A post from my old Marvel blog concerning how many comics I had stacked up that I hadn't yet read. I haven't been to a comic shop in a year, obviously, but I still buy new books every week online and have them shipped to me. My younger self would be somewhat aghast at me … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – To Be Read
I picked up this issue of TALES OF SUSPENSE during that selfsame first visit to The Batcave, the comic book specialty shop located just off of the South Shore Mall, the first ever genuine comic book shop that I had been to. And I bought it for a singular reason: its age. I could tell … Continue reading BHOC: TALES OF SUSPENSE #30
Here's the second portion of SECRETS BEHIND THE COMICS, editor Stan Lee's self-published pamphlet which purported to give the inside story on how comic books were made. Even in 1947--and this applied to virtually all of the publishing house of the period, not just Timely--the Editor was the Key Man. This section does give us … Continue reading Secrets Behind the Comics 2
An entry from my Marvel blog of days gone by talking about the resiliency of the characters and determining which aspects of them are up for grabs and mutable, and which are inviolate. It's still a pretty good question. How Far is Too Far? April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – How Far is Too Far?
This was yet another back issue that I picked up during my first trip to the Batcave, the very first full-on comic book specialty store that I had ever been in. I was drawn to this issue for a single, specific reason: somewhere in my travels, I had learned that this issue reprinted the 1950s … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL SUPER-HEROES #20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIAkWKopf-w Posted an all-new video over on the YouTube Channel, the first of a series concerning the ins and outs of being a mainstream comic book editor.
Saw this cover the other day for the first time since it was originally published and was struck by how simple and how powerful the image here is. It's really a case where less is more, and the juxtaposition of the background American flag and the burning Superman cape forge an inescapable connection. Great use … Continue reading Great Covers: SUPERMAN #145
A post from my Marvel blog of days gone by talking about the Marvel game panel that I put on at a bunch of conventions for a year or two. The photos below are from a later installment at a Wizard World convention, not the one discussed. The Panel Nobody Talked About April 28, 2007 … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – The Panel Nobody Talked About
While I was at the Batcave, that comic book shop adjacent to the South Shore Mall, I took the opportunity to pick up a small number of back issues in addition to a bunch of new books. The place had a wide selection of older books, and many of them were chewed up a little … Continue reading BHOC: DAREDEVIL #22
https://youtu.be/97chh-JJQ1w Tried a new experiment where I turned one of the features in this page's 5BC section into a down and dirty full-on video, expanded a bit for the occasion. I'm interested in seeing if I can expand the reach of this page in this manner, so my intention is to do more as I … Continue reading TBTV: The Five Best Marvel & DC Crossovers
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