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Author Archives: I.M. Baytor
Gotham Calling’s top 50 westerns
This is Gotham Calling’s 500th post! I like to mark these round numbers with humorous tours of Batman’s quirkiest villains but, since I’ve already done one of those earlier this year, this time around I’ll go for something more original … Continue reading
Posted in WILD WEST
Tagged Cold War, David Lapham, horror, movies, politics, Quentin Tarantino, western
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (29 November 2021)
Your Monday reminder that comics can be awesome: Smoke #1
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS
Tagged Alex de Campi, Igor Kordey, Len O'Grady, Robbie Robbins, Smoke
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 November 2021)
Your weekly reminder that comics can be awesome… Master Race and other stories
Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS
Tagged Bernie Krigstein, Carl Wessler, horror, Tales from the Crypt
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (15 November 2021)
Your reminder that comics can be awesome. Amazing Adventures #21
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (8 November 2021)
This weekend, I too went to see Dune: Part One, Denis Villeneuve’s majestic – if largely monochromatic and, despite the heat, coldly assembled – adaptation of the first half of the first book of Frank Herbert’s heady space opera. Given … Continue reading
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged Boy Commandos, Cold War, Dune, horror, Jack Kirby, Louis Cazeneuve, movies, politics, science fiction
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (1 November 2021)
Like I mentioned last week, Gotham Calling is going on a break, which means that I won’t be writing longer posts for a bit. However, I will try to keep these brief weekly reminders that comics can be awesome, spotlighting … Continue reading
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS
Tagged Frank Espinosa, Glen Brunswick, Killing Girl, Rus Wooton
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Taking a break… (October 2021)
I know it’s difficult to believe, but I actually do have a life besides reading cool comics and watching old movies… So yeah, Gotham Calling will have to go on another break for a while, but I hope to be … Continue reading
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (25 October 2021)
With Halloween just around the corner, this is usually the time of the year to share some thoughts about horror… When it comes to cinema and television, one of the most vibrant trends in recent years has been labelled Prestige … Continue reading
Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS
Tagged Alien Worlds, Artie Simek, Astonishing, Baffling Mysteries, Bill Everett, Black Cat, Bob Brown, Chamber of Chills, Charles Sultan, covers, Crypt of Shadows, Danny Crespi, Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion, Frank Giacoia, Frank Robbins, Fred Kida, George Tuska, Ghostly Tales, Ghosts, Gus Ricca, Haunted Love, horror, House of Secrets, Jack Davis, Jim McLaughlin, Joe Maneely, Larry Lieber, Lee Elias, Marvel Tales, Mike Esposito, movies, My Greatest Adventure, Mystic, Mystical Tales, Nick Cardy, Nicola Cuti, Out of This World, politics, Ron Wilson, Russ Heath, Stan Goldberg, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Strange Tales, Tales from the Crypt, Tatjana Wood, The Beyond, Tom Sutton, Warren Kremer, Weird Horrors, William G. Stout
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