(1968-12-16)December 16, 1968 Muncie, Indiana, U.S.
Died
November 13, 2019(2019-11-13) (aged 50) Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality
American
Area(s)
Writer, journalist, historian
Notable works
The Comics Reporter
Awards
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism, Eisner Award (2010, 2012, 2013)
Thomas Martin Spurgeon[1][2] (December 16, 1968 – November 13, 2019) was an American writer, historian, critic, and editor in the field of comics,[3] notable for his five-year run as editor of The Comics Journal and his blog The Comics Reporter.
^Gustines, George Gene (November 21, 2019). "Tom Spurgeon, Who Surveyed the Comic Book World, Dies at 50". The New York Times. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
^Spurgeon, Thomas. "Mickey Mouse." World Book Advanced, World Book, 2018
^O'Brien, Kathleen (August 15, 2005). "Are comics for kids or adults?". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved March 24, 2009.
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Archived from the original on March 20, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2015. TomSpurgeon, Art Spiegelman, Bart Beatty et al., "The Top 100 English-Language Comics...
acknowledged Reynolds was key to the company's rise to profitability. TomSpurgeon, later known as the publisher of The Comics Reporter, was editor of The...
May 19, 2009. Garrity, Shaenon K. "Five for Friday #13: Manga/Pulp". TomSpurgeon. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2009...
of Stan Lee (Fireside, 2002) ISBN 0-684-87305-2 Raphael, Jordan and TomSpurgeon. Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book (Chicago Review...
sweetie-pie, she acts like a real five-year-old." On the other hand, TomSpurgeon claimed Yotsuba is "an idealized kid of that early age, retaining a wide-eye...
R.C. Harvey, Kenneth Smith, Don Phelps, Robert Boyd, Tom Heintjes, Michael Dean, TomSpurgeon, Robert Rodi, Gene Phillips, Marilyn Bethke, Cat Yronwode...
Comics Reporter, produced by TomSpurgeon 2011 Comic Book Resources, www.cbr.com 2012 The Comics Reporter, produced by TomSpurgeon, www.comicsreporter.com...
the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2003. In 2018, the Comics Reporter's TomSpurgeon described Elder as "an amazing artist, a sneaky spot-holder on the top...
Nast Award; Bill Day Wins RFK Journalism Award". The Comics Reporter. TomSpurgeon. Retrieved June 15, 2018. The Thomas Nast Award has been part of the...
Nightmares, a new collection of work by Winsor McCay, for The Boston Globe. TomSpurgeon interviews Matt Madden in the wake of the publication of his new work...
Stokes Company, 1941. Official website King Features comic strips Comics Kingdom King Features Weekly Service Brendan Burford interviewed by TomSpurgeon...
issue in 2012, with Tony Millionaire and Al Jaffee. In an interview with TomSpurgeon, Bissette said, "I've even broken my retirement to do one work-for-hire...
Harvey Kurtzman, Crockett Johnson and Frank King. According to critic TomSpurgeon, "Comic Art is a comics publication that... has chosen to investigate...
Hand-written interview with Adrian Tomine from ifpthendirt. Comics Reporter: TomSpurgeon: A short interview with Adrian Tomine Adrian Tomine interview (December...
Zero. In early October 2021, Kim was posthumously awarded the inaugural TomSpurgeon Award at the Cartoon Crossroads Columbus’ (CXC) seventh festival. Fellow...
Publishing. Brian Bolland has cited Toth as one of his idols. Journalist TomSpurgeon wrote that Toth possessed "an almost transcendent understanding of the...
more character-driven than the stories that usually feature the Thing. TomSpurgeon found its outlook on relationships "depressing". After the success of...
Reprinted in But I Digress... (1994), pp. 70–71. "Dave Sim interviewed by TomSpurgeon, excerpted from The Comics Journal nos. 184 & 192". Archived from the...
Dragon's Dream produced a volume of their work in 1979. Industry journalist TomSpurgeon commented on the broader significance and influence of The Studio in...
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