Tag Archives: Warren Ellis

More over-the-top adventure comics

Posted on December 16, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

Given how bombastic and out-of-control the Batman series has become of late, I figure the time is right to revisit the concept of comics as manic, trippy escapades. When I suggested a bunch of Non-Batman balls-to-the-wall adventure comics earlier this … Continue reading →

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Classic gothic horror films

Posted on October 27, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

If it’s true that Batman fans should enjoy other gothic comics, then of course the same goes for gothic movies. In the first film list I did for this blog, I suggested Dead of Night and The Unknown as examples … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Batman TV series, Cold War, horror, Marek Oleksicki, movies, science fiction, Warren Ellis | Leave a comment

Top 20 Batman: Black & White stories

Posted on August 27, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

It’s no secret that many of the greatest Batman short stories are black-and-white. There’s something about the mood, between art house and classic Hollywood (serials aside), the urgent page count, and the overall sense of bare-bones minimalism that seems to … Continue reading →

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Nods to the 1960s’ Batman TV show

Posted on May 19, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

It’s not exactly a secret that one of the most fun Batman comics currently coming out is Batman ‘66, based on the sexy pop art TV series which originally aired from 1966 to 1968, starring Adam West as … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Al Milgrom, Alan Davis, Andy Kubert, Batman TV series, Chuck Dixon, David Baron, Denny O'Neil, Jeff Parker, Jerry Serpe, John Cassaday, Jonathan Case, Mike Allred, Mike W. Barr, Neil Gaiman, Sholly Fisch, Steve Englehart, Tom Peyer, Walt Simonson, Warren Ellis | Leave a comment

Imaginary Batman team-ups by Warren Ellis – part 2

Posted on April 6, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. Here are another five appealing team-ups between Batman and Warren Ellis’ creations: LAZARUS CHURCHYARD With eighty percent of his body replaced with an intelligent evolving plastic, Lazarus Churchyard cannot … Continue reading →

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Imaginary Batman team-ups by Warren Ellis – part 1

Posted on April 2, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

Given how prolific a writer Warren Ellis is, it’s surprising how few Batman stories he has done… It’s not as if there isn’t a whole multiverse of high concepts out there with which he would surely have a blast. Although … Continue reading →

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