Tag Archives: Tim Bradstreet

Spotlight on the Unknown Soldier, 1997

Posted on March 20, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

After being absent from the stands for about eight years, in 1997 the spy/war comic Unknown Soldier got the Vertigo treatment. By then, the Vertigo imprint had come to specialize in getting edgy (usually British) creators to reimagine third-tier DC … Continue reading →

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On Jennifer Blood

Posted on February 17, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Longtime readers of this blog know that I have an unhealthy fascination with fucked up vigilante comics that go into odd directions, so perhaps you won’t be surprised with my choice of devoting an entire post – probably one of … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on The Punisher MAX

Posted on July 30, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

What if The Punisher comics were much darker, more gruesomely violent, and aimed at a mature audience? That’s the premise of The Punisher MAX, Garth Ennis’ grim reimagining of Frank Castle’s war on crime. If Garth Ennis’ previous work with … Continue reading →

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