Tag Archives: Dick Giordano

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (11 July 2022)

Posted on July 11, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

In the turn toward the 1970s, Batman comics grew moodier, with more realistic designs and a less campy feel than the stuff coming out in the previous decades. Creators like Denny O’Neil, Neal Adams, and Frank Robbins clearly sought distance … Continue reading →

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Anthony Tollin, covers, David V. Reed, David Vern, Dick Giordano, Ernie Chan, Gaspar Saladino, Jim Aparo, John Workman, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Neal Adams, Tatjana Wood, Tom Mandrake | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (21 February 2022)

Posted on February 21, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

An eye-popping reminder that comics can be awesome…

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Bill Sienkiewicz, Black Cat, Black Fury, Brad Simpson, covers, Creeper, Dave McKean, Dick Giordano, Gaspar Saladino, L.B. Cole, Lee Elias, Mask, New Mutants, Paolo Rivera, Piotr Kowalski, Sandman, Sex, Shade, Shadows from Beyond, Spider-Man, Steve Ditko | Leave a comment

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

Gotham crime graphic novels

Posted on January 20, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

The trailer for the upcoming The Batman movie looks pretty darn awful, once again doubling down on the gloom without any hint of what makes the source material so much fun in the first place. That said, I suppose the … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Becky Cloonan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Carlos Ezquerra, Catwoman, Chuck Dixon, Commissioner Gordon, Darwyn Cooke, Denny O'Neil, Devin Grayson, Dick Giordano, Dick Grayson, Ed Brubaker, Garth Ennis, GCPD, Giulia Brusco, Gotham City, Greg Land, Greg Rucka, Hitman, James Gordon, Jim Aparo, John McCrea, Karl Story, Kevin Somers, Klaus Janson, Lee Loughridge, Matt Hollingsworth, Michael Lark, Renee Montoya, Roberta Tewes, Scott McDaniel, Sean Konot, Steve Pugh, Terry Dodson, Willie Schubert | 1 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 (13 September 2021)

Posted on September 13, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Your super reminder that comics can be awesome: Superman vs. Muhammad Ali Superman Adventures #3 Superman: Strength #2

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Aluir Amancio, Cory Adams, Dick Giordano, Lois Buhalis, Marie Severin, Neal Adams, Patricia Mulvihill, Rick Burchett, Scott McCloud, Superman, Terry Austin, Todd Klein | Leave a comment

15 superhero horror covers

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

Just because the weekly COMICS CAN BE AWESOME section has moved back to focusing on splash pages, it doesn’t mean Gotham Calling won’t continue to spotlight cool covers every once in a while… Here is a selection of fifteen eerie … Continue reading →