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My ideal deluxe omnibus volume – part 2

Posted on November 21, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. Here are another ten stories that would definitely be included if I had a chance to put together a giant Batman omnibus collecting personal favorites: ‘The Underworld Olympics ‘76!’ … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Adrienne Roy, Alan Brennert, Alan Grant, Andrew Helfer, Ben Oda, Bill Finger, Chris Sprouse, Chuck Dixon, Dave Gibbons, David V. Reed, Dick Giordano, Dick Sprang, Doug Moench, Ernie Chua, Frank McLaughlin, Gary Martin, Gaspar Saladino, Jim Aparo, John Costanza, John Wagner, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Kelley Puckett, Kim DeMulder, Michael Golden, Mike DeCarlo, Mike Parobeck, Mike W. Barr, Norm Breyfogle, Paul Gulacy, Peter Milligan, Rick Burchett, Rick Taylor, Scott Hanna, Steve Leialoha, Steve Mitchell, Tex Blaisdell, Tim Harkins, Todd Klein, Tom Lyle | Leave a comment

My ideal deluxe omnibus volume – part 1

Posted on November 14, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

A couple of months ago, I listed a bunch of comics I assume every Batman fan will come across, sooner or later. With that out of the way, let us move on to some of my personal favorites – i.e. … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Ben Oda, Bill Woolfolk, Bob Haney, Bob Kane, Carmine Infantino, Charles Paris, Dave Gibbons, Denny O'Neil, Dick Giordano, Don Cameron, Ed Herron, Frank Robbins, Gardner Fox, Gaspar Saladino, George Roussos, inger, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Jerry Robinson, Jim Aparo, Jim Mooney, Joe Giella, Lew Schwartz, Milt Snappin, Neal Adams, Ray Burnley, Silver Age | Leave a comment

Essential Batman stories every fan should read – part 1

Posted on September 20, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

A while ago, reader Dave Shevlin wrote to me about his latest project of picking somewhere around 30 or so of his favorite Bat-centric tales for an imaginary deluxe volume and challenged me to do the same. The idea would … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Al Milgrom, Ben Oda, Bill Finger, Bob Brown, Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Denny O'Neil, Dick Giordano, Frank Miller, Glynis Wein, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Jean Izzo, Jerry Serpe, John Costanza, John Workman, Klaus Janson, Lynn Varley, Marshall Rogers, Milt Snappin, Neal Adams, Ray Holloway, Sheldon Moldoff, Stan Kaye, Stan Starkman, Steve Englehart, Terry Austin, Walt Simonson | Leave a comment

3 badass Batman sequences by Don Newton

Posted on March 28, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

Don Newton could draw gritty action better than most, so it’s pretty great that he got to work on so many Batman comics from the late seventies and early eighties, when writers such as Denny O’Neil and Gerry Conway gave … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Adrienne Roy, Ben Oda, Dan Arkins, Denny O'Neil, Don Newton, Frank Chiaramonte, Gerry Conway | 1 Comment

3 creepy sequences by Gene Colan

Posted on October 13, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

With his tilted angles and grim shadows, Gene Colan was one of the undisputed masters of horror art and he proved it time and time again during his lengthy run on Batman comics, in the early eighties. Colored by the … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Adrian Gonzales, Adrienne Roy, Alfredo Alcala, Annette Kawecki, Ben Oda, Doug Moench, Gene Colan, Gerry Conway, horror, Paul Levitz, Tony DeZuniga | 1 Comment

A symphony of kicks in the head

Posted on September 15, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

There is probably no cliché Batman fans hate more than ‘BIFF! ZAP! POW! COMICS ARE NOT JUST FOR KIDS ANYMORE!’ It’s bad enough that you don’t realize comics haven’t been *just* for kids for a very looooong time… but do … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Ben Oda, Jim Aparo, John Costanza, martial arts, Tim Harkins, Todd Klein, Willie Schubert | Leave a comment