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Author Archives: I.M. Baytor
Gotham Calling’s top 50 film noir
Today is Gotham Calling’s seventh anniversary! I usually mark these occasions with a compilation of fifty images from Batman comics, showcasing the Dark Knight kicking people in the head or breaking through windows. Since the blog’s identity has been shifting … Continue reading
Posted in HARDBOILED CRIME
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Cold War, Frank Miller, Graham Greene, movies, noir, politics, The Spirit, World War II
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (13 September 2021)
Your super reminder that comics can be awesome: Superman vs. Muhammad Ali Superman Adventures #3 Superman: Strength #2
15 gripping Our Army at War covers
Before going on break, I did a couple of posts spotlighting Joe Kubert’s impressive covers starring Sgt Rock. Yet Kubert was hardly the only genius working at Our Army at War… Since their debut in the early 1950s, those comics … Continue reading
On Batman’s sexuality
The announcement, last month, that Robin (or at least one of several Robins, Tim Drake) is bisexual predictably revived old discussions about the Dynamic Duo’s sexuality, so I figured I’d put together a few loose thoughts to add … Continue reading
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 August 2021)
With all this talk of war, here is a timely reminder that comics can be awesome… Incredible Science Fiction #32
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (23 August 2021)
A tongue-in-cheek (and somewhat topical) reminder that comics can be awesome… Captain Midnight (v2) #1
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS
Tagged Captain Midnight, Ego, Fernando Dagnino, Joshua Williamson, Nate Piekos, politics, World War II
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (16 August 2021)
A simple reminder that (euro)comics can be awesome: Destination Moon
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (9 August 2021)
A reminder that comics can be awesome, bringing to mind events from early 2021… JLA: Incarnations #2
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS
Tagged JLA, John Kalisz, John Ostrander, Ken Lopez, politics, Prentis Rollins, Val Semeiks
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (2 August 2021)
As promised, although Gotham Calling’s main features are going on a break, you can still count on weekly reminders that comics can be awesome, starting with this Kirbyesque chunk of (retro)futurism from 1977… 2001: A Space Odyssey #5
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE FUTURE
Tagged 2001 A Space Odyssey, Glynis Wein, Jack Kirby, Mike Royer, science fiction
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