Tag Archives: Bruce Jones

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (18 March 2024)

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

You know what can be really awesome? Old pulpy, straight-to-the-point comic book covers:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Alex Schomburg, Amazing Mystery Funnies, Billy the Kid, Boy Comics, Bruce Jones, Captain Science, Charles Biro, Chuck Cuidera, covers, Dick Giordano, Joe Orlando, John Giunta, Miss Fury, Paul Gustavson, Police Comics, Prize Comics, Reed Crandall, The Fly, Twisted Tales of Bruce Jones, Wally Wood | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 January 2023)

Posted on January 30, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

I’m still fixing some technical issues, but we should be back to our regular program on Thursday… In the meantime, here is a horrifying reminder that Batman comics can be awesome: Odyssey (v2) #6 Batman / Demon Legends of the … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM INTERLUDES | Tagged Alan Grant, Ariel Olivetti, Bill Oakley, Bruce Jones, Cory Adams, Dave Sharpe, David Roach, horror, James Sinclair, Josh Adams, Kevin Nowlan, Moose Baumann, Neal Adams, Phil Balsman | Leave a comment

Brilliant horror short stories

Posted on October 30, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

In theory, horror shouldn’t be an easy fit for stories of ten pages or less. For a narrative to be truly scary or disturbing, the stakes should be painstakingly set up, the atmosphere should breathe, the fearful anticipation should be … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged 2000 AD, Al Feldstein, Alec Worley, Bernie Krigstein, Bernie Wrightson, Bill Gaines, Bruce Jones, Carl Wessler, Charlotte Jetter, Cold War, Ellie De Ville, Gerry Conway, Harry Harrison, horror, Jim Aparo, Jim Wroten, Joe Orlando, John Albano, Marie Severin, noir, politics, Reed Crandall, Richard Corben, science fiction, Steve Ditko, Steve Gerber, Tom Foster, Vicente Alcazar, Wally Wood, Young Montano | 2 Comments

More brilliant sci-fi short stories

Posted on May 23, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

Jordan Peele’s The Twilight Zone has started off on the wrong foot. It’s not just that most episodes so far have been weaker than 90% of Rod Serling’s original series (or, at least, 90% of the first three seasons, since … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged 2000 AD, Abe Kanegson, Al Feldstein, Al Williamson, Alan Moore, Bernie Wrightson, Bill Gaines, Bob Oksner, Bruce Jones, Cold War, D.C. Gibbons, Dave Gibbons, Glyn Dillon, horror, Jean-Marc Lofficier, Jim Wroten, Joe Orlando, John Giunta, Mann Rubin, Marie Severin, Moebius, Nicholas Barber, noir, Phil Felix, Pigboy Zee, politics, Randy Lofficier, Ray Kohloff, Richard Corben, Roy G. Krenkel, science fiction, Steve Oliff, The Spirit, Wally Wood, Will Eisner | Leave a comment

Non-Batman gothic comics – part 1

Posted on August 31, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

If you’re into Batman comics, it’s not a far cry to assume you enjoy gothic horror. After all, that’s a built-in feature of the Dark Knight. It’s been there right from the start… Detective Comics #33 As Mark Fisher (citing … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Arnold Drake, Bernie Wrightson, Bob Haney, Bruce Jones, Carmine Infantino, Dan Jurgens, Deadman, Duncan Fegredo, Enigma, George Roussos, Gerry Conway, Grant Morrison, horror, Jim Aparo, José Garcia-López, Len Wein, Man-Thing, Mike Baron, Neal Adams, Peter Milligan, Roy Thomas, Sherilyn van Valkenburgh, Steve Gerber, sword & sorcery | Leave a comment