For no particular reason, I've been thinking about SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE recently. It's a film that I first saw new back in 1978 and that has been a favorite ever since. What's more, it is clearly the progenitor for all of the big-budget super hero movies' that have come after it, to one extent or … Continue reading Fifteen Thoughts about Superman: the Movie
One of my absolute favorite creators in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s and beyond was Fred Hembeck. I first encountered his work as a single-tier strip on DC's in-house promotional page, the Daily Planet. Eventually, my friend Glenn Hauman showed me one of the collections of Fred's material that were being released by … Continue reading HEMBECK 1980: Fred Hembeck Reviews SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE
An entry from my Marvel blog of years gone by in which I talk about the first project I ever solo edited. Post It December 22, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General The first thing I ever solo-edited was the MARVEL COMICS POSTER BOOK FEATURING JIM LEE, which went on sale … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Post It
This was the second of two successive AVENGERS ANNUALS that my father brought home for me one night from the Heroes World outlet in the Nassau Mall in Levittown, where he worked. He was very proud of the fact that he'd gotten such early issues based on the numbers, and I never did explain to … Continue reading BHOC: AVENGERS ANNUAL #3
Of all of the early Marvel super hero titles, it must be said that STRANGE TALES was the one that seemed to be running on fumes the earliest. The title would get a little bit of a pick-me-up once Doctor Strange became a regular feature in its back pages, but before that, one gets the … Continue reading WC: STRANGE TALES #113
A post from my old Marvel blog, another in which I answered questions posed to me by the readers. Reader Questions 1 February 16, 2010 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General All right, folks, you've waited long enough. Time to start burrowing through the answers to the questions you asked! >how is … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Reader Questions 1
As I've mentioned here before, having become aware of the fact that my father's place of employment was located right in the vicinity of the Levittown Heroes World location, the only real comic book shop I yet knew of, I would regularly plead for him to stop by the place and pick me up some … Continue reading BHOC: AVENGERS ANNUAL #2
These days, the concept of a crossover between two different fictional characters has become so entrenched in popular culture that it's difficult to come across a pairing that is truly noteworthy. In a world in which everybody is exploring a Multiverse, it seems strange to think that there was a time when the idea that … Continue reading 5BC: 5 Most Unlikely and Unprecedented Crossovers
An entry from my Marvel blog of long ago, this one concerning how ego can cause one to make bad decisions. Ego October 8, 2009 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General As I continue to ponder the unanswerable truths about life, business, commerce and creativity, I find myself drawn inexorably to certain … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Ego
MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE was a title in a serious deadline crunch at the time this issue was put together, which is why new editor Roger Stern asked staff member Ralph Macchio for ideas for stories to fill it. This two-parter was Macchio's first writing credit, though he'd work for Marvel for over 35 years as an … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #43
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