Tag Archives: covers

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (14 February 2022)

Posted on February 14, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Since it’s Valentine’s Day, this week’s reminder that comic book covers can be awesome is also a tribute to America’s postwar fling with romance comics:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Bill Ward, Brides in Love, Charlotte Jetter, covers, David Mangiarotti, Dick Giordano, First Romance Magazine, Flaming Love, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Ken Bald, Love Stories, Lovelorn, Luis Avila, Pat Masulli, Romantic Adventures, Romantic Story, Sweethearts, Teen-Age Love, True Life Secrets, Vince Colletta | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (31 January 2022)

Posted on January 31, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Golden Age Batman issues gave us not only numerous neat splash pages, but also plenty of riveting covers with the Dynamic Duo in quintessentially pulpy, beautifully acrobatic, and/or endearingly humorous situations. Although the era’s cover images tended to be more … Continue reading →

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Charles Paris, covers, Dick Sprang, Fred Ray, Ira Schnapp, Jack Adler, Jack Burnley, Jerry Robinson, Jim Mooney, Win Mortimer | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (24 January 2022)

Posted on January 24, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that comics can be awesome, close-up edition…

Posted in HEADSHOTS | Tagged 2000 AD, Alex Ross, Amy Reeder, Batwoman, Brian Bolland, covers, Danny Miki, David Lapham, Don Heck, Donald Skinner, Foxhole, Horrific, J.G. Jones, Jack Kirby, Lou Cameron, Rapture, Rob Liefeld, She-Hulk, Space Action, Tank Girl, Violator, Young Liars | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (17 January 2022)

Posted on January 17, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Your ‘true crime’ reminder that comic book covers can be awesome:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged All-True Crime Cases, Authentic Police Cases, Charles Biro, covers, Crime and Punishment, Crime Detective, Crime Does Not Pay, Crime Must Pay the Penalty, Dan Zolnerowich, Jack Kirby, Jim McLaughlin, Joe Simon, John Prentice, Johnny Craig, Justice Traps the Guilty, Matt Baker, noir, Real Clue Crime Stories, Stan Goldberg, The Perfect Crime, War Against Crime | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (10 January 2022)

Posted on January 10, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

A psychedelic reminder that comics can be awesome…

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Alex Ziritt, Baffling Mysteries, covers, Department of Truth, Dick Giordano, Gaspar Saladino, George Pérez, Ghostly Tales, Jon D'Agostino, Laura Allred, Louis Zansky, Madman, Mike Allred, Mike Kaluta, Norman Saunders, Out of This World, Secrets of Haunted House, Space Riders, Steve Ditko, The Unexpected, Todd Klein, Tom Sutton, Tradd Moore, Wonder Woman, Worlds of Fear | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (3 January 2022)

Posted on January 3, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

In 2022, Gotham Calling’s weekly reminders that comics can be awesome are going to spotlight ten incredible covers every Monday, thus once again celebrating different artists’ ability to conjure up maximum excitement and fire up readers’ imagination through a single … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Adventure Comics, Adventures into the Unknown, Bernard Baily, Bill Everett, Bill Molno, covers, Edvard Moritz, Forbidden Worlds, Gil Kane, Harry Anderson, Ira Schnapp, Joe Giella, Joe Maneely, Marvel Tales, Michael Esposito, Mike Kaluta, Ogden Whitney, Ross Andru, Stan Goldberg, Star Spangled War Stories, Strange Adventures, Strange Tales, Unusual Tales, Vince Alascia, Weird Tales of the Future, World of Fantasy | Leave a comment

Have a Gotham 2022

Posted on January 1, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged covers, Forbidden Worlds, New Year, Ogden Whitney | Leave a comment

Taking a break… (October 2021)

Posted on October 28, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

I know it’s difficult to believe, but I actually do have a life besides reading cool comics and watching old movies… So yeah, Gotham Calling will have to go on another break for a while, but I hope to be … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM INTERLUDES | Tagged covers, Darwyn Cooke | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (25 October 2021)

Posted on October 25, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

With Halloween just around the corner, this is usually the time of the year to share some thoughts about horror… When it comes to cinema and television, one of the most vibrant trends in recent years has been labelled Prestige … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Alien Worlds, Artie Simek, Astonishing, Baffling Mysteries, Bill Everett, Black Cat, Bob Brown, Chamber of Chills, Charles Sultan, covers, Crypt of Shadows, Danny Crespi, Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion, Frank Giacoia, Frank Robbins, Fred Kida, George Tuska, Ghostly Tales, Ghosts, Gus Ricca, Haunted Love, horror, House of Secrets, Jack Davis, Jim McLaughlin, Joe Maneely, Larry Lieber, Lee Elias, Marvel Tales, Mike Esposito, movies, My Greatest Adventure, Mystic, Mystical Tales, Nick Cardy, Nicola Cuti, Out of This World, politics, Ron Wilson, Russ Heath, Stan Goldberg, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Strange Tales, Tales from the Crypt, Tatjana Wood, The Beyond, Tom Sutton, Warren Kremer, Weird Horrors, William G. Stout | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (18 October 2021)

Posted on October 18, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Your reminder that comics can be awesome, mummies edition:

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Artie Simek, covers, Dick Ayers, horror, Jack Kirby, Ken Bald, Mummy, Out of the Night, Sin of the Mummy, Stan Goldberg, Stan Lee, Tales to Astonish | Leave a comment