Tag Archives: Gabriel Bá

When comics are COMICS

Posted on March 16, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

When I use the word ‘comics,’ it can mean different things. I can be talking about the medium itself, that is to say sequences of visibly still images that tell a story or develop an idea, including such remarkable literary … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Adventureman, Andy Suriano, Charlatan Ball, Clayton Cowles, David Hine, Dearbhla Kelly, Fábio Moon, Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency, Fred van Lente, Gabriel Bá, horror, Jack Kirby, Jennifer Blood, Jerry Choo, Joe Casey, Joseph Cooper, Kinsun Loh, Liv Strömquist, Marc Letzmann, Matt Fraction, Nate Powell, Ninjettes, Organisms from an Ancient Cosmos, Rachel Dodson, Richard S. Dargan, Roy Allan Martinez, Rus Wooton, S. Craig Zahler, science fiction, Terry Dodson, Wayne Nichols, Will Voley | Leave a comment

Cool trips into the multiverse

Posted on September 22, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Movie blockbusters have been moving into an ouroboros-like postmodern entropy for a while, from Ready Player One and the LEGO franchise to Space Jam: A New Legacy and Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers, not to mention the whole MCU meta-series … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Casanova, Christian Ward, Cris Peter, Daniel Clowes, Dustin Harvin, Fábio Moon, Felipe Sobreiro, Gabriel Bá, Infinite Vacation, Jeff Powell, Matt Fraction, Motherlands, movies, Nick Spencer, Pete Woods, Rachel Stott, science fiction, Simon Bowland, Simon Spurrier, Stephen Byrne | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (January)

Posted on January 3, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

This year, each month will begin with three splash pages to remind everyone that comics can be awesome… Sabretooth Swordsman #4 The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #1 Bloodstrike #26

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Aaron Conley, Bloodstrike, Damon Gentry, Francesco Gaston, Gabriel Bá, Gerard Way, Sabretooth Swordsman, Tim Seeley, Umbrella Academy | Leave a comment

Balls-to-the-wall adventure comics – part 1

Posted on June 10, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

Comics is a medium, not a genre. And as a medium, comics can be used to tell all kinds of mature stories, from powerful biographies (Maus, Persepolis, Fun Home, Stitches) to fascinating historical and journalistic accounts (Brought to Light, Pyongyang, … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged 2000 AD, Atomic Robo, Bitch Planet, Brain Boy, Brian Clevinger, Casanova, Defoe, espionage, Fábio Moon, Fred van Lente, Gabriel Bá, horror, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Leigh Gallagher, Matt Fraction, Michael Chabon, Pat Mills, science fiction, Scott Weneger, sword & sorcery, Valentine de Landro | Leave a comment

Brian Azzarello’s off-the-wall Batman

Posted on March 10, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

Batman #620 Since 1939, there have been plenty of offbeat Batman writers, but I get a special kick out of the fact that Brian Azzarello has been allowed through the gates. After all, Azzarello seems mostly at home telling viciously … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Brian Azzarello, Clem Robins, Dave Johnson, Eduardo Risso, espionage, Fábio Moon, Gabriel Bá, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Jamie Delano, Jim Mahfood, Jordi Bernet, Julie Schwartz, Lee Bermejo, Marcelo Frusin, noir, Patricia Mulvihill, Rick Veitch, Tommy Lee Edwards | 2 Comments

Accessible superhero comics – part 2

Posted on February 16, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. Here are another five brilliant, accessible superhero comics: The One In the mid-80s, with Reagan still churning out his initial rhetoric of Cold War escalation, and just before Watchmen … Continue reading →

Posted in SUPER POWERS | Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Moore, Brett Lewis, Cold War, Dave Stewart, espionage, Gabriel Bá, Gene Ha, Gerard Way, Grant Morrison, John Paul Leon, Kevin Cannon, Paul Di Filippo, Rick Veitch, science fiction, Steve Yeowell, The One, Top 10, Umbrella Academy, Winter Men, Zander Cannon, Zenith | Leave a comment