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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 (27 May 2024)

Today’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to the trippiness of old DC covers…

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Anatomy of Batman #167

Batman comics have borrowed and blended different storytelling traditions from the get-go, but never was this more apparent than in the Silver Age, when writers constantly pillaged all sorts of books, films, and trends for inspiration (as opposed to more … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (31 October 2022)

At Gotham Calling, Halloween is the time when I usually highlight my favorite recent horror movies. In past years, I chose stuff from the margins that surprised and affected me – Censor and Antebellum – but this time my pick … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (25 April 2022)

Your reminder that comic book covers can be awesome, Batwoman edition:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (14 March 2022)

Between the war and other concerns, I haven’t even managed to watch The Batman movie. It looks boringly grim, but perhaps they’ve pulled it off. In any case, just for contrast, this week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is … Continue reading

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Batman movies without Batman – part 2

If you’ve read last week’s post, you know I’ve been listing films that somehow feel like Batman movies, even though the Caped Crusader is nowhere to be found… Knives Out Many classic Batman comics used to be about fun mysteries … Continue reading

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15 surreal Batman covers

If there is one thing comic books excel at is producing WTF covers. Even by the standards of the medium, however, Batman has provided more than his fair share of utter weirdness, especially during the Silver Age. It’s a part … Continue reading

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Yet another long post about Batman’s humorous villains

Gotham Calling’s 400th post! This is the kind of benchmark I usually celebrate by spotlighting oddball members of Batman’s rogues gallery who don’t get enough love. While the Dark Knight has some of the most popular rogues out there, Gotham’s … Continue reading

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An extra Batman vs Giant Hand cover

Just one more…

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