Author Archives: I.M. Baytor

More minor but cool sci-fi comics

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

I did one of these last month, after watching Annihilation. Now, to celebrate the return of Westworld, I’m spotlighting another half-dozen underrated sci-fi comics:   OCEAN It’s a testament to Warren Ellis’ creative mind and writing skills that Ocean is … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on Batman’s Z-list villains

Posted on April 18, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

Welcome to Gotham Calling’s 200th post! Solo #7 Back when we reached the first hundred posts, Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was about to come out and I wrote about a handful of oddball villains whom I … Continue reading →

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Going to the movies in Gotham City

Posted on April 10, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

Longtime readers won’t be too surprised to find out that, as an unabashed cinephile, I am fascinated by Gotham City’s film culture. In fact, throughout the years, I think I’ve managed to piece together some of its key features… Batman #459 … Continue reading →

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (April)

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

Your monthly reminder that comics can be awesome… Stray Bullets: Killers #8 Wild Blue Yonder #5 Lady Killer #1

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3 badass Batman sequences by Don Newton

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

Don Newton could draw gritty action better than most, so it’s pretty great that he got to work on so many Batman comics from the late seventies and early eighties, when writers such as Denny O’Neil and Gerry Conway gave … Continue reading →

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Minor but cool sci-fi comics

Posted on March 22, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

After the remarkable Ex Machina, Alex Garland has now put together another tense, intelligent science fiction film in the form of Annihilation. The movie feels like a welcome reminder that, even though cinema tends to simplify the dense, heady tales … Continue reading →

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‘No Man’s Land’ reading order

Posted on March 15, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. Here is my suggested reading order for the 1999 crossover No Man’s Land:           Winter No Man’s Land #1: ‘No Law and a New Order’ [This issue kicks things … Continue reading →

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Road to ‘No Man’s Land’ reading order

Posted on March 8, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

Two months ago, I did a couple of posts about the 1999 Batman crossover No Man’s Land, in which Gotham City, after being partially destroyed by an earthquake, became isolated from the United States for a year. This was a … Continue reading →

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (March)

Posted on March 1, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

Just your monthly reminder that comics can be awesome… Blankets Paper Girls #4 Heart of Empire #2

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Batman’s animated team-ups

Posted on February 22, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

I wish I had something more original to say about the latest hit in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but I’m with the crowd: Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther is a masterpiece. Building on utopic alternate history to respond to Afro-pessimism, the … Continue reading →

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