Author Archives: I.M. Baytor

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (2 August 2021)

Posted on August 2, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

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 | Leave a comment

Taking a break… (July 2021)

Posted on July 29, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

This year’s summer break comes earlier and it will probably go on for longer than usual… I will try to keep up the weekly reminders that comics can be awesome, though, so stick around if you enjoy those! DC Comics … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM INTERLUDES | Tagged Annette Kawecki, Curt Swan, Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, Gene D'Angelo, Kurt Schaffenberger | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (26 July 2021)

Posted on July 26, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Another Monday, another weekly reminder that comics can be awesome… Black Science #10 Cemetery Beach #7 Savage #3

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Black Science, Cemetery Beach, Dean White, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Jason Howard, Matteo Scalera, Max Bemis, Nathan Stockman, Rick Remender, Rus Wooton, Savage, Triona Farrell | Leave a comment

5 weird Sgt. Rock covers

Posted on July 22, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

A couple of weeks ago, I spotlighted 15 cool covers Joe Kubert did for Sgt. Rock comics back in the 1960s-80s. Many of these featured striking images and original designs, suggesting powerful war stories inside… There were also other covers, … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged covers, Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp, Joe Kubert, Our Army at War, Sgt. Rock, World War II | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (19 July 2021)

Posted on July 19, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Your jaw-dropping reminder that comics can be awesome: Astro City: Astra #1 X-Ray Robot #1 Far Sector #7

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Astro City, Brent Anderson, Deron Bennett, Far Sector, Green Lantern, Jamal Campbell, Laura Allred, Mike Allred, N.K. Jemisin, science fiction, Wendy Broome, X-Ray Robot | Leave a comment

Another 12 cool sci-fi short stories

Posted on July 15, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

This year there was no entry into Gotham Calling’s winter tradition of spotlighting sci-fi war comics. I’ll compensate with yet another list of short stories that similarly treat science fiction, not so much as a challenging, head-scratching experience, but as … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged 2000 AD, Al Feldstein, Alan Moore, Bernie Krigstein, Bill Gaines, Christian Gossett, Cold War, David Lloyd, Del Close, Dezi Sienty, Edmond Hamilton, Epic Illustrated, Frank Frazetta, Gardner Fox, Geoff Johns, Harvey Kurtzman, Howard Nostrand, Jack Potter, Jerry Grandenetti, Jim Wroten, Joe Giella, John Higgins, John Ostrander, Jordie Bellaire, Lee Mars, Marie Severin, Martin DeMuth, Metal Hurlant, Mystery in Space, Nat Barnett, noir, politics, science fiction, Sid Greene, Snakebite, Steve Craddock, Strange Adventures, The Spirit, Time Warp, Tom Fowler, Tom King, Wasteland, Weird Fantasy, Weird Science, Will Eisner, Witches Tales | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 July 2021)

Posted on July 12, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Just another bombastic reminder that comics can be awesome… Polar: No Mercy for Sister Maria Portrait of a Drunk Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #4

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Daniel Warren Johnson, Florent Ruppert, Jerome Mulot, Mike Spicer, Olivier Schrauwen, Polar, Portrait of a Drunk, Victor Santos, Wonder Woman | Leave a comment

15 cool Sgt. Rock covers

Posted on July 8, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Last month I did a post about war comics, including classics of the genre such as 1950s’ Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat as well as serials running in Battle in the late 1970s/early 1980s (although not yet the brilliant Charley’s War, … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged covers, Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp, Joe Kubert, Our Army at War, Sgt. Rock, Tatjana Wood, World War II | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 July 2021)

Posted on July 5, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Just another wonderfully over-the-top reminder that comics can be awesome… Hawkworld #21 The Avengers #72 Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth #27

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Avengers, D. Bruce Berry, Graham Nolan, Hawkworld, Jack Kirby, Jerry Serpe, John Ostrander, Kamandi, Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema, Sam Grainger, Sam Parsons, Sam Rosen, Tim Harkins | Leave a comment

Gotham City’s sex workers – part 2

Posted on July 1, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

If you read last week’s post (or just this post’s title, really), you know I’ve been looking at some of the many, many depictions of sex workers in Batman comics. This week, let’s focus on the sinuous paths of two … Continue reading →

Posted in POLITICS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Catwoman, Darwyn Cooke, Doug Moench, Ed Brubaker, Frank Miller, Holly Robinson, Jordan B. Gorfinkel, Mindy Newell, politics, sex workers | Leave a comment