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Tag Archives: covers
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (27 April 2020)
Your grindhouse reminder that comics can be awesome…
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Bitch Planet, covers, Fatale, Francesco Francavilla, Frank Miller, Glenn Fabry, Grindhouse, Preacher, Sean Phillips, Sin City, Valentine de Landro
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (20 April 2020)
This week, a reminder that Batman comics (and their spin-offs) can look awesome…
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (13 April 2020)
As it often happens in scary times, the horror genre provides both a perversely comforting, vaccine-like sedative against overwhelming anxiety and useful metaphors to consider the wider processes at play. So here is your spooky reminder that comics can be … Continue reading
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (6 April 2020)
Things are looking grim out there. At times like these, when I need some distraction and cheering up, nothing beats the classics, by which I mean watching the Golden Age Dynamic Duo kick butts and take names… With that in … Continue reading
Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS
Tagged Bob Kane, Charles Paris, covers, Dick Sprang, Jack Burnley, Jerry Robinson, Jim Mooney, Win Mortimer
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (23 March 2020)
It may not be a big consolation in these troubled times, but Gotham Calling will continue its mission of drawing attention to the wonders of pulpy fun. In the hope of bringing a smile and brief distraction to those struggling … Continue reading
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (February 2020)
Lowering the level again, here is another monthly reminder that comics can be awesome…
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Carl Burgos, Carmine Infantino, covers, Dick Dillin, From Beyond the Unknown, Gaspar Saladino, George Roussos, House of Mystery, Ira Schnapp, Joe Kubert, Journey into Unknown Worlds, Sheldon Moldoff, Sol Brodsky, Stan Goldberg, Strange Adventures, Weird War Tales
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15 Non-Batman covers by Marshall Rogers
I’ve talked before on this blog about how Marshall Rogers drew some of the most iconic Batman comics… Now that Gotham Calling has a broader focus, however, I’ve decided to encorage you to bask in fifteen slick, wonderfully designed covers … Continue reading
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (January 2020)
This year, Gotham Calling will continue to celebrate comics’ potential for awesomeness at the beginning of every month. To shake things up, however, instead of three jaw-dropping splash pages at a time, we’ll spotlight five kickass covers. To be sure, … Continue reading