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Author Archives: I.M. Baytor
On the beat with Renee Montoya and Harvey Bullock
Detective Comics #691 Man-Bat (v3) #2 Detective Comics #702 Detective Comics #705 The Joker – Devil’s Advocate Detective Comics #708 GCPD #1 Nightwing #23 Batman #547 Batman vs Predator III #1 NEXT: Spy comics.
Kelley Jones’ horrific Batman
Kelley Jones is one of the most divisive Batman artists. His Dark Knight has absurdly long ears that look like devilish horns and fingers that look like claws. And it’s not just Batman who feels like a nightmarish hallucination: most … Continue reading
Posted in ART OF BATMAN COMICS
Tagged Doug Moench, Greg Wright, horror, John Beatty, Kelley Jones, Michelle Madsen, Pat Brosseau, Steve Niles
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Bombastic sci-fi comics
After the last couple of weeks in the fields of politics and technology, it’s beginning to feel like we’re at the verge of an era when the most farfetched science fiction will become true – not just Children of Men and … Continue reading
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged Alexis Ziritt, Black Science, Brad Simpson, Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers, Chris Burnham, Dean White, Fabian Rangel Jr, Grant Morrison, horror, Hotwire, Jack Kirby, Jim Mahfood, Jim Rugg, Joe Casey, Jonathan Hickman, Matt Hollingsworth, Matteo Scalera, Michel Fiffe, Mike Carey, Nameless, Natham Fairbairn, Nathan Fox, Pax Romana, Rick Remender, science fiction, Scott Snyder, Sean Murphy, Simon Bowland, space opera, Steve Pugh, The Wake, Ulises Farinas, Warren Ellis
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An average week in the life of Robin
MONDAY Robin (v4) #21 TUESDAY The Joker: Devil’s Advocate WEDNESDAY Robin (v4) #15 THURSDAY Catwoman (v2) #25 FRIDAY Robin Annual #1 SATURDAY Batman vs Predator III #4 SUNDAY Detective Comics #685 NEXT: Science fiction.
When Batman comics meet courtroom dramas
From Jimmy Stewart’s captivating performance in Anatomy of a Murder to the shocking reversals in Witness for the Prosecution, from the noirish colonial atmosphere of 1940’s The Letter to the underdog-getting-his-groove-back formula of 1982’s The Verdict, from the gripping climax … Continue reading
Posted in WEBS OF FICTION
Tagged Batman: The Animated Series, Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Chuck Dixon, George Roussos, Jerry Robinson
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10 covers with minimalistic symbolism
As much as I enjoy psychedelic, surreal covers, sometimes a realistic image can be just as powerful in its own way. With this in mind, this week I present to you a selection (although not any kind of close analysis) … Continue reading
I can’t get enough of adventure comics
It has been a year since ABC cancelled its witty adventure show Agent Carter and I’m still looking for something with the same jazzy panache and the ability to conjure that old-school type of silly, joyful escapades. Don’t get me … Continue reading
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Gordon, Alan Moore, Art Adams, Brian K. Vaughan, Cara Sherman-Tereno, Chris Sprouse, Chuck Dixon, Cliff Chiang, Dave Gibbons, Descender, Doug Moench, Dustin Nguyen, Ed Brubaker, Evangeline, Gary Gianni, Ian Edginton, Jeff Lemire, Jerry Ordway, Jim Balent, John Statema, Judith Hunt, Mark Waid, Matt Wilson, Minck Oosterveer, Paper Girls, Peter Hogan, Red Seas, Ricardo Villagran, science fiction, space opera, Steve Moore, Steve Wands, Steve Yeowell, sword & sorcery, The Unknown, Todd Klein, Tom Strong
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