Well, as with the rest of this particular administration's efforts, that was a bit of an overclocked mess. Albeit a largely fun mess if you could kind of check your brain at the door. It was nothing so much as a big going away party for the show, and a celebration of the original series … Continue reading Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor
This issue of ACTION COMICS was another book that was part of my haul of around 150 Silver Age comic books that I bought from a guy that I met by coincidence at my local Post Office while mailing something out. The entire box cost me fifty bucks, so each individual issue amounted to an … Continue reading WC: ACTION COMICS #304
Another classic post of readers' questions being answered by a much younger me back on my Marvel.com blog of time gone by. Reader Questions 6 March 16, 2010 | 5:21 PM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General We'll get to some more of your Reader Questions in a minute, but first this musical interlude from … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Reader Questions 6
As we spoke about yesterday, this was the second of two early issues of X-MEN that my father brought home for me one evening after I'd inveigled him into stopping off at the Heroes World store in the Levittown Mall on his way home from work for just this purpose. I don't know that I … Continue reading BHOC: X-MEN #18
In the Golden Age of Comics, it was a real rarity for the stars of any two comic book features to meet one another. It happened occasionally, but outside of the regular get-togethers of the Justice Society of America in ALL-STAR COMICS, it was rare to see two different super heroes occupy space in the … Continue reading Lost Crossovers: When the Star-Spangled Kid met the Caped Crusader
A post from my old Marvel blog in which I shared Jim Valentino's and Rob Liefeld's pitch for a series called YOUNG AVENGERS from 1989--a pitch that didn't happen thanks to the similar NEW WARRIORS already being in production. The Old Young Avengers March 24, 2010 | 9:17 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog: The Old Young Avengers
I continued to be a regular nuisance to my father, trying to convince him time and time again to stop by the Heroes World location in the Levittown Mall on his way home from work (since the bank branch that he operated out of was in that same mall complex) and pick me up back … Continue reading BHOC: X-MEN #16
During the Silver Age of Comics, there was a prevailing wisdom that it was the cover that sold the magazine, rather than any quality within the book itself. Comics were largely an impulse purchase on the part of numerous casual young readers, so coming up with a cover image that would grab their imagination and … Continue reading WC: WORLD’S FINEST #151
Another post from my long ago Marvel blog in which I answer reader questions. I have no idea why so many of these are numbered 7. Reader Questions 7 March 23, 2010 | 9:46 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General Another week of more answers to your questions. Almost wrapped up here. >Is the … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Reader Questions 7
During that same weekly run to the 7-11 on Thursday for new comics, I bought this issue of MARVEL TALES. This was a strange story, almost a reprint of a reprint in a way. When it was originally released in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, Gerry Conway had just stepped onto the title as the new regular writer, … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL TALES #95
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