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Gotham Calling’s 120 Cold War movies – part 3
Welcome back to Gotham Calling’s ongoing list of notable films that gave an audiovisual expression to the Cold War (previous installments here and here). This time around, many of my choices are less explicit, as by the mid-1950s sci-fi horror … Continue reading
Posted in COLD WAR CINEMA
Tagged Cold War, horror, movies, noir, politics, science fiction
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (9 October 2023)
As the world spirals further into a hellhole of wars, refugees, and climate disasters, I take small pleasures where I can find them… This week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is yet another tribute to Jack Kirby, who spent … Continue reading
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Artie Simek, covers, Dick Ayers, George Klein, horror, Jack Kirby, Stan Goldberg, Stan Lee
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Anatomy of Batman #167
Batman comics have borrowed and blended different storytelling traditions from the get-go, but never was this more apparent than in the Silver Age, when writers constantly pillaged all sorts of books, films, and trends for inspiration (as opposed to more … Continue reading
Posted in WEBS OF FICTION
Tagged Bill Finger, Cold War, espionage, James Bond, Sheldon Moldoff
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (2 October 2023)
October’s first reminder that comic books can be awesome is a tribute to the voluptuous femmes fatales who were all over the covers of Golden Age comics:
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Blue Beetle, covers, Famous Crimes, Jack Kamen, noir, The Spirit, Will Eisner
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Gotham Calling’s 120 Cold War movies – part 2
The second post in this 12-part series about Cold War cinema focuses on the early 1950s, when the conflict reached its first peak, in Europe as well as in Asia. The films below are all profoundly shaped by the booming … Continue reading
Posted in COLD WAR CINEMA
Tagged Cold War, espionage, movies, noir, politics, science fiction
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (25 September 2023)
Just a reminder that comic books’ sound effects can be awesome: Copra #3
On Joe Simon’s covers for Dick Tracy
This week we’re back to spotlighting comic book covers in Gotham Calling. I’m quite fascinated by the work of Joe Simon on the covers of Dick Tracy back in the early 1950s, when monthly issues collected Chester Gould’s iconic daily … Continue reading
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Chester Gould, covers, Dick Tracy, Joe Simon, Laura Allred, Lee Allred, Michael Avon Oeming, Mike Allred, noir, Rich Tommaso, Taki Soma
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (18 September 2023)
A freaky reminder that comics can be awesome… Decorum #3
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE FUTURE
Tagged Decorum, Jonathan Hickman, Mike Huddleston, Rus Wooton
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Gotham Calling’s 120 Cold War movies – part 1
It’s Gotham Calling’s ninth anniversary! This past year was especially irregular in terms of posting because I had more classes than usual, but I’ve finally found a way to turn this in the blog’s favor. One of my courses looked … Continue reading
Posted in COLD WAR CINEMA
Tagged Cold War, espionage, horror, movies, noir, politics, science fiction
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (11 September 2023)
A gloriously violent reminder that comics can be awesome: Ninjak (v4) #2