An entry from my Marvel blog of more than a decade ago, this one responding to some unkind statements that John Byrne had made publicly during that time. In the years since, John has produced something like 30 issues of his X-Men fan fiction comic but hasn't really ever done any further substantial amount of … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Answer a Challenge with a Challenge
A post from my old Marvel blog concerning how long fans will continue to buy a title that they no longer like. How Long Will You Hold Out? December 16, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General There’s a new blogging crew over at Newsarama, and yesterday one of them, Russ Burlingame, … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – How Long Will You Hold Out?
A series of posts from my old Marvel.com blog, these outlining a game I played where I attempted to get a copy of FANTASTIC FOUR #1 by trading with fans on the site, beginning with five junk comics that I happened to have. I'm not going to subject you to all of these posts and … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Trading to FF #1
A post from my Marvel blog of long ago, this one detailing how I still read a ton of comics regardless of working in the industry. Addicted to Comics November 17, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General There’s no other way to put it; I am addicted to comics.I spent the … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Addicted to Comics
Another post from my long-ago Marvel blog, this one sharing a fan theory as to how the passage of time within the Marvel Universe works. The Pryde Scale November 18, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General I received the following e-mail recently, and even though I don't agree with all of … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – The Pryde Scale
A post from my Marvel blog of many years ago, referencing when writer/creator Marc Guggenheim gave an incidental character my name on an episode of his television series Eli Stone Tom Brevoort - New and Improved November 20, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General There’s very little that AMAZING SPIDER-MAN writer … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Tom Brevoort – New and Improved
An entry from my old Marvel blog about Stan Lee friending me on Facebook back in the day. I believe the collection of Stan's Soapbox columns is still available through the Hero Initiative and can be ordered here: https://www.heroinitiative.org/shop/books/stans-soapbox-the-collection/ My Friend Stan November 21, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General A … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – My Friend Stan
A post from my Marvel blog of years ago talking about the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas in the comic book industry. The Black Hole December 1, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General The period between Thanksgiving and New Year's is called the "Black Hole" in the industry, because it's the … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – The Black Hole
An entry from my Marvel blog of days gone by, this one talking about a week that ground me down, and also sharing a timeline for the events of the SECRET INVASION crossover. Defeated December 5, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General It’s my 500th post here at the blog, and … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Defeated
A post from my old Marvel blog, this one detailing a meeting between the assorted Marvel creative heads where we tried to determine the most essential characteristics of a couple of key characters who'd soon be in movies. Synergy December 10, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General It’s been another exhausting … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Synergy
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