Tag Archives: Anthony Tollin

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (18 November 2024)

Posted on November 18, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

I’m a huge sucker for subgenres, niche branches of cultural production that are quite specific in their parameters but nevertheless spur a fair share of outputs, with variations that are mostly of interest to devoted experts/fans, usually capturing a momentary … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Adam Kubert, Anthony Tollin, Arthur Suydam, Bob Budiansky, Bob McLeod, Captain Britain, covers, Dick Giordano, Doom Patrol, Dracula, Erik Larsen, Fantastic Four, Gaspar Saladino, Ghost Rider, horror, Joe Sinnott, Legion of Super-Heroes, Metal Men, Mike Sekowsky, movies, Nikos Koutsis, Ron Frenz, Savage Dragon, Spectre, Steve Lightle, Stuart Immonen, Thor, Todd Doney, Tom Mandrake, Tom Taggart, Wolverine | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (7 October 2024)

Posted on October 7, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This week, a tribute to awesome comic book covers that beautifully integrate lettering into the overall layout:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged 2000 AD, Adventures of Superman, Alex Ross, American Flagg, Anthony Tollin, Astro City, Bill Wray, Brett Breeding, covers, Dan Jurgens, Hardware, Howard Chaykin, Jason Pearson, Judge Dredd, Justice League of America, Keith Giffen, Kevin O'Neill, Legion of Super-Heroes, Luke McDonnell, Metal Men, Mike McMahon, Noelle Giddings, Prentis Rollins, Robin, Todd Klein | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 August 2024)

Posted on August 5, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… and also quite meta:

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Davis, Alex Ross, Anthony Tollin, Astro City, Bill Payne, Brendan McCarthy, Brett Ewins, Cary Burkett, covers, Crossover, Dee Cunniffe, Dick Dillin, Dick Giordano, Don Simpson, Emily Watson, Excalibur, FemForce, Geoff Shaw, Howard Bender, Ira Schnapp, Jim Sanders III, John J. Hill, Justice League of America, Laura Allred, Megaton Man, Mike Allred, Mike Harris, Paul Neary, Pete Poplaski, She-Hulk, Sheldon Moldoff, Strange Adventures, Todd Klein, X-Force | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 July 2024)

Posted on July 22, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This week, one more tribute to the underappreciated fusion subgenre of superhero horror:

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Adam Kubert, Alex Kotzky, Animal Man, Anthony Tollin, Aquaman, Batgirl, Bill Sienkiewicz, Blond, Brian Bolland, covers, David Lapham, DCeased, Detective Comics, Eber Ferreira, Eddy Barrows, Gaspar Saladino, Guy Major, horror, Jeehyung Lee, Legion of Super-Heroes, Marie Severin, Mike Esposito, New Mutants, Nick Cardy, Plastic Man, Spider-Woman, Steve Lightle, Wolverine | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (11 March 2024)

Posted on March 11, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comic book covers can be awesome is a tribute to superhero yarns, the most quintessential of the medium’s genres. Sure, superheroes have had their fair share of ventures into the big and small screens (from the … Continue reading →

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Alex Ross, All-Star Superman, Anthony Tollin, Artie Simek, Astro City, Authority, Avengers, Batgirl, Brian Bolland, Bryan Hitch, covers, Darwyn Cooke, Detective Comics, Dick Sprang, Doug Braithwaite, Frank Quitely, Howard Chaykin, Imperium, John Buscema, John Totleben, Justice League of America, Laura Martin, Miracleman, Paul Neary, Stan Goldberg, Suicide Squad, Todd Klein, Vince Colletta | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 January 2024)

Posted on January 22, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This is what the inside of my head looks like:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged 2000 AD, Amazing Mystery Funnies, Amazing-Man Comics, Anthony Tollin, Blackhawk, Catman, covers, Dan Zolnerowich, DNAgents, Gaspar Saladino, Gordon Purcell, Ira Schnapp, Jack Adler, Keith Giffen, L.B. Cole, Larry Mahlstedt, Legion of Super-Heroes, Mad-Dog, Massimo Belardinelli, Neal Adams, Paul Gustavson, Prize Comics, Ray McCarthy, Russ Heath, Sea Devils, Superboy, Terry Gilkison, Will Meugniot, Willie Blyberg | 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 (24 October 2022)

Posted on October 24, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to my favorite era of Batman comics, between Crisis on Infinite Earths and The New 52 reboot. At first glance, covers at the time might appear increasingly generic about … Continue reading →

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alex Ross, Anthony Tollin, Brian Bolland, covers, Duncan Fegredo, J.H. Williams III, Jae Lee, Jerry Bingham, June Chung, M.D. Bright, Matt Hollingsworth, Michael Lark, Norm Breyfogle | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 August 2022)

Posted on August 22, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

I hope to be back with longer posts next month… Meanwhile, this week’s reminder that comics can be awesome pays tribute to covers that spotlight Batman’s unrivalled Rogues Gallery:

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Anthony Tollin, covers, Dick Giordano, Ed Hannigan, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Irvin Rodriguez, Joe Kubert, Lee Loughridge, Mike Deodato, Mike Grell, Pat Garrahy, Rick Burchett, Robert Campanella, Rodolfo Damaggio, Tatjana Wood, Todd Klein, Tom Mandrake, Ty Templeton, villains | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (11 July 2022)

Posted on July 11, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

In the turn toward the 1970s, Batman comics grew moodier, with more realistic designs and a less campy feel than the stuff coming out in the previous decades. Creators like Denny O’Neil, Neal Adams, and Frank Robbins clearly sought distance … Continue reading →

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Anthony Tollin, covers, David V. Reed, David Vern, Dick Giordano, Ernie Chan, Gaspar Saladino, Jim Aparo, John Workman, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Neal Adams, Tatjana Wood, Tom Mandrake | Leave a comment