Tag Archives: Cold War

5 R-rated superhero comics

Posted on September 22, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

So yeah, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. There is something puzzling in almost every scene of this film. Why did Bruce’s employees wait for his phone call before evacuating a building that was obviously about to be crushed? Why … Continue reading →

Posted in SUPER POWERS | Tagged Alan Moore, Alias, Brian Michael Bendis, Carrie Strachan, Cold War, Colin Wilson, David Mack, Davide Gianfelice, Ed Brubaker, espionage, Francesco Mortarino, Frank Miller, Frank Quitely, Jessica Jones, Juan Jose Ryp, Jupiter's Legacy, Jupiter’s Circle, Mark Bagley, Mark Millar, Michael Gaydos, Michah Ian Wright, movies, No Hero, noir, politics, science fiction, Sean Phillips, Sleeper, Stormwatch Team Achilles, Tony Avina, Warren Ellis, Wilfredo Torres, Zack Snyder | Leave a comment

Spotlight on The Shadow

Posted on July 7, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

Every once in a while, I like to shift gears and spotlight comics or films set outside Gotham City that Batman fans should nevertheless enjoy because they are close to the mood of the world of the Dark Knight. Once … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Alex Wald, Andy Helfer, Bill Sienkiewicz, Cold War, Denny O'Neil, E.R. Cruz, Frank Robbins, Howard Chaykin, Joe Orlando, Kyle Baker, Marshall Rogers, Mike Carlin, Mike Kaluta, The Shadow | Leave a comment

On The Outsiders

Posted on February 2, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

Between all those Robins and Batgirls, Batman does seem to have a thing for sidekicks. In the 1980s, the Dark Knight took this to the extreme when he brought in all the weirdos he could find and put together his … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM CITIZENS | Tagged Adrienne Roy, Alan Davis, Cold War, Jim Aparo, Mike W. Barr, Outsiders, politics | 1 Comment

More over-the-top adventure comics

Posted on December 16, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

Given how bombastic and out-of-control the Batman series has become of late, I figure the time is right to revisit the concept of comics as manic, trippy escapades. When I suggested a bunch of Non-Batman balls-to-the-wall adventure comics earlier this … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Bill Sienkiewicz, Bryan Talbot, Chuck Austen, Cold War, Dan Didio, Del Close, Elektra, espionage, Flint Henry, Frank Miller, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Grimjack, Ian Edginton, Invisibles, Jack Kirby, Jill Thompson, John Byrne, John Ostrander, Keith Giffen, Luther Arkwright, Mike Del Mundo, Mike Gold, OMAC, Peter Milligan, Phil Jimenez, Philip Bond, Robert Rodi, science fiction, Scott Morse, Sean Chen, space opera, sword & sorcery, Timothy Truman, Tom Mandrake, Warren Ellis | Leave a comment

Classic gothic horror films

Posted on October 27, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

If it’s true that Batman fans should enjoy other gothic comics, then of course the same goes for gothic movies. In the first film list I did for this blog, I suggested Dead of Night and The Unknown as examples … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Batman TV series, Cold War, horror, Marek Oleksicki, movies, science fiction, Warren Ellis | Leave a comment

On Dick Grayson, the Teen Wonder

Posted on June 2, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

If Dick Grayson’s childhood was pretty unusual, his adolescence was totally out there. While Detective Comics didn’t promote him from Boy Wonder to Teen Wonder until 1970, in the mid-60s Robin became a founding member of the Teen Titans: … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM CITIZENS | Tagged Bob Haney, Cold War, Denny O'Neil, Dick Grayson, Elliot S! Maggin, Frank Robbins, George Pérez, Marv Wolfman, Mike Friedrich, politics, Robin | Leave a comment

Film noir detective stories – part 2

Posted on May 7, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. Here are more film suggestions for fans of noir detective stories: DEAD RECKONING (1947) -Put Christmas in your eyes and keep your voice low. Tell me about paradise and … Continue reading →

Posted in HARDBOILED CRIME | Tagged Cold War, espionage, Graham Greene, movies, noir | Leave a comment

Accessible superhero comics – part 2

Posted on February 16, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. Here are another five brilliant, accessible superhero comics: The One In the mid-80s, with Reagan still churning out his initial rhetoric of Cold War escalation, and just before Watchmen … Continue reading →

Posted in SUPER POWERS | Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Moore, Brett Lewis, Cold War, Dave Stewart, espionage, Gabriel Bá, Gene Ha, Gerard Way, Grant Morrison, John Paul Leon, Kevin Cannon, Paul Di Filippo, Rick Veitch, science fiction, Steve Yeowell, The One, Top 10, Umbrella Academy, Winter Men, Zander Cannon, Zenith | Leave a comment

Frank Miller’s goddamn Batman

Posted on October 20, 2014 by I.M. Baytor

All kinds of people have written Batman stories. Not just people: even Snoopy has done it. But one author has the particularity of having written both the most critically acclaimed Batman comics of all time, and the most … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alex Sinclair, Batman's personality, Bernie Wrightson, Cold War, David Mazzucchelli, Frank Miller, Jim Lee, Jim Starlin, John Costanza, Klaus Janson, Lynn Varley, politics, Richmond Lewis, Scott Williams, Todd McFarlane | 2 Comments

Batman comics and the late Cold War – part 2

Posted on October 6, 2014 by I.M. Baytor

When people think of the end of the Cold War, they think of the fall of the Berlin Wall or of Boris Yeltsin standing on a tank in the Red Square. Me, I think of the Dark Knight fighting a … Continue reading →

Posted in POLITICS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Cold War, Doug Moench, espionage, Jim Aparo, Jim Starlin, Marv Wolfman, Mike Mignola, Paul Gulacy, Paul Kupperberg, politics | Leave a comment