Tag Archives: Steve Oliff

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (3 April 2023)

Posted on April 2, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

A gloriously excessive reminder that comics can be awesome! Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #138 Grimjack #23 Spawn #6

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Grimjack, horror, Jack Kirby, John Costanza, John Ostrander, Linda Lessman, Murphy Anderson, Paul Guinan, Reuben Rude, Spawn, Steve Haynie, Steve Oliff, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, Todd McFarlane, Tom Orzechowski, Tom Sutton, Vince Colletta | 1 Comment

A month of Batman moments – Day 7

Posted on May 7, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Spawn / Batman

Posted in GOTHAM INTERLUDES | Tagged Batman's personality, Frank Miller, Steve Oliff, Todd McFarlane, Tom Orzechowski | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (26 April 2021)

Posted on April 26, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

A monstrous reminder that comics can be awesome… Kaiju $core #1 Mars Attacks Red Sonja #1 Spawn #2

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Fran Strukan, horror, John Layman, Kaiju Score, Mars Attacks, Red Sonja, Rem Broo, Spawn, Steve Oliff, Taylor Esposito, Todd McFarlane, Tom Orzechowski, Valentia Briski | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (19 April 2021)

Posted on April 19, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

A breathtaking reminder that comics can be awesome… Star Wars #12 Heart of Empire #1 The Green Lantern (v5) #2

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Amy Arendts, Archie Goodwin, Bryan Talbot, Carmine Infantino, Grant Morrison, Green Lantern, Heart of Empire, Janice Cohen, John Costanza, Liam Sharp, Mark Cox, science fiction, Star Wars, Steve Oliff, Terry Austin, Tom Orzechowski | 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

Trashy, thrilling sci-fi war comics

Posted on February 13, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Last month, I wrote about the remarkable ending of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but that was not the only cool sci-fi/fantasy series to wrap up in 2019. Rick Remender’s and Matteo Scalera’s Black Science finished its blustery, dreamlike barrage … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Grant, Alfonso Azpiri, Annie Parkhouse, Ant Wars, Black Science, Bloody Mary, Brian K. Vaughan, Carlos Ezquerra, Cliff Chiang, Cold War, Dean White, Dee Cunniffe, Frank Miller, Garth Ennis, Gerry Finley-Day, horror, James Robinson, John Workman, José Luis Ferrer, Lozano, Luis Bermejo, Matt Wagner, Matt Wilson, Matteo Scalera, Moreno Dinisio, Paper Girls, Peña, politics, Rachelle Menashe, Rick Remender, Robocop, science fiction, Steve Oliff, Terminator, Walt Simonson | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (August 2019)

Posted on August 6, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

Your August reminder that comics can be awesome… GrimJack #67 Spawn #6 Ivar, Timewalker #9

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Andrew Dalhouse, Dave Sharpe, Fred van Lente, Gary Fields, Grimjack, Ivar Timewalker, John Ostrander, Martin Thomas, Pere Pérez, Reuben Rude, Spawn, Steve Oliff, Steve Pugh, Todd McFarlane, Tom Orzechowski | Leave a comment

Batman comics on drugs – part 2

Posted on June 18, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

If you read the last post, you know I’ve been looking at Batman comics about drugs. Today I want to briefly discuss two stories from the early 1990s that approached this topic in extreme ways. In his many adventures, the … Continue reading →

Posted in POLITICS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Adrienne Roy, Alan Grant, Batman's personality, Denny O'Neil, drugs, Ernie Chua, Gerry Conway, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Norm Breyfogle, politics, Russel Braun, Steve Oliff, Todd Klein, Trevor von Eeden | Leave a comment

Weird futuristic war comics

Posted on January 17, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

It has become a kind of winter tradition here at the blog to do a post spotlighting cool sci-fi comics about warfare. This started out years ago, as a one-idea post prompted by Rogue One, but there is an endless … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged 2000 AD, Cary Nord, Cold War, D'Israeli, Doug Moench, Ed Hannigan, Hilary Barta, Janice Cohen, Jim Mooney, Joe O'Brien, John Ostrander, Keenan Marshall Keller, Lenin Delson, Mark Nelson, Mike Gold, Mike Grell, Mike Gustovitch, Mike Ploog, movies, Paul Cornell, Planet of the Apes, politics, Rob Prior, Robert Venditti, science fiction, space opera, Starslayer, Steve Oliff, Timothy Truman, Tom Neely, Tom Sutton, Ty Templeton, Xtnct | Leave a comment