Author Archives: I.M. Baytor

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (11 December 2023)

Posted on December 11, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

They say the internet is mostly about images of kittens and, lately, of war, so I suppose this week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is Gotham Calling’s contribution to both fields… Cat Shit One #1

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Gotham Calling’s 120 Cold War movies – part 7

Posted on December 7, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

Overall, this is one of the most coherent installments of Gotham Calling’s canon of Cold War cinema. For one thing, most of the entries below are political dramas (a genre I adore) in one way or another… At a time … Continue reading →

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (4 December 2023)

Posted on December 4, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

A Lucky Luke reminder that comics can be awesome: Lucky Luke’s Double

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Another dozen 2000 AD covers

Posted on November 29, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

As mentioned before, I’m a huge fan of 2000 AD’s covers, especially of the way they spotlight the amazing character designs in those comics. With that in mind, this week I want to single out a specific subgenre of cover … Continue reading →

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (27 November 2023)

Posted on November 27, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

One more Quino reminder that comics can be awesome: Sí… carniño Yo no fui! Yo no fui!

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Gotham Calling’s 120 Cold War movies – part 6

Posted on November 23, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

We’re halfway through Gotham Calling’s tour of Cold War cinema. By this stage, it isn’t just the world situation that is rapidly changing, but filmic language itself. Apart from addressing the conflict from multiple national and ideological perspectives, most of … Continue reading →

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (20 November 2023)

Posted on November 20, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

Another dazzling reminder that comics can be awesome… Thumbs #1 Legion of X #1 Monkey Meat #1

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Catching up with crime comics – Ed Brubaker edition, part 2

Posted on November 16, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

As much as Ed Brubaker’s work can be hit-and-miss for me, he remains one of those writers – like Garth Ennis or Warren Ellis – whose comics I always end up checking out, sooner or later. For one thing, their … Continue reading →

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (13 November 2023)

Posted on November 13, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

World events keep bringing to mind punk rock songs I hadn’t revisited in a while, but occasionally I also look for more escapist fare… This includes pleasant reminders that comics can be awesome, such as this trio of lusciously crowded … Continue reading →

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Gotham Calling’s 120 Cold War movies – part 5

Posted on November 8, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

Gotham Calling’s curated retrospective of Cold War cinema arrives at the 1960s and, for the most part, the mood is one of doom and different types of terror… but this is nevertheless a creatively fertile period, generating a bunch of … Continue reading →

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