Tag Archives: Steve Yeowell

2023’s book of the year

Posted on December 27, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

Before delving into Gotham Calling’s pick for book of the year, I tend to briefly highlight comics that didn’t earn such dubious title because, although awesome in their own way, they’re too distant from the kind of genre narratives this … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR | Tagged Blood of the Virgin, Charles Soule, Craig Thompson, Deena Mohamed, Eight Billion Genies, Paul Cornell, politics, Ryan Browne, Sammy Harkham, science fiction, Shubeik Lubeik, Steve Yeowell, Three Little Wishes, Will Eisner, Your Wish Is My Command | Leave a 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

I can’t get enough of adventure comics

Posted on April 18, 2017 by I.M. Baytor

It has been a year since ABC cancelled its witty adventure show Agent Carter and I’m still looking for something with the same jazzy panache and the ability to conjure that old-school type of silly, joyful escapades. Don’t get me … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Gordon, Alan Moore, Art Adams, Brian K. Vaughan, Cara Sherman-Tereno, Chris Sprouse, Chuck Dixon, Cliff Chiang, Dave Gibbons, Descender, Doug Moench, Dustin Nguyen, Ed Brubaker, Evangeline, Gary Gianni, Ian Edginton, Jeff Lemire, Jerry Ordway, Jim Balent, John Statema, Judith Hunt, Mark Waid, Matt Wilson, Minck Oosterveer, Paper Girls, Peter Hogan, Red Seas, Ricardo Villagran, science fiction, space opera, Steve Moore, Steve Wands, Steve Yeowell, sword & sorcery, The Unknown, Todd Klein, Tom Strong | Leave a comment

Adolf Hitler in Batman comics

Posted on October 6, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

Comics love (to hate) Adolf Hitler. It’s not just Superman and Captain America – pretty much all the main superheroes have come across the Führer in one way or another. Hell, you don’t even have to be in the top-tier… … Continue reading →

Posted in POLITICS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Adolf Hitler, Alan Davis, Bob Haney, Bob Layton, Dick Dillin, Dick Giordano, Grant Morrison, Jim Aparo, Joe Staton, Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Paul Levitz, politics, Roy Thomas, Steve Yeowell, World War II | Leave a comment

Accessible superhero comics – part 2

Posted on February 16, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. Here are another five brilliant, accessible superhero comics: The One In the mid-80s, with Reagan still churning out his initial rhetoric of Cold War escalation, and just before Watchmen … Continue reading →

Posted in SUPER POWERS | Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Moore, Brett Lewis, Cold War, Dave Stewart, espionage, Gabriel Bá, Gene Ha, Gerard Way, Grant Morrison, John Paul Leon, Kevin Cannon, Paul Di Filippo, Rick Veitch, science fiction, Steve Yeowell, The One, Top 10, Umbrella Academy, Winter Men, Zander Cannon, Zenith | Leave a comment