Tag Archives: Michael Allred

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (1 July 2024)

Today’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to licensed properties. While the reliance on importing IPs across media can carry the stench of creative bankrupcy, some films and shows seem perfectly suited for an expansion into comic … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (21 November 2022)

This week’s reminder that comic book covers can be awesome celebrates the incredible variety of tones and universes in Batman comics:

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On Return of the Caped Crusaders

I tend to give DC a lot of flak for their frustrating live-action movies in recent years. The best one, by far, was Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman, which had a handful of cool scenes and broke some new ground by … Continue reading

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12 trippy Batman covers

I’ve often pointed out in this blog that, during the Silver Age, many Batman covers achieved a level of psychedelia akin to a bad acid trip. However, this phenomenon isn’t exclusive to the 1950s and 1960s… Here are a dozen … Continue reading

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