Tag Archives: Phantom Stranger

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (17 June 2024)

Jim Aparo was especially good at ghost stories, even if he did solid work on all kinds of different comics, from war to romance… And, boy, did he draw some awesome covers:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 October 2023)

I tend to use Halloween as a pretext to write a bit about recent horror movies in Gotham Calling. One trend that has been quite prominent this year – in cinema as well as in literature – is the entanglement … Continue reading

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Neal Adams’ atmospheric horror covers

Like I mentioned in the last post, this week is devoted to the late Neal Adams’ uncanny skills as a cover artist. Today I want to highlight his knack for moody horror. As you can see below, Neal Adams liked … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (11 October 2021)

Since last week I spotlighted Dracula, let’s now turn to the second-best monster in popular culture… There are various memorable film takes on Frankenstein, from the classy Universal and Hammer series all the way down to Jess Franco’s sleazy – … Continue reading

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