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2020’s books of the year: honorable mentions – part 2

Posted on March 11, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

If you read last week’s post, you know what’s going on. Here are another handful of cool comics that came out in 2020: BOY MAXIMORTAL Rather than an iconoclastic anomaly, R-rated super(anti)heroes have become a staple of mainstream pop … Continue reading →

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2020’s books of the year: honorable mentions – part 1

Posted on March 4, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Doing a list often involves leaving out a lot of good stuff and this was certainly the case with Gotham Calling’s 2020 books of the year… Some great comics didn’t make it to the list because they didn’t fulfil the … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR | Tagged Abraham STone, Aco, American Ronin, Axel Alonso, BANG!, Batman's personality, Big Girls, Brian Michael Bendis, Dave Stewart, David Lorenzo, Dean White, espionage, Jason Howard, Joe Kubert, Matt Kindt, Nick Derington, Peter Milligan, politics, science fiction, Warren Ellis, western, Wilfredo Torres | 1 Comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (1 March 2021)

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

A different reminder that comics can be awesome: 2000 AD #1793

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged 2000 AD, Ian Edginton, Red Seas, science fiction, Steve Yeowell | Leave a comment

2020’s books of the year – part 5

Posted on February 4, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

If you read last weeks’ posts, you know what’s going on. Here are Gotham Calling’s top four books of 2020: 4. WHO KILLED JIMMY OLSEN? The original Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen series (1954-1974), about the wacky misadventures of the … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR | Tagged Chrissy Williams, Clayton Cowles, Dan Mora, David Lapham, Fernando Argüello, Grant Morrison, Hedra, horror, Jack Kirby, Jason Lutes, Jeff Stokely, Jesse Lonergan, Jim Rossignol, Kieron Gillen, Loud!, Ludocrats, Maria Llovet, Matt Fraction, Nathan Fairbairn, Nick Spencer, René Goscinny, science fiction, Sergio Serrano, Steve Lieber, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, Tamra Bonvillain | Leave a comment

2020’s books of the year – part 4

Posted on January 28, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

If you read last weeks’ posts, you know what’s going on. Here are four 2020 books that reminded me of why I love comics: 8. PULP The creative duo of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (known among some fans … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR | Tagged Al Feldstein, Blackhawk, British Ice, Cold War, Ed Brubaker, Eduardo Barreto, espionage, Grant Miehm, Harvey Kurtzman, horror, Howard Chaykin, Jacob Phillips, Jerry DeFuccio, Joe Kubert, Joe Sacco, Ken Bruzenak, Man and Superman, Mark Verheiden, Martin Pasko, Mike Grell, Milton Caniff, noir, Own D. Pomery, Pablo Marcos, politics, Pulp, Rick Burchett, science fiction, Sean Phillips, Steve Oliff, Steve Riggenberg, Terry Beatty, Thommy Burns, western, World War II | Leave a comment

2020’s books of the year – part 3

Posted on January 21, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

If you read last weeks’ posts, you know what’s going on. Here are four more books of the year full of fantastic adventures, hardboiled crime, super powers, spycraft, warfare, and/or metafiction: 12. VISION Last year’s most affecting piece of gothic … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR | Tagged Chris Bachalo, David Barnett, Deadpool, Elena Casagrande, Eva de la Cruz, Eve Stranger, Gerardo Sandoval, horror, Irene Strychalski, Julia Gfrörer, Karla Pacheco, Kelly Thompson, Kev Walker, Kevin Libranda, Liz Prince, Mark Waid, Michel Fiffe, Panorama, Pere Pérez, Philip Bond, science fiction, Vision | Leave a comment

Alternative futures – part 2

Posted on October 15, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

After a week binging the growing subgenre of paranoia-inducing documentaries about paranoia-inducing social media (The Social Dilemma, Agents of Chaos, The Great Hack), a lot of science fiction has come to feel positively *quaint* in comparison with the current times… … Continue reading →

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Alternative futures – part 1

Posted on October 8, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

As I’ve pointed out before, this year has brought to life elements from various works of science fiction. However, the appeal of sci-fi is not always realistic accuracy… there is also plenty of fun to be had with counter-intuitive imagination. … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged 2001 A Space Odyssey, 2020 Visions, Arthur C. Clarke, Elmer, Frank Quitely, Gerry Alanguilan, Jack Kirby, James Romberger, James Sinclair, Jamie Delano, Mike Royer, politics, science fiction, Steve Pugh, Warren Pleece | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (10 August 2020)

Posted on August 10, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Just another reminder that comics can be awesome, science adventure edition…

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Anna Mercury, Atomic Robo, Captain Triumph, covers, Crack Comics, David Baron, Doc Savage, Gary Gianni, Ken Barr, Paul Duffield, Reed Crandall, science fiction, Scott Wegener, Todd Klein, Tom Strong | Leave a comment

Expanding The War of the Worlds – part 2

Posted on July 23, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

If you read last week’s post, you know I’ve been discussing comics that expanded H.G. Wells’ classic novel The War of the Worlds. Today I want to start with The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Alan Moore’s and Kevin O’Neill’s fun … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Moore, Cold War, D'Israeli, Emma Beeby, H.G. Wells, horror, I.N.J. Culbard, Ian Edginton, Kevin O'Neill, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, politics, Scarlet Traces, science fiction, War of the Worlds | 2 Comments