Tag Archives: Cameron Stewart

Ed Brubaker’s mature Batman

Posted on September 8, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Ed Brubaker is one of the most critically acclaimed comic book writers of the 21st century. Heavily influenced by crime fiction and by the superhero revisionist turn of the 1980s, he has continually sought to imbue American comics with a … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Brian K. Vaughan, Brian Michael Bendis, Cameron Stewart, Catwoman, Daredevil, Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, Javier Pulido, noir, Paul Gulacy, Quentin Tarantino, Scott McDaniel, Sean Phillips, Tom Strong | 2 Comments

On Barbara Gordon, Batgirl

Posted on June 22, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

Leave it to comics to take a completely perfunctory and derivative concept and actually do loads of fascinating stuff with it. The best example I can think of is Batgirl, aka Barbara ‘Babs’ Gordon, who … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM CITIZENS | Tagged Alan Moore, Babs Tarr, Barbara Gordon, Barbara Randall, Batgirl, Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, Doug Moench, Frank Robbins, Gail Simone, Gardner Fox, Gene Colan, Gil Kane, Julie Schwartz, Karl Kesel, Kelley Puckett, Kevin Somers, Matt Haley, politics | Leave a comment

If you like Mask of the Phantasm…

Posted on April 23, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

With the possible exception of the Nolan trilogy, Mask of the Phantasm came the closest to capturing the feel of the coolest Batman comics and projecting it on the big screen. In fact, this movie spin-off of the awesome Batman: … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Batman: The Animated Series, Brad Rader, Brian Michael Bendis, Bruce Timm, Cameron Stewart, Darwyn Cooke, Frank Miller, Javier Pulido, Kelley Puckett, Marcos Martin, Matt Wagner, Mike Avon Oeming, Mike Parobeck, movies, noir, Paul Dini, Rick Burchett, Rick Taylor | Leave a comment

Cool Catwoman stories

Posted on February 23, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

From straight-up baddie to crimefighting partner, (anti-)heroine, love interest, sex object, feminist role model, femme fatale, damsel in distress, dominatrix, thief, spy, killer, prostitute, mother, you name it – Catwoman has been around almost as long as Batman and, more … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Bill Finger, Brad Rader, Cameron Stewart, Catwoman, Charles Paris, Devin K. Grayson, Doug Moench, Ed Brubaker, Rick Burchett, rogues' gallery, Terry Beatty, Ty Templeton | Leave a comment

Non-Batman crime comics – part 2

Posted on December 11, 2014 by I.M. Baytor

If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. Here are another 5 non-superhero crime comics for fans of Batman’s noirish side: Human Target Christopher Chance is a body guard who impersonates his clients, using his skills to … Continue reading →

Posted in HARDBOILED CRIME | Tagged Cameron Stewart, Cliff Chiang, Darwyn Cooke, David Lapham, Edvin Biukovic, espionage, Frank Miller, Giulia Brusco, Human Target, Jason Aaron, Javier Pulido, noir, Parker, Peter Milligan, R.M. Guéra, Richard Stark, Scalped, Sin City, Stray Bullets | Leave a comment