Tag Archives: John Byrne

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 April 2024)

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

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (8 January 2024)

This year’s second reminder that comic book covers can be awesome…

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (10 April 2023)

An imposing reminder that comics can be awesome: Superman: War of the Worlds Batman: Tenses #1 The Sensational She-Hulk #5

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (15 August 2022)

In case you forgot, here is one more reminder of how awesome covers can elevate comics’ foundational tropes into something stunning:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 May 2022)

A reminder that comic books cover can be awesome, She-Hulk edition:

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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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1990s’ Batman comics reading guide – part 1

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

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Steve Gerber’s twisted Superman

With his propensity for heady digressions, offbeat satire, and countercultural sensibility, Steve Gerber was one of the most fascinating American writers in mainstream comics. While he didn’t exactly deconstruct superheroes in the radical form that some of his successors would … Continue reading

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Great post-‘No Man’s Land’ stories

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

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Spy comics: black ops

As you’ve probably noticed by now, this month at Gotham Calling is all about spy fiction.           The thing about spy yarns is that the tradecraft can be the real star of the story. Even when the leads aren’t … Continue reading

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