Tag Archives: Dick Giordano

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (9 December 2024)

Posted on December 9, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This week, another reminder of how awesome – and how all-over-the-place – were the covers of pre-Crisis Wonder Woman…

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Bernard Sachs, covers, Dick Giordano, Harry Peter, Ira Schnapp, Irwin Hasen, José Luis García-López, Mike Esposito, Mike Sekowsky, Nick Cardy, Paris Cullins, Ross Andru, Wonder Woman | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (18 November 2024)

Posted on November 18, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

I’m a huge sucker for subgenres, niche branches of cultural production that are quite specific in their parameters but nevertheless spur a fair share of outputs, with variations that are mostly of interest to devoted experts/fans, usually capturing a momentary … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Adam Kubert, Anthony Tollin, Arthur Suydam, Bob Budiansky, Bob McLeod, Captain Britain, covers, Dick Giordano, Doom Patrol, Dracula, Erik Larsen, Fantastic Four, Gaspar Saladino, Ghost Rider, horror, Joe Sinnott, Legion of Super-Heroes, Metal Men, Mike Sekowsky, movies, Nikos Koutsis, Ron Frenz, Savage Dragon, Spectre, Steve Lightle, Stuart Immonen, Thor, Todd Doney, Tom Mandrake, Tom Taggart, Wolverine | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 September 2024)

Posted on September 30, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

Yep, it’s time for another reminder that comic book covers can be awesome.

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Avengers, Beowulf, Bill Everett, covers, D.P. 7, Dan Zolnerowich, Danny Bulanadi, Dick Giordano, George Tuska, Green Hornet, Jerry Robinson, Joe Doolin, John Buscema, Jumbo Comics, Jungle Comics, Michael Golden, Morrie Kuramoto, Mystery Men Comics, Paul Ryan, Roy Thomas, Scott McCloud, Starblazer, Tatjana Wood, US1, Zot | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 August 2024)

Posted on August 5, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… and also quite meta:

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Davis, Alex Ross, Anthony Tollin, Astro City, Bill Payne, Brendan McCarthy, Brett Ewins, Cary Burkett, covers, Crossover, Dee Cunniffe, Dick Dillin, Dick Giordano, Don Simpson, Emily Watson, Excalibur, FemForce, Geoff Shaw, Howard Bender, Ira Schnapp, Jim Sanders III, John J. Hill, Justice League of America, Laura Allred, Megaton Man, Mike Allred, Mike Harris, Paul Neary, Pete Poplaski, She-Hulk, Sheldon Moldoff, Strange Adventures, Todd Klein, X-Force | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (18 March 2024)

Posted on March 18, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

You know what can be really awesome? Old pulpy, straight-to-the-point comic book covers:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Alex Schomburg, Amazing Mystery Funnies, Billy the Kid, Boy Comics, Bruce Jones, Captain Science, Charles Biro, Chuck Cuidera, covers, Dick Giordano, Joe Orlando, John Giunta, Miss Fury, Paul Gustavson, Police Comics, Prize Comics, Reed Crandall, The Fly, Twisted Tales of Bruce Jones, Wally Wood | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 February 2024)

Posted on February 12, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

Pre-Crisis Wonder Woman comics (from the 1940s to the 1980s) were marked by constant experimentation. Perhaps unsure about what to do with the character, creators kept throwing her into all sorts of genres, from war to fantasy, from adventure to … Continue reading →