Author Archives: I.M. Baytor

Weird futuristic war comics

Posted on January 17, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

It has become a kind of winter tradition here at the blog to do a post spotlighting cool sci-fi comics about warfare. This started out years ago, as a one-idea post prompted by Rogue One, but there is an endless … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged 2000 AD, Cary Nord, Cold War, D'Israeli, Doug Moench, Ed Hannigan, Hilary Barta, Janice Cohen, Jim Mooney, Joe O'Brien, John Ostrander, Keenan Marshall Keller, Lenin Delson, Mark Nelson, Mike Gold, Mike Grell, Mike Gustovitch, Mike Ploog, movies, Paul Cornell, Planet of the Apes, politics, Rob Prior, Robert Venditti, science fiction, space opera, Starslayer, Steve Oliff, Timothy Truman, Tom Neely, Tom Sutton, Ty Templeton, Xtnct | Leave a comment

Spotlight on Aquaman / Batman team-ups

Posted on January 10, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

I tend to give DC’s live-action movies a lot of crap in this blog, so I guess it’s only fair to admit I had a great time watching James Wan’s Aquaman. It’s a fun slice of schlock that manages to … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM CITIZENS | Tagged Aquaman, Bob Haney, Brian Bolland, Cold War, Dan Davis, Devin Grayson, Jim Aparo, John Calnan, movies, Neal Adams, Rick Burchett, Sholly Fisch | 2 Comments

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (January 2019)

Posted on January 3, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

I had so much fun doing these last year that I’ve decided to carry on… Here are another three pulpy splash pages to remind everyone that comics can be awesome: The Unknown Soldier (v2) #10 The Hands of Shang-Chi, Master … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Agustin Mas, Bill Mantloi, Carl Gafford, David Michelinie, Doug Moench, James Owsley, John Costanza, Marcos Pelayos, martial arts, Master of Kung Fu, Nestor Redondo, Paul Gulacy, Phil Gascoine, Sal Trapan, Swamp Thing, Tatjana Wood, Unknown Soldier | Leave a comment

Have a Gotham 2019

Posted on December 31, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

Shadow of the Bat #94

Posted in GOTHAM INTERLUDES | Tagged New Year, Pablo Raimondi, Sean Parsons | Leave a comment

2018’s book of the year

Posted on December 26, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

This is the time of the year when bloggers share their best-of-the-year lists. I don’t usually play along because I mostly read old stuff and don’t have enough of a grip on current publications to make any authoritative claim about … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR | Tagged Al Feldstein, Bernard Krigstein, Bernie Krigstein, Bill Gaines, Cold War, Greg Sadowski, horror, Nick Drnaso, noir, Otto Binder, politics, Ray Bradbury, science fiction | Leave a comment

Gotham City holidays

Posted on December 19, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

It’s Christmas in Gotham City. As you can see from the covers below, it’s a time of violence! Sure, putting a twisted spin on Christmas by playing its supposedly merry spirit against dark comedy isn’t exactly original… Pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Christmas, Gotham City | Leave a comment

10 Jokerized covers

Posted on December 12, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

I’ve talked before about my fascination with covers featuring the Joker. The Clown Prince of Crime is one of the all-time great sinister villains in popular fiction. His resonance after all these decades of mayhem and, especially, his signature maniacal … Continue reading →

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged covers, horror, Joker | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (December)

Posted on December 5, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

2018’s final monthly reminder that comics can be awesome… Jupiter’s Circle (v2) #1 Justice League of America #207 Gødland #12

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Ben Oda, Carl Gafford, Don Heck, Gerry Conway, Godland, Ive Svorcina, Jimmy Betancourt, Joe Casey, Jupiter’s Circle, Justice League of America, Nick Filardi, Richard Starkings, Romeo Tanghal, Tom Scioli, Wilfredo Torres | Leave a comment

My ideal deluxe omnibus volume – part 3

Posted on November 28, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

If you read the last posts, you know what’s going on. Here are another ten stories that would definitely be included if I had a chance to put together a giant Batman omnibus collecting personal favorites: ‘Devil’s Advocate’ (Joker: … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Andrei Bressan, Archie Goodwin, Artur Fujita, Ben Dimagmaliw, Brandon Kruse, Christopher Priest, Chuck Dixon, Clem Robins, Dan Davis, David Hine, Dean Haspiel, Ed Brubaker, Gabe Soria, Graham Nolan, Greg Rucka, Greg Tocchini, Guy Major, Jim Lee, John Costanza, John Lowe, John Workman, José Muñoz, Kano, Lee Loughridge, Linda Medley, Nick J. Napolitano, Pat Brosseau, Pat Garrahy, Phil Felix, Rick Burchett, Sal Cipriano, Scott Hanna, Shawn Martinbrough, Sholly Fish, Stefano Gaudiano, Ted McKeever, Terry Beatty, Tim Harkins, Ty Templeton, Warren Ellis, Zylonol | Leave a comment

My ideal deluxe omnibus volume – part 2

Posted on November 21, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. Here are another ten stories that would definitely be included if I had a chance to put together a giant Batman omnibus collecting personal favorites: ‘The Underworld Olympics ‘76!’ … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Adrienne Roy, Alan Brennert, Alan Grant, Andrew Helfer, Ben Oda, Bill Finger, Chris Sprouse, Chuck Dixon, Dave Gibbons, David V. Reed, Dick Giordano, Dick Sprang, Doug Moench, Ernie Chua, Frank McLaughlin, Gary Martin, Gaspar Saladino, Jim Aparo, John Costanza, John Wagner, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Kelley Puckett, Kim DeMulder, Michael Golden, Mike DeCarlo, Mike Parobeck, Mike W. Barr, Norm Breyfogle, Paul Gulacy, Peter Milligan, Rick Burchett, Rick Taylor, Scott Hanna, Steve Leialoha, Steve Mitchell, Tex Blaisdell, Tim Harkins, Todd Klein, Tom Lyle | Leave a comment