Category Archives: AWESOME COVERS

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (23 October 2023)

Posted on October 23, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

The past weeks were spent watching war crimes and an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe, counting down to further escalation. I’ve been feeding the blog with posts I had written in advance, mostly as a way to take brief breaks away from … Continue reading →

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged covers, Darwyn Cooke | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (16 October 2023)

Posted on October 16, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

Today’s reminder that comic books can be awesome is a tribute to Mike and Laura Allred, who have perfected a mix of pop art and superheroes in their Madman comics:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (29 May 2023)

Posted on May 29, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

Let’s finish this month’s reminders that comics can be awesome by going back to the ‘90s, when covers raised absurd macho bullshit to hilarious extremes, displaying the kind of shamelessly dumb and eagerly badass attitude still echoed in recent films … Continue reading →

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Andy Troy, Art Thibert, Bloodshot, Bloodstrike, Cabbot: Bloodhunter, covers, Jeff Johnson, John Wick, Karl Altstaetter, Mark Csaszar, movies, Scott Kolins, Stephen Platt | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (15 May 2023)

Posted on May 15, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

Your reminder that comic book covers can be awesome, God Is Dead edition:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (1 May 2023)

Posted on May 1, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

In this month’s reminders that comics can be awesome, we’re going back to spotlighting covers. Let’s start with a trio of representative covers from the 1990s which live up to that era’s reputation for violent, ultra-muscled men, highly sexualized women, … Continue reading →

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Chapel, covers, Danny Miki, Deathblow, Donald Skinner, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Spawn, Todd McFarlane | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (19 December 2022)

Posted on December 19, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that the perspective and framing of comic book covers can be awesome:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Adam Hughes, Anthony Tollin, Ben Oda, Black Widow, Bob Camp, Bob LeRose, Chuck Cuidera, Crime Detector, David Lapham, Justice League of America, Mike Grell, Mort Drucker, Phil Noto, Police Comics, Rai, Ralph Reese, Reed Crandall, Spirou, T-Man, The 'Nam, Todd Klein, Tony DeZuniga, Warlord, Weird Western Tales | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 December 2022)

Posted on December 5, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Yet another reminder that comic book covers with headshots can be awesome:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Action Comics, Chip Kidd, covers, Dan Green, Dave McCaig, David Mack, Foolkiller, Frank Miller, Frank Quitely, Gasp!, Glenn Fabry, Hellblazer, Inhuman, J.J. Birch, Jeff Lemire, Jessica Jones, Joe Brozowski, John Totleben, Jonah Hex, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Marte Gracia, Pepe Larraz, Phil Noto, Sin City, Wonder Woman, X-Men | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (7 November 2022)

Posted on November 6, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

A spectacular reminder that comic book covers can be awesome…

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Ascender, Bill Sienkiewicz, Carla Speed McNeil, Chip Zdarsky, covers, Dave McKean, Doctor Solar, Doom Patrol, Dustin Nguyen, Ex Machina, Finder, New Mutants, Richard Powers, Sandman, Sex, Sex Criminals, Simon Bisley, Spider-Man, Tony Harris | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (17 October 2022)

Posted on October 16, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Just in case you’ve forgotten, here is this week’s reminder that comic book covers can be awesome:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Battlefields, Billionaire Island, Brian Bolland, Claude Legris, Death Rattle, Frank Miller, Geof Darrow, Hard Boiled, Hellblazer, J.G. Jones, Jennifer Blood, John Cassaday, John Workman, Lee Bermejo, Lukas Ketner, Mike Mayhew, Robert Burger, Ryan Hill, Steve Lieber, Steve Pugh, The Actress and the Bishop, The Fix, Witch Doctor, Y - The Last Man | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (10 October 2022)

Posted on October 10, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

A criminal reminder that comic book covers can be awesome:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Al Tyler, Authentic Police Cases, Ben Oda, Bob Jenney, Carl Pfeufer, Charles Biro, Corporate Crime Comics, covers, Crime Does Not Pay, Criminal, Gangsters Can't Win, Greg Irons, Jacob Phillips, Justice Traps the Guilty, Lee Ames, Marvin Stein, Matt Baker, Murder Incorporated, Murderous Gangsters, Racket Squad in Action, Sean Phillips, Underworld Crime | Leave a comment

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