Tag Archives: Swamp Thing

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 October 2023)

Posted on October 30, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

I tend to use Halloween as a pretext to write a bit about recent horror movies in Gotham Calling. One trend that has been quite prominent this year – in cinema as well as in literature – is the entanglement … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged 2000 AD, Álvaro Martínez Bueno, Andres Juarez, Artie Simek, Bernard Baily, Beyond the Grave, Carl Burgos, Clint Langley, covers, Crossed, Dan Green, Dave McKean, Dreaming, Ghostly Haunts, Ghosts, Godzilla, Herb Trimpe, horror, Horror in the Dark, Jack Davis, Jack Kirby, James Tynion IV, Jim Aparo, Joe Rosen, John Bolton, John Romita, Jordie Bellaire, Juan Jose Ryp, Lee Elias, Luis Dominguez, Megan Hutchison, Monsters on the Prowl, movies, Nice House on the Lake, Nick Cardy, Phantom Stranger, politics, Ramón K. Pérez, Richard Corben, science fiction, Sol Brodsky, Stan Goldberg, Stillwater, Strange Tales of the Unusual, Swamp Thing, Tales from the Crypt, Tatjana Wood, Tom Sutton, Tomb of Terror, Twisted Tales, Unexpected, Weird Tales of the Future, Witching Hour | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (11 January 2021)

Posted on January 11, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Your weekly reminder that comics can be awesome… The Sculptor The Terminator: One Shot The Saga of the Swamp Thing #24

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged John Costanza, John Totleben, Matt Wagner, Scott McCloud, Stephen Bissette, Swamp Thing, Tatjana Wood, Terminator, The Sculptor | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 June 2020)

Posted on June 22, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Readers of this blog know that I am a firm believer that, even in these agitated times, genre fiction remains an interesting way to conceptualize what is happening around us. For instance, if the first half of 2020 filled screens … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Alfredo Elias, Bernard Baily, Bernie Wrightson, Carl Burgos, covers, horror, House of Secrets, Journey into Mystery, Mike Kaluta, movies, politics, Scary Tales, science fiction, Stan Goldberg, Swamp Thing, Weird Mysteries | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (January 2019)

Posted on January 3, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

I had so much fun doing these last year that I’ve decided to carry on… Here are another three pulpy splash pages to remind everyone that comics can be awesome: The Unknown Soldier (v2) #10 The Hands of Shang-Chi, Master … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Agustin Mas, Bill Mantloi, Carl Gafford, David Michelinie, Doug Moench, James Owsley, John Costanza, Marcos Pelayos, martial arts, Master of Kung Fu, Nestor Redondo, Paul Gulacy, Phil Gascoine, Sal Trapan, Swamp Thing, Tatjana Wood, Unknown Soldier | Leave a comment

A wonderfully grotesque Swamp Thing double page spread

Posted on October 30, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

Because no Halloween is complete without revisiting the greatest horror comic book series of all time. Swamp Thing (v2) #61

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Alan Moore, Alfredo Alcala, horror, Rick Veitch, Swamp Thing, Tatjana Wood | Leave a comment

Awesome Swamp Thing splashes by Nestor Redondo

Posted on October 20, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

Taking a break from Batman comics for a moment… Artist extraordinaire Bernie Wrightson deservedly gets a lot of praise for his work on the original Swamp Thing series – a true horror/fantasy classic! – but his successor, Nestor Redondo, did … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged David Michelinie, horror, Len Wein, Marcos Pelayos, Nestor Redondo, Swamp Thing, Tatjana Wood | Leave a comment

Non-Batman gothic comics – part 3

Posted on September 8, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

If you read the last posts, you know what’s going on. Here are another couple of awesome gothic comics: STRANGE EMBRACE Strange Embrace and other nightmares It’s hard to do justice to David Hine’s nightmarish tour de force, Strange Embrace. … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Alan Moore, Bernie Wrightson, Brian K. Vaughan, David Hine, David Michelinie, Dick Foreman, Doug Wheeler, Gerry Conway, Grant Morrison, horror, James Robinson, John Ostrander, John Totleben, Len Wein, Mark Millar, Martin Pasko, Nancy A. Collins, Neil Gaiman, Nestor Redondo, Rick Veitch, Rob Steen, Stan Woch, Stephen Bissette, Strange Embrace, Swamp Thing, Tom Yeates, Walt Kelly | Leave a comment