Tag Archives: Darick Robertson

1990s’ Batman comics reading guide – part 5

Posted on July 30, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Batman: Mr. Freeze By the late ‘90s, not only had the Batman family of books become a well-oiled machine, but three new awesome spin-offs joined the line: Nightwing, about Dick Grayson reinventing himself as a solo vigilante in the neighboring … Continue reading →

Spotlight on Fury: Peacemaker

Posted on July 30, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

We kicked off this year’s Spy Fiction Month with a comic set in World War II and we’ll finish with one as well. Like I mentioned last week, in 2001 Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson reinvented Marvel’s war-hero-turned-super-spy Nick Fury … Continue reading →

Posted in SPYCRAFT & WARFARE | Tagged Darick Robertson, espionage, Garth Ennis, Jimmy Palmiotti, Nick Fury, politics, Raúl Treviño, Rodney Ramos, World War II | Leave a comment

Spotlight on Fury MAX

Posted on July 24, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

Way before Samuel L. Jackson embodied the role, Colonel Nick Fury was already a household name for Marvel fans, having starred in a string of seminal psychedelic spy comics by Jack Kirby and Jim Steranko back in the 1960s… Strange … Continue reading →

Posted in SPYCRAFT & WARFARE | Tagged Axel Alonso, Bill Jemas, Cold War, D.G. Chichester, Darick Robertson, espionage, Garth Ennis, Jimmy Palmiotti, Joe Quesada, Nick Fury, politics | Leave a comment

Spotlight on The Punisher MAX

Posted on July 30, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

What if The Punisher comics were much darker, more gruesomely violent, and aimed at a mature audience? That’s the premise of The Punisher MAX, Garth Ennis’ grim reimagining of Frank Castle’s war on crime. If Garth Ennis’ previous work with … Continue reading →

Posted in HARDBOILED CRIME | Tagged Andy Diggle, Darick Robertson, Duane Swierczynski, espionage, Garth Ennis, Goran Parlov, Jason Aaron, John Severin, Lewis LaRosa, Paul Mounts, politics, Punisher, Rob Williams, Steve Dillon, Stuart Moore, Tim Bradstreet, Tom Palmer, World War II | 2 Comments

10 great Catwoman covers

Posted on June 25, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

The thing about Catwoman is that, even though she has starred in plenty of cool stories, she has often been settled with lame art. Notably, many of her covers are little more than anatomically dubious cheesecake… so I figured it was … Continue reading →

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Adam Hughes, Catwoman, Charles Paris, covers, Darick Robertson, Darwyn Cooke, Giulia Brusco, Jack Burnley, Jae Lee, Jim Balent, Jock, June Chung, Rachel Dodson, rogues' gallery, Terry Dodson, Tim Sale, Tommy Lee Edwards | Leave a comment

Imaginary Batman team-ups by Warren Ellis – part 2

Posted on April 6, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. Here are another five appealing team-ups between Batman and Warren Ellis’ creations: LAZARUS CHURCHYARD With eighty percent of his body replaced with an intelligent evolving plastic, Lazarus Churchyard cannot … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Amanda Conner, D'Israeli, Darick Robertson, espionage, Global Frequency, Gravel, horror, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jon J. Muth, Lazarus Churchyard, Mike Wolfer, science fiction, Steve Dillon, Transmetropolitan, Two-Step, Warren Ellis | Leave a comment