The question came up again this week, prompting a bunch of discussion (often blaming one person in specific for perceived slights): why did the announced and eagerly-anticipated 1983 crossover book starring the Avengers and the Justice League of America never see print and remain uncompleted? There are a bunch of fan rumor and innuendo and … Continue reading Why Did The 1983 JLA/AVENGERS Crossover Not Happen?
The 1970s were a tough time for comic books. The mainstream Newsstand circulation business was shrinking and changing as a result of rising competition and population migration, and comic books with their low cover prices didn't bring in enough revenue to compete for the space--especially as most kids began spending more of their time and … Continue reading BHOC: SHOGUN WARRIORS #4
There's really no question that Bill Everett was the most accomplished and polished cartoonist to be featured in the early issues of MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS, the initial offering from Timely Comics. In general, the quality level of many of the artists of this period was questionable at best. But Everett was already an accomplished master, … Continue reading The Second Sub-Mariner Story
The week brought another issue of MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE, this one featuring an assortment of special guest stars hanging out with Ben Grimm. Part of the reason for that is that this was one of those stories commissioned as an emergency fill-in that could be used in multiple places given the need. So it could have … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #51
MARVEL COMICS #1000 was by far the most difficult editorial and coordination challenge that I've ever undertaken in my 35 years editing comics, and a book that I'm inordinately proud of. It was released in 2019 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Marvel as a comic book publisher, and as such, it was designed from … Continue reading Personal Best: MARVEL COMICS #1000
It was an exciting day when this Fantastic Four-themed MARVEL TREASURY EDITION showed up at my local 7-11. Because of their size, the Treasury Editions were racked with the general magazines rather than by the comic book spinner rack, meaning that you needed to know to go and look for them. As FANTASTIC FOUR was … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #21
Our recent piece on the Fifteen Best Doctor Who Episodes received a strong response asking for the most obvious follow-up: what would be my list of the fifteen best episodes of the original show? Well, you need wonder no longer. https://tombrevoort.com/2024/11/28/the-fifteen-best-doctor-who-episodes/ A bit of a caveat to start out with. Unlike modern Doctor Who, which … Continue reading The Fifteen Best Original Doctor Who Stories
It’s been several months since Doctor Who last came to our screens, so this year’s Christmas special is most welcome in that regard. Also welcome is the fact that it was written by former showrunner Steven Moffat, who created some of the strongest episodes of the series. To be honest, as should be no surprise … Continue reading Doctor Who: Joy to the World
I'm doing this a hair early this year since responsibilities during the holidays threaten to make it difficult for me to post during that time. But as always, I remain fascinated by just which features I write for this page get the greatest response. So think of this as a Greatest Hits piece--any of the … Continue reading End of the Year Stats – 2024
Marvel's first title, MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS (called simply MARVEL COMICS in its first issue--nobody quite knows how or why MYSTERY was added to the title, or for what reason) was something of a surprise success for publisher Martin Goodman. He'd initially printed up only 80,000 copies and the print job was so bad that he … Continue reading The Second Human Torch Story
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