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Tag Archives: covers
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 February 2024)
A February reminder that comic book covers can be awesome, Captain edition:
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Alan Davis, Bob McLeod, Bob Smith, C.C. Beck, Captain Action, Captain America, Captain Atom, Captain Britain, Captain Canuck, Captain Carrot, Captain Carter, Captain Marvel, Captain Science, covers, Excalibur, Gaspar Saladino, George Freeman, Irv Novick, Jamie McKelvie, Joe Orlando, Mike Zeck, Pat Broderick, Paul Neary, Scott Shaw, Shaky Kane, Todd Klein, Wally Wood
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (29 January 2024)
One of the greatest additions to Batman comics in the 21st century was the introduction of Bruce Wayne’s hyper-arrogant, borderline psychopath son, who went on the become a particularly offbeat version of Robin. In fact, as flawed and uneven as … Continue reading
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 January 2024)
This is what the inside of my head looks like:
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged 2000 AD, Amazing Mystery Funnies, Amazing-Man Comics, Anthony Tollin, Blackhawk, Catman, covers, Dan Zolnerowich, DNAgents, Gaspar Saladino, Gordon Purcell, Ira Schnapp, Jack Adler, Keith Giffen, L.B. Cole, Larry Mahlstedt, Legion of Super-Heroes, Mad-Dog, Massimo Belardinelli, Neal Adams, Paul Gustavson, Prize Comics, Ray McCarthy, Russ Heath, Sea Devils, Superboy, Terry Gilkison, Will Meugniot, Willie Blyberg
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (15 January 2024)
Don’t you just love close-ups?
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Brad Anderson, Catwoman, covers, Danny Miki, Deadpool, Edgar Delgado, Glenn Fabry, Jason Fabok, Jenny Frison, Joëlle Jones, Karl Story, Kiko Taganashi, Laura Allred, Nathan Massengill, Nightwing, Patrick Martin, Pete Woods, Preacher, Punisher, Red Sonja, Rob Liefeld, Rodolfo Migliari, Rogue, Sam Kieth, Scott McDaniel, Three Jokers, Venom, Wieslaw Walkuski, Youngblood
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (8 January 2024)
This year’s second reminder that comic book covers can be awesome…
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Al Feldstein, Baffling Mysteries, covers, Dick Giordano, Doomsday + 1, Harry Anderson, Headline Comics, Ira Schnapp, Jack Adler, Joe Maneely, John Byrne, Louis Zansky, Marvel Tales, Murphy Anderson, Mystery in Space, Mystery Tales, Richard Corben, Space War, Stan Goldberg, Strange Adventures, Tales from the Crypt, Twisted Tales
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (1 January 2024)
Have a Gotham 2024! In this year’s weekly reminders that comics can be awesome, I’m going back to spotlighting ten covers every Monday. To get things started, I’ve chosen covers from very different genres (including from peaks of the medium … Continue reading
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged 2000 AD, Bernie Krigstein, Bill Sienkiewicz, covers, Frank Miller, Gaspar Saladino, Ghostly Haunts, Jack Adler, Joe Kubert, Joe Simon, Klaus Janson, Lone Wolf and Cub, Marie Severin, Michael Golden, Moon Knight, Nick Cardy, Piracy, Spider-Woman, The 'Nam, Tom Sutton, Tomahawk, Warfront
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Another dozen 2000 AD covers
As mentioned before, I’m a huge fan of 2000 AD’s covers, especially of the way they spotlight the amazing character designs in those comics. With that in mind, this week I want to single out a specific subgenre of cover … Continue reading
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE FUTURE
Tagged 2000AD, Brendan McCarthy, Carlos Ezquerra, Christopher Sebela, Clint Langley, covers, David Rubín, Glenn Fabry, Greg Staples, Hayden Sherman, John Higgins, Juan Doe, Kevin O'Neill, Len O'Grady, Marcos Prior, movies, politics, Robert Bliss, science fiction, Simon Davis, Steve Roberts, Zac Sandler
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 October 2023)
I tend to use Halloween as a pretext to write a bit about recent horror movies in Gotham Calling. One trend that has been quite prominent this year – in cinema as well as in literature – is the entanglement … Continue reading
Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS
Tagged 2000 AD, Álvaro Martínez Bueno, Andres Juarez, Artie Simek, Bernard Baily, Beyond the Grave, Carl Burgos, Clint Langley, covers, Crossed, Dan Green, Dave McKean, Dreaming, Ghostly Haunts, Ghosts, Godzilla, Herb Trimpe, horror, Horror in the Dark, Jack Davis, Jack Kirby, James Tynion IV, Jim Aparo, Joe Rosen, John Bolton, John Romita, Jordie Bellaire, Juan Jose Ryp, Lee Elias, Luis Dominguez, Megan Hutchison, Monsters on the Prowl, movies, Nice House on the Lake, Nick Cardy, Phantom Stranger, politics, Ramón K. Pérez, Richard Corben, science fiction, Sol Brodsky, Stan Goldberg, Stillwater, Strange Tales of the Unusual, Swamp Thing, Tales from the Crypt, Tatjana Wood, Tom Sutton, Tomb of Terror, Twisted Tales, Unexpected, Weird Tales of the Future, Witching Hour
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (23 October 2023)
The past weeks were spent watching war crimes and an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe, counting down to further escalation. I’ve been feeding the blog with posts I had written in advance, mostly as a way to take brief breaks away from … Continue reading
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (16 October 2023)
Today’s reminder that comic books can be awesome is a tribute to Mike and Laura Allred, who have perfected a mix of pop art and superheroes in their Madman comics: