Tag Archives: Norm Breyfogle

Other detectives in Gotham City

Posted on April 4, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

Back in January, I wrote about Slam Bradley, one of several detectives who share Gotham with the Dark Knight. I don’t mean police detectives – I’m talking about the many private investigators whose cases have brought them into contact with … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM CITIZENS | Tagged Alan Grant, Joe Potato, Kelley Puckett, Norm Breyfogle | 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 (26 September 2022)

Posted on September 26, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

A two-fisted reminder that comic book covers can be awesome:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Al Williamson, covers, Dave Stewart, Dick Giordano, Doug Braithwaite, Geof Darrow, George Tuska, Grimjack, Howling Commandos, Jack Kirby, John Tartaglione, Jonah Hex, Kid Colt Outlaw, Lady Cop, Mike Kaluta, Nate Piekos, Nick Fury, Norm Breyfogle, Punisher, Ross Andru, Sam Rosen, Sgt. Fury, Shaolin Cowboy, Stan Goldberg, Stan Lee, Tatjana Wood, The Shadow, The Spirit, Timothy Truman, Triona Farrell, Whisper, Will Eisner | Leave a comment

Norm Breyfogle’s fluid Batman

Posted on October 7, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

To say that Norm Breyfogle is my favorite Batman artist doesn’t do Breyfogle justice – along with Marshall Rogers’, his artwork is my platonic ideal of what a Batman comic looks like. It’s the first visual that comes to … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alan Grant, Anarky, Batmobile, Jack Kirby, Norm Breyfogle, Steven Grant | 2 Comments

A month of Batman moments – Day 1

Posted on May 1, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

This month I’m trying out something different… Every day, I will share a brief moment that highlights various sorts of Batman coolness, from the Dark Knight’s badass fighting skills to his silly puns, from his determined courage to his constant … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM INTERLUDES | Tagged Adrienne Roy, Alan Grant, Batman's personality, guns, Norm Breyfogle | Leave a comment

2020’s books of the year – part 1

Posted on January 7, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

A couple of years ago, I started picking a Gotham Calling Book of the Year, spotlighting recently published comics that best engaged with this blog’s passions. To compensate for the lengthy silence, though, this time around I’ll do a longer … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR | Tagged Alan Grant, Andrea Sorrentino, Ann Nocenti, Arkham Asylum, Bog Bodies, Brüno, Chuck Dixon, Cold War, Declan Shalvey, Erica Henderson, Fabien Nury, Gary Kato, Gavin Fullerton, Graham Nolan, horror, J.H. Williams III, Jeff Lemire, Johnny Dynamite, Joker, Jordie Bellaire, Ken Fitch, Leonard Kirk, Mark Russell, Marv Wolfman, Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane, Ms. Tree, noir, Norm Breyfogle, Pete Morisi, politics, Rachel Dodson, Rebecca Nalty, Richard Pace, Second Coming, Steve Moore, Terry Beatty, Terry Dodson, Tom Peyer | Leave a comment

1990s’ Batman comics reading guide – part 3

Posted on June 18, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Vengeance of Bane We’re back with another installment of the 1990s’ Batman comics reading guide! Sadly, in the meantime this feature has also become a tribute to the recently deceased group editor of these titles, Dennis O’Neil, whose vision was … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Adrienne Roy, Alan Grant, Azrael, Batman's personality, Bret Blevins, Chuck Dixon, Cold War, Darren Vincenzo, Dave Johnson, Denny O'Neil, Doug Moench, Garth Ennis, Graham Nolan, Jihn Wagner, Jim Aparo, Jim Balent, Jo Duffy, Joe Quesada, John McCrea, Jordan B. Gorfinkel, Kelley Jones, Kevin Altieri, Kevin O'Neill, Knightfall, Lee Weeks, Mark Bright, Mike Gustovich, Norm Breyfogle, Phil Jimenez, Punisher, reading order, Ron Wagner, Sam Kieth, Scott Peterson, Tom Grummett | 5 Comments

1990s’ Batman comics reading guide – part 2

Posted on June 4, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Batman #440 As promised a couple of weeks ago, here is the second installment of my recommended reading order for the various Gotham City-based comics of the 1990s, which tended to play particularly well off each other. What follows is … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Alan Grant, Anton Furst, Batman's personality, Cam Kennedy, Chuck Dixon, Cold War, Dave Gibbons, Denny O'Neil, Denys Cowan, Doug Moench, Dwayne McDuffie, Elaine Lee, Flint Henry, Gabriel Morrissette, Jim Aparo, Jim Fern, John Ostrander, John Wagner, Keith Giffen, Kelley Puckett, Louise Simonson, Luke McDonnell, Marv Wolfman, Matt Wagner, Mike Baron, Mike Grell, Mike McKone, Mike W. Barr, Norm Breyfogle, Pat Broderick, Peter Milligan, reading order, Rich Hedden, Steve Rude, Tim Drake, Tom Grindberg, Tom Lyle, Val Semeiks | 8 Comments

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

On Batman’s title (and logo) pages

Posted on April 30, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been spotlighting one of the trademarks of The Spirit, namely the way Will Eisner and later creators kept adjusting that series’ logo to fit the title pages, ingeniously inserting new designs into each … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Ben Oda, Bob Brown, Bob Kane, Ernie Chua, Irv Novick, J.H. Williams III, John Costanza, Julius Schwartz, Kelley Jones, Ken Lopez, Norm Breyfogle, Pat Brosseau, Todd Klein, Walt Simonson | 1 Comment