Given that today is Stan Lee's birthday and that he is likely the most photographed comic book creator in the world, it seems like an ideal time to do another installment of this series. Once again, these are all vintage photographs of assorted comic book writers, artists and editors from years past. Jack Kirby in … Continue reading Comics Creators in the Wild 9
As anybody who knows me knows, my favorite Marvel comic book is FANTASTIC FOUR. It was my entranceway into the Marvel Universe in the first place, and it and its characters remained close to my heart. Once I became a full-fledged editor, I made it very clear to people that the next time there was … Continue reading Personal Best: FANTASTIC FOUR #60
A post from my long-ago Marvel blog, this one an example of a positive interaction with then-Marvel Editor in Chief Joe Quesada. I don't remember what photo was posted with this story originally, so I substituted what I could. Why I Like Joe Q June 13, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Why I Like Joe Q
A post from my now-defunct Marvel blog concerning a food that brought Marvel and DC staff members together. Bite This. May 21, 2008 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General The most important thing to come out of all of the Marvel/DC Crossovers wasn’t a character or a story—it was a foodstuff.During one … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Bite This
An entry from my old Marvel blog featuring Mark Millar's initial outline for CIVIL WAR. Civil War Memorial April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General As I mentioned on Friday, this week I'm planning on posting a series of documents from the making of CIVIL WAR, since people seem to … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – Civil War Memorial
A post from my old Marvel blog concerning a gift that I gave to Joe Quesada. A Gift For Joe Q April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General What do you get for the man who has everything?Well, if you're like me, you know that a man—if he's a comic … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – A Gift for Joe Q
Now that I had begun to buy THOR regularly, the next time I was in our local drugstore I took the opportunity to go digging around in their Big Bin of Slightly-Older Comics for any THOR releases. I didn't come up with any issues of the eponymous title, but I did find what turned out … Continue reading BHOC: MARVEL SPECTACULAR #18
A post from my old Marvel blog concerning how the audience sometimes views the editors. The Circle April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General From the pages of the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: ONE MORE DAY SKETCHBOOK on sale in a week or two, here's a sketch of me that Joe Q … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – The Circle
This was actually a series of posts that I put up during my first days of working on my Marvel blog. The idea was to chart my workflow through the course of a single day's work at Marvel--since every day is different, it can be difficult to summarize things for people. This was a snapshot … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog – The Working Day at Marvel
A post from my defunct Marvel blog, part of a series talking about good comics I had edited which had been largely forgotten. My Unknown Greats pt. 3 April 28, 2007 | 1:00 AM | By Tom_Brevoort | In General That's right, it's not an apology for "One More Day"--sorry, Steve Zoovie, live in hope--but … Continue reading Blah Blah Blog: My Unknown Greats, Part 3
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