Author Archives: I.M. Baytor

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (21 November 2022)

Posted on November 21, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comic book covers can be awesome celebrates the incredible variety of tones and universes in Batman comics:

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alex Sinclair, Andy Kubert, Batman '66, Bob Smith, Brad Anderson, Cliff Chiang, covers, Dave Stewart, Dustin Nguyen, Frank Quitely, Gaspar Saladino, John Workman, Joshua Middleton, Laura Allred, Lee Loughridge, Michael Allred, Ramona Fradon, Rick Burchett, Scott Jeralds, Terry Beatty | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (14 November 2022)

Posted on November 14, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Your reminder that old-school adventure covers can be awesome:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Airboy, Alex Toth, Atom, covers, Dan Zolnerowich, Fight Comics, Frank Giacoia, Gaspar Saladino, George Evans, Ira Schnapp, Jack Abel, Jimmy Wakely, Joe Kubert, Lily Renée, Luis Dominguez, Marie Severin, Mike Sekowsky, Our Army at War, Piracy, Ray Fehrenbach, Spy-Hunters, The Spirit, Weird War Tales, Will Eisner, Zolne | Leave a comment

Taking a break… (November 2022)

Posted on November 9, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

This has been a tough year, so I’m afraid I’m going to have do yet another pause… As usual, I’ll keep the Monday section going, but I’ll probably only manage to do longer posts again near the end of the … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM INTERLUDES | Tagged Cully Hamner, Dexter Vines, Lee Loughridge | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (7 November 2022)

Posted on November 6, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

A spectacular reminder that comic book covers can be awesome…

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Ascender, Bill Sienkiewicz, Carla Speed McNeil, Chip Zdarsky, covers, Dave McKean, Doctor Solar, Doom Patrol, Dustin Nguyen, Ex Machina, Finder, New Mutants, Richard Powers, Sandman, Sex, Sex Criminals, Simon Bisley, Spider-Man, Tony Harris | Leave a comment

Catching up with crime comics – Texas edition

Posted on November 3, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

As I’ve been catching up with crime comics from the past year or so, one thing that struck me is the fact that Texas is currently one of the main recurring settings in the genre. This may be … Continue reading →

Posted in HARDBOILED CRIME | Tagged Chris Condon, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, horror, Jacob Phillips, Jason Wordie, Joe Palmer, Lonnie Nadler, Rory McConville, Sami Kivelä, That Texas Blood, Undone by Blood, western, Write It In Blood, Zac Thompson | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (31 October 2022)

Posted on October 31, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

At Gotham Calling, Halloween is the time when I usually highlight my favorite recent horror movies. In past years, I chose stuff from the margins that surprised and affected me – Censor and Antebellum – but this time my pick … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Bernard Baily, Bernie Wrightson, Bob Brown, covers, Dick Dillin, George Roussos, horror, House of Mystery, Ira Schnapp, Jack Kirby, movies, Sheldon Moldoff | Leave a comment

A couple of 21st-century spy novels

Posted on October 26, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Another post based on my summer reads… Besides science fiction, as always I also spent part of my break reading spy yarns. The last time I wrote about this type of books in the blog I focused on a couple … Continue reading →

Posted in SPYCRAFT & WARFARE | Tagged Cold War, espionage, John le Carré, Mick Herron, Nick Harkaway, politics, Slough House, Slow Horses | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (24 October 2022)

Posted on October 24, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to my favorite era of Batman comics, between Crisis on Infinite Earths and The New 52 reboot. At first glance, covers at the time might appear increasingly generic about … Continue reading →

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alex Ross, Anthony Tollin, Brian Bolland, covers, Duncan Fegredo, J.H. Williams III, Jae Lee, Jerry Bingham, June Chung, M.D. Bright, Matt Hollingsworth, Michael Lark, Norm Breyfogle | Leave a comment

3 opening splashes by Frank Robbins

Posted on October 19, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Gotham Calling started out as a blog specifically about Batman comics and, every once in a while, I enjoy going back to its origins. So, here is a post about three amazing title splash pages from the 1970s – an … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Frank Robbins, horror, Man-Bat | 1 Comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (17 October 2022)

Posted on October 16, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Just in case you’ve forgotten, here is this week’s reminder that comic book covers can be awesome:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Battlefields, Billionaire Island, Brian Bolland, Claude Legris, Death Rattle, Frank Miller, Geof Darrow, Hard Boiled, Hellblazer, J.G. Jones, Jennifer Blood, John Cassaday, John Workman, Lee Bermejo, Lukas Ketner, Mike Mayhew, Robert Burger, Ryan Hill, Steve Lieber, Steve Pugh, The Actress and the Bishop, The Fix, Witch Doctor, Y - The Last Man | Leave a comment