Tag Archives: Doug Moench

Elseworlds tales of sword & sorcery

Posted on September 5, 2017 by I.M. Baytor

After another season of Game of Thrones, my mind has been on sword and sorcery. I still think the series’ most engaging contributions to this genre take place on the edges of the adventure stuff, as the characters count the … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Alan Grant, Barry Kitson, Bob Layton, Brian Apthorp, Christopher Priest, Denny O'Neil, Dick Giordano, Doug Moench, Jim Murray, John Beatty, Kelley Jones, Les Dorscheid, Mike W. Barr, Scott Hampton, Stan Woch, sword & sorcery, Vince Giarrano | 2 Comments

Kelley Jones’ horrific Batman

Posted on June 22, 2017 by I.M. Baytor

Kelley Jones is one of the most divisive Batman artists. His Dark Knight has absurdly long ears that look like devilish horns and fingers that look like claws. And it’s not just Batman who feels like a nightmarish hallucination: most … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Doug Moench, Greg Wright, horror, John Beatty, Kelley Jones, Michelle Madsen, Pat Brosseau, Steve Niles | 2 Comments

I can’t get enough of adventure comics

Posted on April 18, 2017 by I.M. Baytor

It has been a year since ABC cancelled its witty adventure show Agent Carter and I’m still looking for something with the same jazzy panache and the ability to conjure that old-school type of silly, joyful escapades. Don’t get me … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Gordon, Alan Moore, Art Adams, Brian K. Vaughan, Cara Sherman-Tereno, Chris Sprouse, Chuck Dixon, Cliff Chiang, Dave Gibbons, Descender, Doug Moench, Dustin Nguyen, Ed Brubaker, Evangeline, Gary Gianni, Ian Edginton, Jeff Lemire, Jerry Ordway, Jim Balent, John Statema, Judith Hunt, Mark Waid, Matt Wilson, Minck Oosterveer, Paper Girls, Peter Hogan, Red Seas, Ricardo Villagran, science fiction, space opera, Steve Moore, Steve Wands, Steve Yeowell, sword & sorcery, The Unknown, Todd Klein, Tom Strong | Leave a comment

Batman collections for casual readers

Posted on March 17, 2017 by I.M. Baytor

You know who Batman is. At least the gist of it. You’ve seen him in books or in films or on television, hopefully at his best. Probably, you’re even familiar with some of his supporting cast and rogues gallery, not … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Alan Grant, Archie Goodwin, Bob Haney, Brian Apthorp, Carlo Berberi, Carmine Infantino, Cary Bates, Chuck Dixon, Curt Swan, Dan Jurgens, David V. Reed, Denny O'Neil, Doug Moench, Eric Jones, Gardner Fox, Gerry Conway, J. Bone, J. Torres, Jack Abel, Jerry Serpe, Jim Aparo, Joe Giela, John Calnan, Kieron Dwyer, Landry Q. Walker, Len Wein, Linda Medley, Marshall Rogers, Mike Sekowsky, Neal Adams, Norm Breyfogle, Rich Buckler, Richmond Lewis, Stan Woch, Steve Englehart, Terry Austin, Tex Blaisdell, Tim Sale | 7 Comments

Doug Moench’s over-the-top Batman

Posted on February 14, 2017 by I.M. Baytor

After an (unfortunately still) underappreciated run in Batman and Detective Comics in the mid-1980s, Doug Moench took a break for about five years before returning to Gotham City with a new attitude. If his earlier work had an emphasis on … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Dan Brown, Denny O'Neil, Doug Moench, espionage, Grant Morrison, horror, J.H. Williams III, John Beatty, Kelley Jones, Mick Gray, politics, Russ Heath | 1 Comment

Doug Moench’s literary Batman

Posted on December 15, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

Doug Moench is up there as one of the most prolific writers of Batman comics ever. From an unforgettable 1983 tale about tentacle sex until the 2009 mini-series Unseen – in which the Dark Knight battles the Invisible Man – … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Adrienne Roy, Alan Moore, Alfredo Alcala, Bob Smith, Cold War, Don Newton, Doug Moench, Gene Colan, Gerry Conway, Joey Cavalieri, Mike W. Barr, Paul Kupperberg, politics, Tom Mandrake | 3 Comments

Elseworlds’ gothic homages

Posted on October 27, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

When coming up with alternative takes on Batman – usually as part of DC’s Elseworlds line – many authors have looked for inspiration in classic works of gothic literature and film. The reason this tends to work so well, I … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett, Dave Stewart, Dennis Janke, Doug Moench, Guy Davis, horror, Jean-Marc Lofficier, Jeromy Cox, John E. Workman, John Francis Moore, Kelley Jones, Kieron Dwyer, Len Wein, Les Dorscheid, Malcolm Jones III, Mike Grell, Mike Mignola, movies, Randy Lofficier, Richard Pace, Ted McKeever, Todd Klein, Troy Nixey | Leave a comment

3 creepy sequences by Gene Colan

Posted on October 13, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

With his tilted angles and grim shadows, Gene Colan was one of the undisputed masters of horror art and he proved it time and time again during his lengthy run on Batman comics, in the early eighties. Colored by the … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Adrian Gonzales, Adrienne Roy, Alfredo Alcala, Annette Kawecki, Ben Oda, Doug Moench, Gene Colan, Gerry Conway, horror, Paul Levitz, Tony DeZuniga | 1 Comment

On Jason Todd, Robin

Posted on October 20, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

One way to look at the second Robin, Jason Todd, is that he started out as a well-executed bad idea and ended up as a poorly executed great idea. Another way to look at the character is that DC at … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM CITIZENS | Tagged Denny O'Neil, Doug Moench, Jason Todd, Jim Starlin, Mark Waid, Max Allan Collins, Mike W. Barr, Robin | Leave a comment

Non-Batman gothic comics – part 2

Posted on September 3, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. Here are some more comics that are gothic as hell and definitely worth checking out: THE NEW DEADWARDIANS The New Deadwardians #1 Set in an alternative 1910, this wonderful … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged 2000 AD, Bernard Baily, D'Israeli, Dan Abnett, Dave McKean, Doug Moench, horror, I.N.J. Culbard, Ian Edginton, Jerry Spiegel, Jim Aparo, Joe Orlando, John Ostrander, Karen Berger, Michael Chabon, Michael Fleisher, Mike Carey, Neil Gaiman, New Deadwardians, Patricia Mulvihill, Sandman, science fiction, Spectre, Stickleback, sword & sorcery, Todd Klein, Tom Mandrake, Travis Lanham | Leave a comment