A post from my Marvel blog of a decade ago clarifying the purpose behind the series on Bad Comics I Had a Hand In, Wednesday, 12:47 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General I think some of you are maybe taking the wrong message from my series of entries on … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Bad Comics Explanation
I don't remember at all what prompted it at this late date, but for some reason my family wound up going to the far-off mall that housed the Heroes World store once again. Possibly my father needed to get something he'd left at his office, which was in the same complex. Or maybe I just … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL COLLECTORS’ ITEM CLASSICS #6
One of the things that I've been enjoying over the last couple of months has been the biweekly livestreaming performances by Jim Infantino, the nephew of comic book royalty Carmine Infantino, who had previously fronted the band Jim's Big Ego. (For those who are interested, the recordings of these sessions are archived here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JimsBigEgo/videos ) … Continue reading Forgotten Masterpiece: Stop Us If You’ve Read This Before!
A post from my long defunct Marvel blog of a decade ago talking about comic books that I edited but which flew a bit under the radar. My Unknown Greats pt 1 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General I put out a lot of comic books every month--especially when … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – My Unknown Greats, Part 1
As we left off yesterday, this was the second of the two AVENGERS issues that I purchased simultaneously on a Saturday in 1979 and which made me a regular reader of the title going forward. If I had to guess so many years later, I would suppose that it was the artwork which made me … Continue reading BHOC: AVENGERS #171
DISCLAIMER: All individuals, sales figures, situations and occurrences involved in this editorial simulation are completely fabricated as part of the game, and do not in any way reflect the actual real-world opinions, viewpoints or situations involving any of the creators or titles named. THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION!Welcome, everyone, to Week Seven of our … Continue reading EDITORIAL SIMULATION Move 7
A post from my vintage Marvel blog about the selling behaviors of certain comic book shops. Short-Sighted April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Let me start off by making it perfectly clear that what I'm about to talk about doesn't apply to all comic book retailers, or even most … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Short-Sighted
It was a weekend, I remember that much. I had a little bit of cash in my pocket (no idea where I would have gotten it from) and so I made an extra trek down to my regular 7-11 haunt to look at the spinner rack and see if there might be anything worth picking … Continue reading BHOC: AVENGERS #170
Not every idea that gets published in a comic book story is a good one. Especially over the long periods of time that most of the mainstay comic book heroes have been in existence, there have been any number of developments that turned out to be a bad instinct, and which were subsequently either overturned … Continue reading 5BC: Five Best Forgotten Early Marvel Story Developments
A post from my old Marvel blog about fans hoping for a given title to be cancelled. Tuesday, 1:12 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General I keep seeing sentiments around the net, and have for some time now, where different fans express hopes that a given title gets cancelled. … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Cancelled
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