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Tom Speelman
Thomas Speelman is a senior at Calvin College, double majoring in Literature and Writing. He has presented at the 2012 Grand Rapids Student Honors Research Conference, the 2013 William B. Fry Making Literature Conference at Taylor University, and now the 2014 Comics Arts Conference in San Diego. He's also a staff writer for the nerd culture website Another Castle. He blogs about comics, Star Trek, TV, and other such things 2-3 times a week at his personal blog tomtificate. He aspires to be a freelance writer, specifically about pop culture and comics in particular.
BOOKS AND MOVIES BY TOM SPEELMAN
 A Galaxy Far, Far Away: Exploring Star Wars Comics (contributor) |
MAGAZINE CONTENT BY TOM SPEELMAN (6 TOTAL)
Fantastic 4X4 Part 1: Fantastic Four Masterworks Vol. 1
The one upside of the recent Fantastic Four movie slinking into and out of theatres is that Comixology had a flash sale on several starting points in the continuity of Marvel’s First Family. I bought… [more]
How The Avengers Became the Center of the Marvel Universe
From 1961 to 1965, in a white-hot blaze of publisher demand and creativity, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, John Romita Sr. and others hammered out the entire Marvel Universe. In the process, they made… [more]
“I Just Don’t Like Bullies”: Joss Whedon’s Interpretation of Captain America
2012 was inarguably Joss Whedon’s biggest year ever. Not only did he take center stage of a sold-out ravishing audience at the 10th anniversary Firefly reunion panel at San Diego Comic-Con, have his micro-budget adaptation… [more]
The Top 10 New & Returning Comics to Read in 2015
2014 was a stunning year for comics. Between the debut and rapid success of many creator-owned series to superhero comics finally growing in big ways, comics are only getting even better. 2015 seems to be… [more]
The Last Roundup…For Now
If I told you my favorite comic book run, you’d be a little surprised. Given that I have a whole bookshelf section for him, you might assume it’s a Superman run. Or given that I… [more]
The Good Duck Artist and the Godfather of Comics
In less than a week, I’ll be presenting at the 22nd Annual Comics Arts Conference at Comic-Con on something I’ve been studying for three years. In my freshman composition class, we were instructed to vote… [more]