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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (11 November 2024)

Posted on November 11, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to Rick Burchett’s pulpy covers:

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Neal Adams’ realistic surrealism

Posted on May 6, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

In the third installment of this week’s tribute to Neal Adams’ comic book covers, let’s look at instances where the late artist combined his signature realistic style with a more conceptual approach, including occasional ventures into surrealism. You can see … Continue reading →

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Neal Adams (1941-2022)

Posted on May 2, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Neal Adams died last week. Years ago, I wrote briefly about his gothic artwork and his sensationalist Batman covers, but I can’t really overestimate Adams’ importance: he was arguably the greatest and the most influential artist in the history of … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on Mike Grell’s Green Arrow

Posted on July 2, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

Every once in a while, I like to shift gears and talk about comics set outside Gotham City that Batman fans should nevertheless enjoy because their genres (crime, superhero, fantastic adventure) are close to the mood of the Dark Knight. … Continue reading →

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