Category Archives: COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS

10 WTF Batman covers, by Neal Adams

Posted on May 17, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

Neal Adams’ work in Batman comics is often associated with gothic art. The tales he drew in the early 1970s (collected in stark black & white in Showcase Presents: Batman, volumes 5 and 6) are mandatory reading for any fans … Continue reading →

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More chopsocky covers

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

Last month, I did a post about Batman covers reminiscent of chopsocky movies, which got me thinking about my relationship with this subgenre… In particular, I was reminded that my interest in kung fu action has always been mostly connected … Continue reading →

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12 chopsocky Batman covers

Posted on December 7, 2017 by I.M. Baytor

The chopsocky boom of the 1970s gave us lots of memorable action movies and TV shows bursting with thrillingly choreographed martial arts, over-the-top sound effects, outrageous villains, and plenty of terrible dubbing. Cult classics like Fist of Fury and Drunken … Continue reading →

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10 covers with minimalistic symbolism

Posted on April 27, 2017 by I.M. Baytor

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 →

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12 trippy Batman covers

Posted on March 2, 2017 by I.M. Baytor

I’ve often pointed out in this blog that, during the Silver Age, many Batman covers achieved a level of psychedelia akin to a bad acid trip. However, this phenomenon isn’t exclusive to the 1950s and 1960s… Here are a dozen … Continue reading →

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10 covers with seriously weird monsters

Posted on December 5, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

I’ve mentioned before how the Silver Age tended to produce strange, dream-like covers. There was a time when the best strategy to allure Batman readers seemed to be to give them colorful images that resembled the hallucinations of an euphoric … Continue reading →

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Batman & Superman covers

Posted on March 22, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

The thing about this boom of live-action superheroes is that, for better or worse, it is actually mimicking the source material to amazing degrees. You have the convoluted continuity involving multiple tie-ins and spin-offs. You have the non-stop reboots. You … Continue reading →

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10 villainous covers with Batman’s reflection

Posted on January 26, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

A year ago, when I did a couple of posts about covers where it looks like Batman is about to get shot, I spotlighted a few cool ones that worked the Dark Knight’s reflection into close-ups of his villains… Besides … Continue reading →

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10 Silver Age Batman covers

Posted on December 8, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

The so-called Silver Age of Comic Books, starting in the mid-1950s and lasting until around 1970, was a deliriously fun era. It produced plenty of odd, colorful stories with simplistic yet creative visuals just begging to become pop art fodder. … Continue reading →

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Lying in Batman’s arms

Posted on October 13, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

Last month, I suggested that this New Teen Titans cover, with Dick Grayson lying unconscious in some monster’s arms, was probably one of many movie poster homages done by Batman-related comics: Regardless of what truly inspired artist Jerry Bingham, however, … Continue reading →

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