Tag Archives: Simon Bowland

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (13 March 2023)

Posted on March 13, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

A war-torn reminder that comics can be awesome. Battlefields #6

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Battlefields, Carlos Ezquerra, Garth Ennis, Hector Ezquerra, Simon Bowland, Tony Avina | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (26 January 2023)

Posted on January 26, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

We’re back! To celebrate, here is a sexy reminder that comics can be awesome: Ian Fleming’s James Bond – Agent 007: Casino Royale Sin City: A Dame to Kill For The Grande Odalisque

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Bastien Vivès, Chris O'Halloran, Dennis Calero, Florent Ruppert, Frank Miller, Grande Odalisque, Ian Fleming, James Bond, Jerome Mulot, Simon Bowland, Sin City, Van Jensen | 2 Comments

Cool trips into the multiverse

Posted on September 22, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Movie blockbusters have been moving into an ouroboros-like postmodern entropy for a while, from Ready Player One and the LEGO franchise to Space Jam: A New Legacy and Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers, not to mention the whole MCU meta-series … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Casanova, Christian Ward, Cris Peter, Daniel Clowes, Dustin Harvin, Fábio Moon, Felipe Sobreiro, Gabriel Bá, Infinite Vacation, Jeff Powell, Matt Fraction, Motherlands, movies, Nick Spencer, Pete Woods, Rachel Stott, science fiction, Simon Bowland, Simon Spurrier, Stephen Byrne | Leave a comment

On Dynamite’s James Bond – part 2

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

If you read last week’s post, you know I’ve been looking back at the James Bond comics published by Dynamite in these last few years. By securing some of the industry’s top talent, this publisher has been able to churn … Continue reading →

Posted in SPYCRAFT & WARFARE | Tagged Aaron Campbell, Ales Kot, Antonio Fuso, Chris O'Halloran, Dennis Calero, Eoin Marron, espionage, Fay Dalton, Greg Pak, Hayden Sherman, Ibrahim Moustafa, James Bond, James Robinson, Javier Pulido, Jeff Parker, Kewber Baal, Luca Casalanguida, Mission Impossible, movies, Ninjak, Rapha Lobosco, Salvatore Aiala, Shimerys Baal, Simon Bowland, Van Jensen | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (6 September 2021)

Posted on September 6, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that comic book layouts can be awesome… Felix Leiter #5 Archer & Armstrong (v2) #21 Batman: Universe #4

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Aaron Campbell, Archer & Armstrong, Brian Michael Bendis, Dave Sharpe, Dave Stewart, David Baron, Felix Leiter, Fred van Lente, James Bond, James Robinson, Josh Reed, Nick Derington, Pere Pérez, Salvatore Aiala, Simon Bowland, Tom Napolitano | Leave a comment

Another Watchmen sequel

Posted on June 10, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

The main reason The Ludocrats was Gotham Calling’s 2020 Book of the Year is that, by the time I did the list, I hadn’t yet read Portrait of a Drunk (a nihilistic piece of ribaldry that lives up to Seinfeld’s motto: … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged 300, Alan Moore, Alex Ross, Caspar Wijngaard, Damon Lindelof, Dave Gibbons, Eddie Campbell, Frank Miller, From Hell, Geoff Johns, Godland, Grant Morrison, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Joe Casey, Jonathan Lau, Jordie Bellaire, Kieron Gillen, Lynn Varley, Mary Safro, Pete Morisi, Peter Cannon, politics, Ryan Kelly, Simon Bowland, Steve Darnall, Thunderbolt, Tom Scioli, Ultimates, Vinicius Andrade, Warren Ellis, Watchmen | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (4 January 2021)

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

It’s been a while since I last indulged in my passion for splash pages – a comic book technique that, while sometimes overused, can also be entirely justified, blowing readers minds by suddenly escalating the visual scale and submerging them … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Big Trouble in LIttle China, Daniel Bayliss, Ed Dukeshire, Escape from New York, Frank Cho, Greg Pak, Jim Steranko, Marcio Menyz, Nick Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D., Simon Bowland, Skybourne, Strange Tales, Triona Farrell | Leave a comment

Neat B-level horror short stories

Posted on October 29, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Last year I celebrated Halloween by posting about ten brilliant horror comic book short stories. I could easily fill another post with ten gems – after all, cool horror anthologies are a dime a dozen in this medium… However, this … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged 2000 AD, Adventure Comics, Al Feldstein, Archie Goodwin, Bill Gaines, Bob Powell, Charlotte Jetter, D-PI, Ed Hamilton, Eerie, Fantastic Fears, George Evans, George Roussos, Gerry Conway, Haunt of Fear, Haunt of Horror, horror, House of Mystery, Jack Kamen, Jack Younger, Jim Aparo, Jim Macdonald, Jim Wroten, Joe Orlando, John Albano, Johnny Craig, Ken Battefield, Metal Hurlant, Mort Meskin, Narie Severin, Neal Adams, Nicolas Jean, Otto Binder, Ralph Reese, Reed Crandall, Rith Roche, Russ Jones, Shock SuspenStories, Simon Bowland, Syd Shores, Tales from the Crypt, This Magazine is Haunted, Wayne Howard, Yann Valeani | Leave a comment

Bombastic sci-fi comics

Posted on May 25, 2017 by I.M. Baytor

After the last couple of weeks in the fields of politics and technology, it’s beginning to feel like we’re at the verge of an era when the most farfetched science fiction will become true – not just Children of Men and … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Alexis Ziritt, Black Science, Brad Simpson, Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers, Chris Burnham, Dean White, Fabian Rangel Jr, Grant Morrison, horror, Hotwire, Jack Kirby, Jim Mahfood, Jim Rugg, Joe Casey, Jonathan Hickman, Matt Hollingsworth, Matteo Scalera, Michel Fiffe, Mike Carey, Nameless, Natham Fairbairn, Nathan Fox, Pax Romana, Rick Remender, science fiction, Scott Snyder, Sean Murphy, Simon Bowland, space opera, Steve Pugh, The Wake, Ulises Farinas, Warren Ellis | 3 Comments