Tag Archives: Matt Hollingsworth

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (4 September 2023)

Posted on September 4, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

Back to longer posts later this week! In the meantime, here is this month’s first reminder that comics can be awesome… November: The Girl on the Roof

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Elsa Charretier, Kurt Ankeny, Matt Fraction, Matt Hollingsworth, November | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (24 October 2022)

Posted on October 24, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to my favorite era of Batman comics, between Crisis on Infinite Earths and The New 52 reboot. At first glance, covers at the time might appear increasingly generic about … Continue reading →

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alex Ross, Anthony Tollin, Brian Bolland, covers, Duncan Fegredo, J.H. Williams III, Jae Lee, Jerry Bingham, June Chung, M.D. Bright, Matt Hollingsworth, Michael Lark, Norm Breyfogle | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (18 April 2022)

Posted on April 18, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

A sci-fi reminder that comic book covers can be awesome:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE FUTURE | Tagged 2000 AD, Al Williamson, Bill Molno, Black Science, covers, Descender, Dustin Nguyen, Flash Gordon, Gene Fawcette, Gil Kane, Incredible Science Fiction, Johnny Bruck, Marie Severin, Massimo Belardinelli, Matt Hollingsworth, Mike McGhee, Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds, Out of This World, science fiction, Sean Murphy, Space Riders, Strange Adventures, Vince Alascia, Wally Wood, Weird Worlds | Leave a comment

Catching up with crime comics – part 1

Posted on April 7, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

In the past decade, the small screen has excelled in engrossingly dramatizing capitalism, from the inner workings of corporations in Mad Men, Succession, and Halt and Catch Fire to the parallels – and connections – to organized crime in Better … Continue reading →

Posted in HARDBOILED CRIME | Tagged Alfonso Font, André Lima Araújo, Bastien Vivès, Brian Buccellato, Casey Gilly, Chip Zdarsky, Chris O'Halloran, Elsa Charretier, Florent Ruppert, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Hayden Sherman, Jacob Phillips, Jerome Mulot, Kurt Ankeny, Matt Fraction, Matt Hollingsworth, Max Bertolini, Nadia Shammas, Olivier Schrauwen, politics, Rick Remender, Ricky Mammone, Rus Wooton, Soo Lee, Ziyed Yusuf | Leave a comment

Gotham crime graphic novels

Posted on January 20, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

The trailer for the upcoming The Batman movie looks pretty darn awful, once again doubling down on the gloom without any hint of what makes the source material so much fun in the first place. That said, I suppose the … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Becky Cloonan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Carlos Ezquerra, Catwoman, Chuck Dixon, Commissioner Gordon, Darwyn Cooke, Denny O'Neil, Devin Grayson, Dick Giordano, Dick Grayson, Ed Brubaker, Garth Ennis, GCPD, Giulia Brusco, Gotham City, Greg Land, Greg Rucka, Hitman, James Gordon, Jim Aparo, John McCrea, Karl Story, Kevin Somers, Klaus Janson, Lee Loughridge, Matt Hollingsworth, Michael Lark, Renee Montoya, Roberta Tewes, Scott McDaniel, Sean Konot, Steve Pugh, Terry Dodson, Willie Schubert | 1 Comment

2021’s book of the year

Posted on January 13, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

First, a disclaimer: Rutu Modan’s latest graphic novel, Tunnels, has been translated to English and published by Drawn & Quarterly last year… and whenever a new Modan book comes out, the chances of it being my favorite comic of that … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR | Tagged Aditya Bidikar, Barry Windsor-Smith, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dave Stewart, Department of Truth, Dylan Todd, Elsa Charretier, EPHK, horror, James Harren, James Tynion IV, Juni Ba, Martin Simmonds, Matt Hollingsworth, politics, Roman Titov, Rus Wooton, science fiction, Tyler Boss, Ultramega | Leave a comment

Taking a break… (November 2020)

Posted on November 5, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

It’s getting harder and harder to keep up, so Gotham Calling is going on yet another hiatus. Like in the summer, I’ll try to keep the weekly COMICS CAN BE AWESOME section alive, though, so that at least you can … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM INTERLUDES | Tagged Catwoman, Darwyn Cooke, Matt Hollingsworth, Mike Allred | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (December 2019)

Posted on December 2, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

And here is your December reminder that comics can be awesome: Tokyo Ghost #2 Cemetery Beach #1 Wild Blue Yonder #3

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE FUTURE | Tagged Austin Harrison, Cemetery Beach, Jason Howard, Jolyon Yates, Matt Hollingsworth, Mike Raicht, Nelson Daniel, Sean Murphy, Thompson Knox, Tokyo Ghost, Wild Blue Yonder, Zach Howard | Leave a comment

Two-fisted cyberpunk comics

Posted on April 25, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

Every once in a while, the zeitgeist hits the world of cinema with just the right creative force for it to spit out a bunch of simultaneous gems with a similar mood. For example, 1981 was clearly one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged B. Clay Moore, Bloodshot, Christos Gage, Cory Smith, Daniel Kibblesmith, Duane Swierczynski, Emanuela Lupacchino, Fred van Lente, Guillermo Ortego, Jeff Lemire, Joe Harris, Johnnie Christmas, Joseph Cooper, Joshua Dysart, Magnus Robot Fighter, Matt Hollingsworth, movies, politics, Rick Remender, Roberto Castro, Rus Wooton, science fiction, Sean Murphy, Tokyo Ghost, Trevor Hairsine, Will Rosado | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (October)

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

Your monthly reminder that comics can be awesome… Chrononauts #1 No Hero #3 Space Riders #3

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Alex Ziritt, Chrononauts, Juan Jose Ryp, Matt Hollingsworth, No Hero, Ryan Ferrier, Sean Murphy, Space Riders | Leave a comment