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Spotlight on The Adventures of Tintin – part 2

Posted on February 3, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

If you just look at the artwork in The Adventures of Tintin, it’s hard to deny the series’ ethnocentrism, since Hergé’s drawings – as was usual at the time – tap on recognizable stereotypes. If you look closely at the … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Bob de Moor, Cold War, Hergé, movies, politics, science fiction, Tintin | Leave a comment

Spotlight on The Adventures of Tintin – part 1

Posted on January 27, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Something I would like to do more this year is to write about Eurocomics – especially the old Franco-Belgian bande dessinée albums that were such a huge part of my childhood. Today, let’s have a closer look at just a … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Hergé, politics, science fiction, Tintin, World War II | Leave a 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

Animal war comics – part 2

Posted on December 29, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

If you read last week’s post, you know I’ve been discussing war comics that prominently feature animals. This week, let’s start by looking at 2004’s science-gone-wrong mini-series We3, about a trio of weaponized animal cyborgs (a dog, a cat, and … Continue reading →

Posted in SPYCRAFT & WARFARE | Tagged Ben Towle, Brahm Revel, Dogs of War, Four-Fisted Tales: Animals in Combat, Frank Quitely, Grant Morrison, Guerillas, Jamie Grant, Luke Pearson, Nathan Fox, politics, science fiction, Sheila Keenan, Todd Klein, Vietnam, WE3, World War II | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (15 November 2021)

Posted on November 15, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Your reminder that comics can be awesome. Amazing Adventures #21

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE FUTURE | Tagged Amazing Adventures, Artie Simek, Don McGregor, Herb Trimpe, Killraven, Petra Goldberg, science fiction, Yolande Pijcke | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (8 November 2021)

Posted on November 8, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

This weekend, I too went to see Dune: Part One, Denis Villeneuve’s majestic – if largely monochromatic and, despite the heat, coldly assembled – adaptation of the first half of the first book of Frank Herbert’s heady space opera. Given … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Boy Commandos, Cold War, Dune, horror, Jack Kirby, Louis Cazeneuve, movies, politics, science fiction | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (27 September 2021)

Posted on September 27, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that comics’ character designs can be awesome: M.O.D.O.K. – Head Games #1 WildC.A.T.S. #31 Eugenic

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Alan Moore, Bill O'Neil, Carlos Lopez, Dee Cunniffe, Eryk Donovan, Eugenic, James Tynion IV, Jim Campbell, Jim Lee, Joe Chiodo, Jordan Blum, M.O.D.O.K., Martin Martinez, Patton Oswalt, Richard Bennett, science fiction, Scott Hepburn, Travis Lanham, WildCATS | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (20 September 2021)

Posted on September 20, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Your gravity-defying reminder that comics can be awesome… Decorum #5 Extremity #1 Strange Tales #164

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Artie Simek, Bill Everett, Daniel Warren Johnson, Decorum, Extremity, Jim Steranko, Jonathan Hickman, Mike Huddleston, Mike Spicer, Rus Wooton, science fiction, Strange Tales | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 August 2021)

Posted on August 30, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

With all this talk of war, here is a timely reminder that comics can be awesome… Incredible Science Fiction #32

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE FUTURE | Tagged Bernie Krigstein, Incredible Science Fiction, Jack Oleck, Jim Wroten, Marie Severin, science fiction | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (2 August 2021)

Posted on August 2, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

As promised, although Gotham Calling’s main features are going on a break, you can still count on weekly reminders that comics can be awesome, starting with this Kirbyesque chunk of (retro)futurism from 1977… 2001: A Space Odyssey #5

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE FUTURE | Tagged 2001 A Space Odyssey, Glynis Wein, Jack Kirby, Mike Royer, science fiction | Leave a comment