Tag Archives: Steve Pugh

More comics that are COMICS

Posted on November 7, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

In case you need a break and to briefly take your mind off the news, for some reason, here is another post about scattered comics that I associate with just the kind of offbeat genre stuff this medium excels at. … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Absolution, Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Can See, Black Widow, François Miville-Deschênes, Griz Grobus, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Jess Polard, John Paul Leon, Know Your Station, Lee Loughridge, Liana Kangas, Mark Russell, Mike Deodato Jr, Patrick Horvath, Paul Cornell, Peter Milligan, Richard Connell, Sarah Gailey, science fiction, Scott Hanna, Sergey Nazarov, Simon Roy, Stefano Cardoselli, Steve Pugh, Sylvain Runberg, Tom Raney, Van Jensen, World War II, Zaroff | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 August 2024)

Posted on August 12, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… and also super weird:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Alex Horley, Bob Brown, Copra, covers, Curt Swan, Danny Crespi, Dave Cooper, Frank Giacoia, Hawkman, Howard Chaykin, Ira Schnapp, Justice, Kieron Dwyer, Lee Weeks, Lobo, Madman Comics, Michel Fiffe, Mike Allred, Murphy Anderson, Omega the Unknown, Shark-Man, Stan Kaye, Starblazer, Steve Pugh, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, Tales of the Unexpected | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (17 October 2022)

Posted on October 16, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Just in case you’ve forgotten, here is this week’s reminder that comic book covers can be awesome:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Battlefields, Billionaire Island, Brian Bolland, Claude Legris, Death Rattle, Frank Miller, Geof Darrow, Hard Boiled, Hellblazer, J.G. Jones, Jennifer Blood, John Cassaday, John Workman, Lee Bermejo, Lukas Ketner, Mike Mayhew, Robert Burger, Ryan Hill, Steve Lieber, Steve Pugh, The Actress and the Bishop, The Fix, Witch Doctor, Y - The Last Man | Leave a comment

Gotham crime graphic novels

Posted on January 20, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

The trailer for the upcoming The Batman movie looks pretty darn awful, once again doubling down on the gloom without any hint of what makes the source material so much fun in the first place. That said, I suppose the … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Becky Cloonan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Carlos Ezquerra, Catwoman, Chuck Dixon, Commissioner Gordon, Darwyn Cooke, Denny O'Neil, Devin Grayson, Dick Giordano, Dick Grayson, Ed Brubaker, Garth Ennis, GCPD, Giulia Brusco, Gotham City, Greg Land, Greg Rucka, Hitman, James Gordon, Jim Aparo, John McCrea, Karl Story, Kevin Somers, Klaus Janson, Lee Loughridge, Matt Hollingsworth, Michael Lark, Renee Montoya, Roberta Tewes, Scott McDaniel, Sean Konot, Steve Pugh, Terry Dodson, Willie Schubert | 1 Comment

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

Superhero horror movies

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

Writing about Todd Phillips’ Joker last week got me thinking about the fact that, by now, taking superhero iconography and filming it like a horror movie has become a proper subgenre onto itself. I’m not just talking about the occasional … Continue reading →

Posted in SUPER POWERS | Tagged Dave McKean, David S. Goyer, Duncan Fegredo, Gene Colan, Grant Morrison, horror, Jae Lee, James O’Barr, Jamie Delano, Marv Wolfman, movies, Neil Gaiman, Peter Milligan, Sam Raimi, Steve Pugh, Tim Burton | 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

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