Tag Archives: Mike Allred

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 August 2024)

A reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… and also super weird:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 August 2024)

A reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… and also quite meta:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (4 March 2024)

Just a nightmarish reminder that comic book covers can be awesome:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (16 October 2023)

Today’s reminder that comic books can be awesome is a tribute to Mike and Laura Allred, who have perfected a mix of pop art and superheroes in their Madman comics:

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On Joe Simon’s covers for Dick Tracy

This week we’re back to spotlighting comic book covers in Gotham Calling. I’m quite fascinated by the work of Joe Simon on the covers of Dick Tracy back in the early 1950s, when monthly issues collected Chester Gould’s iconic daily … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (10 January 2022)

A psychedelic reminder that comics can be awesome…

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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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2020’s books of the year: honorable mentions – part 4

If you read last weeks’ posts, you know what’s going on. Here is a final batch of 2020 comics worth tracking down…   WAR ON TERROR: GODKILLERS Collecting a five-issue mini-series, Godkillers has the kind of ridiculous and ultimately tasteless … Continue reading

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Taking a break… (November 2020)

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

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (7 September 2020)

Your pop art reminder that comics can be awesome:

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