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
This issue of THOR was another new book that I picked up on my outing to Heroes World with my grandparents. I didn't do so because I was completely enthralled with the series so much as an overall "no comic left behind" attitude that I had towards books that I would typically have picked up … Continue reading BHOC: THOR #274
Here's the second part of our look at the first SUPERHERO MERCHANDISE catalog, put together for entrepreneur Ivan Snyder by several moonlighting freelancers from Marvel and available through the mail. SUPERHERO MERCHANDISE eventually transformed into being HEROES WORLD, an outlet of which was the very first comic book store that I ever encountered, so I … Continue reading SUPERHERO MERCHANDISE Catalog #1, Part Two
This is one of the best and most memorable covers in the run of THE FLASH, and a good example of the appeal of the early Silver Sage DC line. Putting aside the actual image concept for a moment, look at how beautifully artists Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson use tone and texture on this … Continue reading WC: THE FLASH #133
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
This issue of SUPERMAN is another new book that I picked up during my visit to the Heroes World outlet in Levittown, New York. It was written by Marty Pasko, whose work on the Man of Steel I really enjoyed. Pasko's time on SUPERMAN was just as goofball in a Bronze Age way as anything … Continue reading BHOC: SUPERMAN #326
Not all that long ago, we looked at the first Book-Length story to appear in SUPERMAN, a link to which is posted below. https://tombrevoort.com/2021/12/29/the-first-book-length-superman-adventure/ But working on it got me thinking: what was the first Book Length story to appear in comic books at all? The answer is a little bit complicated, and depends on … Continue reading The First Book Length Comic Book Story
For a hot moment in the mid-1970s, it seemed as though funny animal comics were poised to make a comeback. A lot of this interest stemmed from the huge demand for HOWARD THE DUCK #1, which drove up the back issue prices of that issue. Nobody yet entirely realized how manipulation at the distributor level … Continue reading Brand Echh: Quack #1
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
In addition to picking up back issues on that trip to Heroes World in Levittown, New York with my grandparents, I also purchased a bunch of brand new books that hadn't quite made their way to my area yet, such as this issue of MARVEL TRIPLE ACTION. I wasn't the type of kid who could … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL TRIPLE ACTION #43
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