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Tag Archives: Bernard Baily
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 October 2023)
I tend to use Halloween as a pretext to write a bit about recent horror movies in Gotham Calling. One trend that has been quite prominent this year – in cinema as well as in literature – is the entanglement … Continue reading
Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS
Tagged 2000 AD, Álvaro Martínez Bueno, Andres Juarez, Artie Simek, Bernard Baily, Beyond the Grave, Carl Burgos, Clint Langley, covers, Crossed, Dan Green, Dave McKean, Dreaming, Ghostly Haunts, Ghosts, Godzilla, Herb Trimpe, horror, Horror in the Dark, Jack Davis, Jack Kirby, James Tynion IV, Jim Aparo, Joe Rosen, John Bolton, John Romita, Jordie Bellaire, Juan Jose Ryp, Lee Elias, Luis Dominguez, Megan Hutchison, Monsters on the Prowl, movies, Nice House on the Lake, Nick Cardy, Phantom Stranger, politics, Ramón K. Pérez, Richard Corben, science fiction, Sol Brodsky, Stan Goldberg, Stillwater, Strange Tales of the Unusual, Swamp Thing, Tales from the Crypt, Tatjana Wood, Tom Sutton, Tomb of Terror, Twisted Tales, Unexpected, Weird Tales of the Future, Witching Hour
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (31 October 2022)
At Gotham Calling, Halloween is the time when I usually highlight my favorite recent horror movies. In past years, I chose stuff from the margins that surprised and affected me – Censor and Antebellum – but this time my pick … Continue reading
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (4 July 2022)
A reminder that (violent) comic book covers can be awesome…
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Authentic Police Cases, Ben Oda, Bernard Baily, Bill Elder, Black Cat, Charles Biro, covers, Crime Does Not Pay, Foxhole, Frontline Combat, Gaspar Saladino, Jack Davis, Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, John Severin, Johnny Craig, Lee Elias, Marie Severin, Matt Baker, Mister Mystery, Murder Incorporated, Tales from the Crypt, Tomahawk, Vault of Horror
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (26 October 2020)
After a summer of protests and with the electoral chaos looming in the horizon, it’s hard not to see in each new pop cultural release a contribution to the conversation about the current political moment. With its flashes of police … Continue reading
Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS
Tagged Action, Adventures into Terror, Adventures into Weird Worlds, Alex Toth, Astonishing, Bernard Baily, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, Charles Nicholas, Charlotte Jetter, covers, David Lloyd, Francesco Francavilla, Gaspar Saladino, George Roussos, Ghostly Tales, Ghosts, Gus Ricca, Hellblazer, horror, House of Secrets, Joe Maneely, Journey into Mystery, L.B. Cole, Lee Elias, Lost Worlds, Martin Nodell, Marvel Tales, Mike Gold, Mike Kaluta, Mike Peppe, Mister Mystery, movies, Mystery Tales, Mystic, Nick Cardy, Out of the Shadows, Out of This World, politics, Punch Comics, Russ Heath, Sanho Kim, Stan Goldberg, Suspense Comics, The Spirit, Vince Alascia, Witches Tales
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 June 2020)
Readers of this blog know that I am a firm believer that, even in these agitated times, genre fiction remains an interesting way to conceptualize what is happening around us. For instance, if the first half of 2020 filled screens … Continue reading