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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (27 May 2024)

Today’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to the trippiness of old DC covers…

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Neal Adams’ realistic surrealism

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)

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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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (19 July 2021)

Your jaw-dropping reminder that comics can be awesome: Astro City: Astra #1 X-Ray Robot #1 Far Sector #7

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (19 April 2021)

A breathtaking reminder that comics can be awesome… Star Wars #12 Heart of Empire #1 The Green Lantern (v5) #2

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2020’s books of the year: honorable mentions – part 2

If you read last week’s post, you know what’s going on. Here are another handful of cool comics that came out in 2020:   BOY MAXIMORTAL Rather than an iconoclastic anomaly, R-rated super(anti)heroes have become a staple of mainstream pop … Continue reading

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15 superhero horror covers

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

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