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Author Archives: I.M. Baytor
John le Carré (1931-2020)
Although his work had little to do with Batman comics, John le Carré was a foundational writer for some of the other stuff I cover in this blog. Between the Circus series and his other novels, he became one of … Continue reading
Posted in SPYCRAFT & WARFARE
Tagged books without pictures, espionage, John le Carré
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An extra meta-Batman cover
I just couldn’t resist adding this one…
Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS
Tagged Catwoman, covers, Joëlle Jones, Laura Allred
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (7 December 2020)
Your weekly reminder that comics can be awesome, meta-Batman edition…
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 November 2020)
Another reminder that comics can be awesome, this week celebrating the freaky creatures from My Greatest Adventure:
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Bob Brown, covers, Dick Dillin, Ira Schnapp, Lee Elias, My Greatest Adventure, Sheldon Moldoff
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (23 November 2020)
Just another weekly reminder that comics can be awesome…
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged 100 Bullets, Bloodshot, covers, Dave Johnson, Elektra, Igor Kordey, Jeff Lemire, John Cassaday, Mike Del Mundo, Nathan Eyring, Smoke, Transmetropolitan
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (16 November 2020)
If there is one thing Golden and Silver Age cover artists knew was that disproportionally tiny people and oversized everyday objects tend to make for particularly surreal – and therefore striking or amusing – visuals. It’s a motif that never … Continue reading
Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS
Tagged Bob Kane, Charles Paris, covers, Detective Comics, Dick Sprang, George Roussos, Jerry Robinson, Jim Mooney, movies
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (9 November 2020)
Your weekly reminder that comics can be awesome, Nick Cardy’s Unexpected edition…
Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS
Tagged covers, Gaspar Saladino, horror, Nick Cardy, Unexpected
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Taking a break… (November 2020)
It’s getting harder and harder to keep up, so Gotham Calling is going on yet another hiatus. Like in the summer, I’ll try to keep the weekly COMICS CAN BE AWESOME section alive, though, so that at least you can … Continue reading
Posted in GOTHAM INTERLUDES
Tagged Catwoman, Darwyn Cooke, Matt Hollingsworth, Mike Allred
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (2 November 2020)
Your weekly reminder that comics can be awesome, free-for-all edition…