Tag Archives: Frank Giacoia

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (23 September 2024)

Posted on September 23, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comic books can be awesome is a tribute to the meticulous and effective composition in the covers of the series Secret Hearts (1949-1971):

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Bernard Sachs, Bill Draut, covers, Don Heck, Frank Giacoia, Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp, Jay Scott Pike, John Romita, Secret Hearts, Sy Barry, Tony Abruzzo | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 August 2024)

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

A reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… and also super weird:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Alex Horley, Bob Brown, Copra, covers, Curt Swan, Danny Crespi, Dave Cooper, Frank Giacoia, Hawkman, Howard Chaykin, Ira Schnapp, Justice, Kieron Dwyer, Lee Weeks, Lobo, Madman Comics, Michel Fiffe, Mike Allred, Murphy Anderson, Omega the Unknown, Shark-Man, Stan Kaye, Starblazer, Steve Pugh, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, Tales of the Unexpected | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (1 July 2024)

Posted on July 1, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

Today’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to licensed properties. While the reliance on importing IPs across media can carry the stench of creative bankrupcy, some films and shows seem perfectly suited for an expansion into comic … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged 2001 A Space Odyssey, Aliens, Army of Darkness, Carmine Infantino, covers, Danny Crespi, David Finch, Evil Dead, Frank Giacoia, Frank Miller, Greg Smallwood, Indiana Jones, Jack Kirby, Jae Lee, James Bond, John Higgins, June Chung, Kerry Gammill, Michael Allred, movies, Phill Norwood, Predator, Robocop, Star Wars, Terminator, Terry Austin, Triona Farrell, Xena | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 April 2024)

Posted on April 22, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

Another reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… and another tribute to renditions of facial acting and the art of the close-up:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Al Gordon, Al Hartley, Alan Davis, Alpha Flight, Brave and the Bold, covers, Daniel Clowes, Daredevil, David Mazzucchelli, DNAgents, Eightball, Excalibur, Frank Giacoia, Inferior 5, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Jack Adler, Jeff Lemire, Joe Giella, John Byrne, José Villarrubia, Misty, Mitch Schauer, Patsy Walker, Paul Neary, Phantom, Sam Rosen, Stan Goldberg | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (8 April 2024)

Posted on April 8, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comic books can be awesome is yet another tribute to Carmine Infantino’s talent for cover composition:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Action Comics, All Star Comics, Bob Brown, Brave and the Bold, Captain Comet, Carmine Infantino, covers, Danny Crespi, Doom Patrol, Frank Giacoia, Ira Schnapp, Joe Giella, Mike Esposito, Murphy Anderson, Mystery in Space, Spider-Woman, Steve Leialoha, Strange Adventures, Strange Sports Stories, Supergirl, Superman | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (14 November 2022)

Posted on November 14, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Your reminder that old-school adventure covers can be awesome:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Airboy, Alex Toth, Atom, covers, Dan Zolnerowich, Fight Comics, Frank Giacoia, Gaspar Saladino, George Evans, Ira Schnapp, Jack Abel, Jimmy Wakely, Joe Kubert, Lily Renée, Luis Dominguez, Marie Severin, Mike Sekowsky, Our Army at War, Piracy, Ray Fehrenbach, Spy-Hunters, The Spirit, Weird War Tales, Will Eisner, Zolne | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (25 October 2021)

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

With Halloween just around the corner, this is usually the time of the year to share some thoughts about horror… When it comes to cinema and television, one of the most vibrant trends in recent years has been labelled Prestige … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Alien Worlds, Artie Simek, Astonishing, Baffling Mysteries, Bill Everett, Black Cat, Bob Brown, Chamber of Chills, Charles Sultan, covers, Crypt of Shadows, Danny Crespi, Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion, Frank Giacoia, Frank Robbins, Fred Kida, George Tuska, Ghostly Tales, Ghosts, Gus Ricca, Haunted Love, horror, House of Secrets, Jack Davis, Jim McLaughlin, Joe Maneely, Larry Lieber, Lee Elias, Marvel Tales, Mike Esposito, movies, My Greatest Adventure, Mystic, Mystical Tales, Nick Cardy, Nicola Cuti, Out of This World, politics, Ron Wilson, Russ Heath, Stan Goldberg, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Strange Tales, Tales from the Crypt, Tatjana Wood, The Beyond, Tom Sutton, Warren Kremer, Weird Horrors, William G. Stout | Leave a comment

15 gripping Our Army at War covers

Posted on September 9, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Before going on break, I did a couple of posts spotlighting Joe Kubert’s impressive covers starring Sgt Rock. Yet Kubert was hardly the only genius working at Our Army at War… Since their debut in the early 1950s, those comics … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Carmine Infantino, covers, Frank Giacoia, Gene Colan, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Jerry Grandenetti, Our Army at War, World War II | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (15 December 2020)

Posted on December 15, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Back to our usual programming. Your weekly reminder that comics can be awesome, Jack Kirby edition:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged 2001 A Space Odyssey, Artie Simek, Black Panther, covers, Dan Crespi, Demon, Frank Giacoia, Gaspar Saladino, horror, Jack Kirby, Mike Royer, Mister Miracle, Neal Adams, Stan Goldberg, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Tales to Astonish | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (19 October 2020)

Posted on October 19, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

One of the games going around since the beginning of the pandemic involves people recommending old movies that have acquired renewed resonance in these Covid-19 times – not necessarily because they presciently captured today’s reality, but because some of their … Continue reading →

Posted in HARDBOILED CRIME | Tagged covers, Crime Must Pay the Penalty, Crimefighters, Dick Tracy, Frank Giacoia, Jim McLaughlin, Joe Orlando, Joe Simon, Justice Traps the Guilty, movies, noir, Ray Fehrenbach, The Spirit, Will Eisner | Leave a comment