A post from my now-defunct Marvel blog concerning what we should be striving for in telling stories. Emotional Truth January 26, 2010 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General I read a scene the other day in a script that had come in that really made an impact on me. It was just … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Emotional Truth
A post from my decade-old Marvel blog concerning how we coordinated character appearances across different titles. Fighting Over The Toys October 5, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Spent a bit too much of my time today dealing with a tempest-in-a-teapot involving multiple creators all wanting to use the same characters, … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Fighting Over The Toys
A post from my old Marvel blog containing an instruction memo written by my former assistant editor Gregg Schigiel to his successor. Owner's Manual August 14, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General People have asked in the past just what it is that an Assistant Editor does. So when I came … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Owner’s Manual
A post from my old Marvel bog concerning the development of the SECRET INVASION crossover. Invasion Planning July 7, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General As I like to do from time to time, here's a bit of the behind-the-scenes planning for the SECRET INVASION crossover, now that sufficient time has … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Invasion Planning
A post from my old Marvel blog on Mark Gruenwald on the anniversary of his passing. That date, August 12th, has in more recent years become known as M-Day, as in later years both artist Mike Wieringo and legendary creator Joe Kubert also happened to pass on that date. G-Day 2009 August 11, 2009 | … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – G-Day 2009
A post from my old Marvel blog about breaking into the industry. Breaking In, Breaking Out June 26, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General One of the questions that anybody in comics hears again and again from folks on the outside is "How do you break into the business? What's the … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Breaking In, Breaking Out
A blog post from my old Marvel blog about the difference in value between a basic idea and the eventual execution of that idea. The Currency of Ideas May 4, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General You hear about it all the time as you speak to people at conventions, or … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – The Currency of Ideas
Another old post from my now-gone Marvel blog of ten years ago, talking about who should get the credit in comics. Pictured above: The Marvel Editorial Staff including: Steve Wacker, Tom Brevoort, Jeanine Schaefer, Lauren Sankovitch, Sana Amanat, Rachel Pinnelas and The Midtown Comics Brain Trust: Gerry Gladston, Gahl Buslov, Rob Mileta, and Thor Parker … Continue reading Blah Blah Blob – The Stars
From my old Marvel blog of ten-plus years ago, here's a post concerning Wolverine. The Wolverine Inevitability April 27, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General You know what I miss? The days when Wolverine could be killed. It seems like, over the last decade ago, we’ve pumped the nasty little guy … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – The Wolverine Inevitability
Here's a post from the old Marvel blog where a reader tries to work out a consistent scale for the passage of time in the Marvel Universe. I soft-peddle it at the top, but it's impossible to do this, because as time moves on, we're always continuing to pack more and more incident into a … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – The Pryde Scale
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