Author Archives: I.M. Baytor

Taking a break… (August 2016)

Posted on August 11, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

Batman #383

Posted in GOTHAM INTERLUDES | Tagged Gene Colan | Leave a comment

Peter Milligan has written some of my all-time favorite comic series, including the surrealist fantasy Shade, the Changing Man, the existential crime thriller Human Target, and the superhero pop satire X-Statix. However, as even his biggest fans will point out, … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Batman: The Animated Series, Brendan McCarthy, Duncan Fegredo, Garth Ennis, Grant Morrison, Jim Aparo, Joe R. Landsdale, Martin Pasko, Peter Milligan, Rick Burchett | 3 Comments

Spotlight on The Shadow Strikes!

Posted on July 28, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

The mid-to-late ‘80s were the true golden age of comic books. For a few years, the industry was set on trying out all kinds of ideas and outright bombarding readers with one memorable comic after another, featuring both new and … Continue reading →

Posted in HARDBOILED CRIME | Tagged Anthony Tollin, Dave Stevens, David Cody Weiss, Denny O'Neil, Eduardo Barreto, Garth Ennis, Gary Gianni, Gerard Jones, Gerry Fernandez, Matt Wagner, Mike W. Barr, Milton Caniff, Noel Sickle, noir, politics, Rod Whigham, The Shadow | Leave a comment

Spotlight on Greyshirt

Posted on July 21, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

If you read the last posts, you know that this month I’ve been discussing eccentric vigilante comics. Hence Greyshirt. I have little doubt that the seeds for Greyshirt grew from Alan Moore’s contributions to The Spirit: The New Adventures, in … Continue reading →

Posted in HARDBOILED CRIME | Tagged Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, Greyshirt, Melinda Gebbie, noir, Rick Veitch, Steve Moore, The Spirit, Will Eisner | Leave a comment

Spotlight on Foolkiller

Posted on July 14, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

As I explained last week, this month is all about vigilantes operating outside of Gotham City. Last July, I addressed obvious series about street justice like The Punisher and Vigilante, but this time around I’m focusing on more off-kilter comics. … Continue reading →

Posted in HARDBOILED CRIME | Tagged Foolkiller, Greg Wright, J.J. Birch, Jack Abel, politics, Punisher, Steve Gerber, Tony DeZuniga, Val Mayerick, Vince Giarrano | Leave a comment

Spotlight on The Shadow

Posted on July 7, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

Every once in a while, I like to shift gears and spotlight comics or films set outside Gotham City that Batman fans should nevertheless enjoy because they are close to the mood of the world of the Dark Knight. Once … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Alex Wald, Andy Helfer, Bill Sienkiewicz, Cold War, Denny O'Neil, E.R. Cruz, Frank Robbins, Howard Chaykin, Joe Orlando, Kyle Baker, Marshall Rogers, Mike Carlin, Mike Kaluta, The Shadow | Leave a comment

Batman HATES guns

Posted on June 28, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

I’ve explained before why I don’t think Batman should use firearms. Given how much attention the gun debate has been getting of late, however, perhaps it is a good time to take a closer look at how strongly the Dark … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM CITIZENS | Tagged Batman's personality, guns, John Ostrander, Lee Loughridge, Michael Fleisher, politics, Rick Burchett, Terry Beatty, Ty Templeton, Vince Giarrano, Zylonol | 3 Comments

3 sleek fights by Bret Blevins

Posted on June 21, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

Bret Blevins has drawn a bunch of cool Batman comics and, in the process, delivered some truly rousing fight scenes. Although Blevins doesn’t always hit the mark (especially when working with inkers or colorists that screw up his crispy pencils), … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Adrienne Roy, Alan Grant, Bob Smith, Bret Blevins, Denny O'Neil, martial arts | Leave a comment

Remaking Night of the Stalker!

Posted on June 14, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

A few weeks ago, I talked about remakes in comics. The thing about this medium, though, is that a lot of the time remakes are not explicit. In fact, it’s not unusual for storylines to share (and usually extend) a … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Archie Goodwin, Darwyn Cooke, Dick Giordano, Jerry Serpe, Morris Waldinger, Neal Adams, noir, Sal Amendola, Steve Englehart, Vic Amendola | 2 Comments

10 times the Punisher made love, not war

Posted on June 8, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

I finished watching the second season of Daredevil last night. I thought the first one was good (if overpraised), but this one is much stronger. Although outstandingly well-acted and full of neat visual touches, the previous season wasn’t very dynamic… … Continue reading →

Posted in HARDBOILED CRIME | Tagged Daredevil, Punisher | 1 Comment