Another post from my old Marvel blog, this one part of a series concerning my earliest days at Marvel. My So-Called Career pt 3 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General A bit of a short entry today, focusing on the material found to the left. These are pages from … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – My So-Called Career, Part 3
Featuring more assorted photographs from years past of vintage comic books either on sale or being read by the hungry audience of their day. These have been gathered from hither and yon by me over the years, so in most cases I don't know who took them, and what you see is what you get.
At this point, I expect that most of you know the drill here. But to hastily recap for those who do not: in the early 1970s, demand for Spider-Man stories was so strong in Mexico that the Mexican publisher of Spidey's translated adventures, La Prensa, got permission from Marvel to produce all-new adventures of the … Continue reading Forgotten Masterpiece: EL SORPRENDENTE HOMBRE ARANA #150 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #8
A post from my Marvel blog of the last decade, the first part of a sequence breaking down how a comic book is produced. Comic Tutorial pt. 1 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General We've got an all-day editorial meeting scheduled for the middle of this week (so there'll … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Comic Tutorial, Part 1
This was another issue that I got in a 3-Bag--possibly even the same 3-Bag as yesterday's issue of AVENGERS. I had sampled DEFENDERS a little bit before this but still wasn't picking it up regularly. In part this was because DEFENDERS was weird. The best analogy I can give you is that to me it … Continue reading BHOC: DEFENDERS #50
https://youtu.be/QANj5pnUIII The seventh installment of my series of videos about the art and science of editing comic books for a major company.
The DC war titles often used monochromatic covers for effect in the late 1950s and early 1960s and this Jerry Grandinetti image for G.I. COMBAT is a good example of why. Not only does it convey the mood of the moment in a gripping and visceral way, but the whites of the gunner's eyes stand … Continue reading Great Covers; G.I. COMBAT #69
One of the most memorable and offbeat characters in the history of comics made his debut in the pages of VISIONS #1 in 1979, which was the convention booklet of the annual Atlanta Fantasy Fair. Despite these humble beginnings, he went on to have a long and varied life, being published by several different outfits … Continue reading Brand Echh: Visions #1
Another post from my Marvel blog of long ago in which I answered more questions from the readership. Monday Reader Mail April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General It's been a few weeks since I've done this, so let's pull a few questions from the response-threads, and lay down some … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Monday Reader Mail
Another month led me to another 3-Bag and another classic issue of AVENGERS. This period has to be considered one of the high points in the series' run, with writer Jim Shooter being backed up on artwork by George Perez (and John Byrne for a storyline.) Coming into the book at this point, it definitely … Continue reading BHOC: AVENGERS #162
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