Tag Archives: Joe Staton

On Blackgate Penitentiary

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

Prison stories are basically their own genre, what with the dangerous, claustrophobic environment, the parallel rules of life in a world of outlaws, full of both comradery and suspicion, and the occasional trope of elaborate escape plots (which are kind … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM CITIZENS | Tagged Adrienne Roy, Alan Grant, Bane, Blackgate, Brian Azzarello, Chuck Dixon, David Roach, Doug Moench, Ed Brubaker, Eduardo Barreto, Frank Robbins, Gotham City, Graham Nolan, Greg Rucka, James A. Hodgkins, Jim Aparo, Joe Staton, John Kalisz, John Ostrander, Karl Story, Pat Garrahy, Peter Tomasi, Scot Eaton, Scott McDaniel, Steve Gerber, Tim Sale | 3 Comments

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (27 December 2021)

Posted on December 27, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

It turned out Spider-Man: No Way Home was the final positive surprise of 2021. After the disappointment of the tired, hacky Black Widow and Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, we’re finally back on track with a … Continue reading →

Posted in SUPER POWERS | Tagged 1963, Alan Moore, Astro City, Calendar Man, Carmen Carnero, Chuck Dixon, Dave Gibbons, Don Simpson, Glenn Whitmore, Joe Staton, John Costanza, John Roshell, Kurt Busiek, movies, Peter Pantazis, politics, Rick Veitch, Spider-Man, Stephen Bissette | Leave a comment

A month of Batman moments – Day 9

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

Penguin: Triumphant

Posted in GOTHAM INTERLUDES | Tagged Batman's personality, Bob Smith, Joe Staton, John Ostrander, Lovern Kindzierski, Tim Harkins | Leave a comment

Taking a break (August 2020)

Posted on August 6, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

The usual summer break… Regular posts will only return in September, but, since we are still living in unusual times, I’ll try to keep the weekly COMICS CAN BE AWESOME section going throughout August. After all, pulp fiction – from … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM INTERLUDES | Tagged Alan Grant, Bill Oakley, Frank Miller, Jack Kirby, Joe Staton, Liam Sharp, politics, Sherilyn van Valkenburgh | Leave a comment

1990s’ Batman comics reading guide – part 1

Posted on May 21, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Legends of the Dark Knight #69 I’ve mentioned plenty of times in this blog how one of my favorite eras of Batman comics took place in the 1990s when, under the group editorship of Dennis O’Neil, the various titles in … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Alan Grant, Alan Moore, Andrew Helfer, Archie Goodwin, Arthur Ranson, Batman's personality, Brian Bolland, Chuck Dixon, Cold War, Darwyn Cooke, Dave McKean, David Mazzucchelli, Denny O'Neil, Denys Cowan, Doug Moench, Frank Miller, Grant Morrison, horror, J.J. Birch, James Owsley, Jeph Loeb, Jim Aparo, Jim Starlin, Joe Staton, Joey Cavalieri, John Byrne, John Ostrander, Kim Yale, Luke McDonnell, Mark Pacella, Mike Hoffman, Mike Mignola, Mindy Newell, Neil Gaiman, Norm Breyfogle, reading order, Tim Sale | 6 Comments

Great post-‘No Man’s Land’ stories

Posted on January 31, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

A year ago, I did a couple of posts about the coolest stories from the 1999 mega-crossover No Man’s Land, in which Gotham City, partly destroyed by an earthquake, descended into chaos and was cut off from the rest of … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Batman's personality, Bill Sienkiewicz, Bronwyn Carlton, Chuck Dixon, Dale Eaglesham, Dave Johnson, Denny O'Neil, Devin Grayson, GCPD, Glenn Whitmore, Gotham City, Graham Nolan, Greg Rucka, Joe Staton, John Byrne, John Floyd, John Kalisz, Louis Small Jr, Manuel Gutierrez, Mike Deodato, No Man's Land, Pamela Rambo, Phil Hester, Sherilyn van Valkenburgh, Staz Johnson, Steve Mitchell, William Rosado | Leave a comment

Adolf Hitler in Batman comics

Posted on October 6, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

Comics love (to hate) Adolf Hitler. It’s not just Superman and Captain America – pretty much all the main superheroes have come across the Führer in one way or another. Hell, you don’t even have to be in the top-tier… … Continue reading →

Posted in POLITICS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Adolf Hitler, Alan Davis, Bob Haney, Bob Layton, Dick Dillin, Dick Giordano, Grant Morrison, Jim Aparo, Joe Staton, Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Paul Levitz, politics, Roy Thomas, Steve Yeowell, World War II | Leave a comment

Mike W. Barr’s paradoxical Batman

Posted on September 25, 2014 by I.M. Baytor

Mike W. Barr’s Batman comics – particularly his work in the 1980s – tend to have a deeply recognizable authorial voice, for two very distinct reasons. On the one hand, you’d be hard-pressed to find a modern Batman writer able … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Batman: The Animated Series, Batman's personality, Bob Kane, Daerick Gross, Dave Gibbons, Dick Sprang, Ed Brubaker, Frank Miller, Gary Martin, Jiro Kuwata, Joe Staton, Michael Gilbert, Michael Golden, Mike DeCarlo, Mike W. Barr, Neal Adams, Tony Bedard | 3 Comments