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Tag Archives: Unexpected
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (29 April 2024)
This week, a reminder that comic book covers can be FUN:
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Alan Grant, Christian Alamy, covers, Erik Larsen, Funnyman, Gary Leach, Gaspar Saladino, Hawkman, House of Mystery, Ira Schnapp, Joe Kubert, José Luis García-López, Lobo, Marvin Stein, Murphy Anderson, Neal Adams, Nikos Koutsis, Savage Dragon, Sid Greene, Space Western, Stan Campbell, Steve Dillon, Strange Adventures, Superman Family, Todd Klein, Unexpected, Warrior
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 October 2023)
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
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Neal Adams’ realistic surrealism
In the third installment of this week’s tribute to Neal Adams’ comic book covers, let’s look at instances where the late artist combined his signature realistic style with a more conceptual approach, including occasional ventures into surrealism. You can see … Continue reading
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (9 November 2020)
Your weekly reminder that comics can be awesome, Nick Cardy’s Unexpected edition…
Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS
Tagged covers, Gaspar Saladino, horror, Nick Cardy, Unexpected
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