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

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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  

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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

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (6 September 2021)

A reminder that comic book layouts can be awesome…  Felix Leiter #5 Archer & Armstrong (v2) #21 Batman: Universe #4  

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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

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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

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (23 August 2021)

A tongue-in-cheek (and somewhat topical) reminder that comics can be awesome…  Captain Midnight (v2) #1

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (16 August 2021)

A simple reminder that (euro)comics can be awesome: Destination Moon

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (9 August 2021)

A reminder that comics can be awesome, bringing to mind events from early 2021…  JLA: Incarnations #2

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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

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