Looking For The Easy Win →

A post from my old, now-defunct Marvel blog concerning my 20th year on staff as an editor at Marvel. My 30th anniversary with Marvel is less than a week away now. Twenty Redux December 14, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General It turns out that I'm going to miss the twentieth … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Twenty Redux →

A post from my old Marvel blog concerning why CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN expanded from 5 to 6 issues and why consequently other stories that took place after its conclusion were going to be coming out first. REBORN Skinny January 5, 2010 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General There still seems to be … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – REBORN Skinny →