Tag Archives: Strange Tales

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (28 October 2024)

Posted on October 28, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

First, some housekeeping: I’m still struggling to conciliate the blog with other commitments, but instead of going on yet another hiatus, I’m shifting into a biweekly rhythm, so the longer Thursday posts will now appear only every other week (the … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Artie Simek, Bill Everett, Christopher Rule, covers, D. Bruce Berry, Dick Ayers, Dr. Mabuse, George Klein, horror, Jack Kirby, Journey into Mystery, Kamandi, movies, politics, Stan Goldberg, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Strange Tales, Tales of Suspense, Tales to Astonish | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (23 May 2022)

Posted on May 23, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

I had heard (perhaps misheard) that the Doctor Strange sequel was going to be the MCU’s first proper entry into the subgenre of superhero horror. While Marvel comics had inspired a number of similar hybrid projects across time, from Ang … Continue reading →

Posted in SUPER POWERS | Tagged Adventures into the Unknown, Artie Simek, Bill Everett, covers, Dick Ayers, Gil Kane, Harry Anderson, horror, Howard Purcell, Ira Schnapp, Jack Kirby, Joe Giella, Joe Sinnott, Lee Elias, Leonard Starr, Marvel Tales, movies, Murphy Anderson, My Greatest Adventure, Mystery in Space, Mystery Tales, Ogden Whitney, Sam Raimi, Stan Goldberg, Stan Lee, Star Spangled Comics, Strange Adventures, Strange Tales, Tales of Suspense, Tales of the Unexpected | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (7 March 2022)

Posted on March 7, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

If, like me, you have been obsessing about the events in Ukraine, it may be healthy to take a small break every once in a while, just to manage the anxiety. For example, here is a reminder that comics can … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Adventures into Darkness, Artie Simek, Astonishing, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, Chuck Cuidera, covers, horror, House of Secrets, Jack Cole, Jack Davis, Joe Maneely, Journey into Mystery, Marvel Tales, Mike Peppe, Mike Sekowsky, Neal Adams, Sol Brodsky, Stan Goldberg, Strange Tales, Tales from the Crypt, Web of Evil, World of Suspense | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (7 February 2022)

Posted on February 7, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

A dynamic reminder that comics can be awesome…

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged 2000 AD, Alex Schomburg, Bill Everett, Bill Reinhold, Daring Mystery Comics, Dave Stewart, Fantastic Comics, Geof Darrow, Grimjack, Hitman, John McCrea, Kevin Hopgood, Lou Fine, Marvel Tales, Punisher, Shaolin Cowboy, Speed Comics, Stan Goldberg, Strange Tales, Timothy Truman, Todd Klein | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (3 January 2022)

Posted on January 3, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

In 2022, Gotham Calling’s weekly reminders that comics can be awesome are going to spotlight ten incredible covers every Monday, thus once again celebrating different artists’ ability to conjure up maximum excitement and fire up readers’ imagination through a single … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Adventure Comics, Adventures into the Unknown, Bernard Baily, Bill Everett, Bill Molno, covers, Edvard Moritz, Forbidden Worlds, Gil Kane, Harry Anderson, Ira Schnapp, Joe Giella, Joe Maneely, Marvel Tales, Michael Esposito, Mike Kaluta, Ogden Whitney, Ross Andru, Stan Goldberg, Star Spangled War Stories, Strange Adventures, Strange Tales, Unusual Tales, Vince Alascia, Weird Tales of the Future, World of Fantasy | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (6 December 2021)

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

This week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to the jaw-dropping designs of Nick Fury’s opening splash pages: Strange Tales #168 Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #12 Strange Tales #145

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Barry Windsor-Smith, Don Heck, Irv Watanabe, Irving Forbush, Jack Kirby, Jim Steranko, Joe Sinnott, Mickey Demeo, Nick Fury, Sam Rosen, Sid Greene, Stan Lee, Steve Parkhouse, Strange Tales | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (25 October 2021)

Posted on October 25, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

With Halloween just around the corner, this is usually the time of the year to share some thoughts about horror… When it comes to cinema and television, one of the most vibrant trends in recent years has been labelled Prestige … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Alien Worlds, Artie Simek, Astonishing, Baffling Mysteries, Bill Everett, Black Cat, Bob Brown, Chamber of Chills, Charles Sultan, covers, Crypt of Shadows, Danny Crespi, Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion, Frank Giacoia, Frank Robbins, Fred Kida, George Tuska, Ghostly Tales, Ghosts, Gus Ricca, Haunted Love, horror, House of Secrets, Jack Davis, Jim McLaughlin, Joe Maneely, Larry Lieber, Lee Elias, Marvel Tales, Mike Esposito, movies, My Greatest Adventure, Mystic, Mystical Tales, Nick Cardy, Nicola Cuti, Out of This World, politics, Ron Wilson, Russ Heath, Stan Goldberg, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Strange Tales, Tales from the Crypt, Tatjana Wood, The Beyond, Tom Sutton, Warren Kremer, Weird Horrors, William G. Stout | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (20 September 2021)

Posted on September 20, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Your gravity-defying reminder that comics can be awesome… Decorum #5 Extremity #1 Strange Tales #164

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Artie Simek, Bill Everett, Daniel Warren Johnson, Decorum, Extremity, Jim Steranko, Jonathan Hickman, Mike Huddleston, Mike Spicer, Rus Wooton, science fiction, Strange Tales | 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