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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 August 2022)

Posted on August 22, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

I hope to be back with longer posts next month… Meanwhile, this week’s reminder that comics can be awesome pays tribute to covers that spotlight Batman’s unrivalled Rogues Gallery:

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Anthony Tollin, covers, Dick Giordano, Ed Hannigan, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Irvin Rodriguez, Joe Kubert, Lee Loughridge, Mike Deodato, Mike Grell, Pat Garrahy, Rick Burchett, Robert Campanella, Rodolfo Damaggio, Tatjana Wood, Todd Klein, Tom Mandrake, Ty Templeton, villains | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (11 July 2022)

Posted on July 11, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

In the turn toward the 1970s, Batman comics grew moodier, with more realistic designs and a less campy feel than the stuff coming out in the previous decades. Creators like Denny O’Neil, Neal Adams, and Frank Robbins clearly sought distance … Continue reading →

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Anthony Tollin, covers, David V. Reed, David Vern, Dick Giordano, Ernie Chan, Gaspar Saladino, Jim Aparo, John Workman, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Neal Adams, Tatjana Wood, Tom Mandrake | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (21 March 2022)

Posted on March 21, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Just yet another reminder of how awesome comic book covers can be…

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Adventures of the Jaguar, Bob Layton, Challengers of the Unknown, covers, Creeper, Crime Reporter, Fight Comics, Gaspar Saladino, Gil Kane, Hit Comics, Joe Doolin, Joe Kubert, John Rosenberger, Lou Fine, Matt Baker, Nick Cardy, Our Army at War, Rich Buckler, Russ Heath, Star Hunters, Tarzan, Tatjana Wood, Undersea Agent | 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

15 cool Sgt. Rock covers

Posted on July 8, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Last month I did a post about war comics, including classics of the genre such as 1950s’ Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat as well as serials running in Battle in the late 1970s/early 1980s (although not yet the brilliant Charley’s War, … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged covers, Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp, Joe Kubert, Our Army at War, Sgt. Rock, Tatjana Wood, World War II | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (21 June 2021)

Posted on June 21, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that comics can be awesome, trippy Tarzan edition:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Alfredo Alcala, covers, Ernie Chua, George Wilson, John Buscema, Klaus Janson, Tarzan, Tatjana Wood | Leave a comment

15 superhero horror covers

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

Just because the weekly COMICS CAN BE AWESOME section has moved back to focusing on splash pages, it doesn’t mean Gotham Calling won’t continue to spotlight cool covers every once in a while… Here is a selection of fifteen eerie … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Action Comics, Adventure Comics, Alex Ross, Anthony Tollin, Bill Sienkiewicz, Brian Bolland, covers, Daredevil, Dick Giordano, Fantastic Four, Frank Miller, Gaspar Saladino, Green Lantern, Greg Capullo, horror, Hulk, Jeff Jones, John Byrne, John Totleben, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Klaus Janson, M.D. Bright, Maximortal, Miracleman, Moon Knight, Paul Smith, Rick Veitch, Romeo Tanghal, Sam Parsons, Spawn, Spider-Man, Starman, Supergirl, Tatjana Wood, Todd Klein, Todd McFarlane, Tony Harris, Wonder Woman, X-Men, Zatanna | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (18 January 2021)

Posted on January 18, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

2017’s Wonder Woman film was a bit of a mess, though not without redeeming features. It had a hackneyed, ill-knitted script (or one whose coherence was botched in the editing table) that introduced a bunch of characters and then did … Continue reading →

Posted in SUPER POWERS | Tagged Bruce Patterson, Daniel Warren Johnson, Geoff Johns, George Pérez, Jared K. Fletcher, John Costanza, Matthew Wilson, Mike Spicer, movies, politics, Tatjana Wood, Tony Akins, Wonder Woman | 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 (28 December 2020)

Posted on December 28, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

At the end of such a shitty year, it may not be a great consolation, but 2020’s final weekly reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to Batman’s frequent encounters with giant hands:

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Al Gordon, Carmine Infantino, covers, Dave Stewart, Ira Schnapp, Joe Giella, John Cassaday, Kevin Maguire, Matt Wagner, Mike Grell, Tatjana Wood | Leave a comment