Tag Archives: World War II

2020’s books of the year: honorable mentions – part 2

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

If you read last week’s post, you know what’s going on. Here are another handful of cool comics that came out in 2020: BOY MAXIMORTAL Rather than an iconoclastic anomaly, R-rated super(anti)heroes have become a staple of mainstream pop … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR | Tagged Alan Hebden, Battle Action, Carlos Ezquerra, Death Squad, Decorum, Deron Bennett, Eric Bradbury, Far Sector, Grant Morrison, Green Lantern, horror, Jack Kirby, Jamal Campbell, Jonathan Hickman, Katie Skelly, Maids, Maximortal, Mike Costa, Mike Huddleston, N.K. Jemisin, politics, Rick Veitch, Rus Wooton, Sasha E Head, science fiction, space opera, Stan Lee, Tom Scioli, World War II | Leave a comment

2020’s books of the year – part 4

Posted on January 28, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

If you read last weeks’ posts, you know what’s going on. Here are four 2020 books that reminded me of why I love comics: 8. PULP The creative duo of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips (known among some fans … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR | Tagged Al Feldstein, Blackhawk, British Ice, Cold War, Ed Brubaker, Eduardo Barreto, espionage, Grant Miehm, Harvey Kurtzman, horror, Howard Chaykin, Jacob Phillips, Jerry DeFuccio, Joe Kubert, Joe Sacco, Ken Bruzenak, Man and Superman, Mark Verheiden, Martin Pasko, Mike Grell, Milton Caniff, noir, Own D. Pomery, Pablo Marcos, politics, Pulp, Rick Burchett, science fiction, Sean Phillips, Steve Oliff, Steve Riggenberg, Terry Beatty, Thommy Burns, western, World War II | Leave a comment

2020’s books of the year – part 2

Posted on January 14, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

If you read last week’s post, you know I’m doing a countdown of the most Gotham Calling books of 2020. Enjoy! 16. UNDONE BY BLOOD Collected as Undone by Blood or The Shadow of a Wanted Man, the first … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR | Tagged Adam Hughes, Alex Toth, Allan Harvey, Atlas at War, Charlie Kirchoff, Chris Brunner, Chris Weston, Christian Alamy, Chuck Dixon, Cold War, Cully Hamner, Dan Spiegle, Daniel Hillyard, David Michelinie, DC Goes to War, Doug Dabbs, Doug Wagner, Drew Moore, Ed Herron, Eduardo Barreto, espionage, Garth Ennis, Gene Colan, Gerry Talaoc, Hank Chapman, Harvey Kurtzman, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Jack Davis, Jack Kirby, Jason Wordie, Jerry Grandenetti, Jerry Robinson, Joe Kubert, Joe Maneely, Joe Simon, Joe Sinnott, John Severin, Judith Hunt, Laura Martin, Lee Loughridge, Len Wein, Lonnie Nadler, Mark Evanier, Marv Wolfman, Michael Esposito, Michael J. Vassallo, Michael Kelleher, Michael Uslan, Paul Reinman, politics, Robert Kanigher, Russ Heath, Sam Glanzman, Sam Kweslin, Sami Kivelä, Scott Nybakken, Stan Lee, The Ride, Tomm Coker, Undone by Blood, Werner Roth, western, World War II, Zac Thompson | 2 Comments

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (28 September 2020)

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

Since the current POTUS is so fond of the word, here is your reminder that comics can be awesome, The Losers edition:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged covers, Gaspar Saladino, Joe Kubert, John Workman, Luis Dominguez, Our Fighting Forces, The Losers, World War II | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (4 May 2020)

Posted on May 4, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Your weekly reminder that comics can be awesome, Weird War Tales edition…

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged covers, horror, Luis Dominguez, Nick Cardy, Weird War Tales, World War II | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 March 2020)

Posted on March 30, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Media and politicians continue to refer to the ongoing pandemic as a ‘war,’ but I have some issues with that metaphor. It’s the kind of jingoistic language that is used to exclude any possibility of critical dissent, to exacerbate xenophobic … Continue reading →

Posted in SPYCRAFT & WARFARE | Tagged Airboy, Blackhawk, covers, G.I. Combat, Gaspar Saladino, Joe Kubert, Neal Adams, Reed Crandall, Ron Frenz, Star Spangled War Stories, Timothy Truman, Weird War Tales, World War II | Leave a comment

On World War II adventure movies

Posted on March 26, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Writing about The Unknown Soldier last week made me think that I should expand a bit more on the specific genre that is World War II adventure. In fact, I want to go straight to the source and actually talk … Continue reading →

Posted in SPYCRAFT & WARFARE | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, espionage, Graham Greene, movies, noir, politics, World War II | Leave a comment

Spotlight on The Unknown Soldier, 1977-1980

Posted on March 18, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

When I last wrote about The Unknown Soldier – DC’s cult comic about the top US secret agent in World War II – I mentioned how David Michelinie briefly turned the series into a vicious anti-war parable, casting the hero … Continue reading →

Posted in SPYCRAFT & WARFARE | Tagged Bob Haney, Cold War, Dick Ayers, Erick Santos, Esphidy, espionage, Gerry Talaoc, Jean Simek, Jerry Serpe, Joe Kubert, Milt Snappin, politics, Romeo Tanghal, Unknown Soldier, World War II | Leave a comment

Spotlight on The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – part 2

Posted on December 26, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. This time around, let’s look at the set of volumes of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen dealing with the last hundred-years-or-so, starting with the bleak Century trilogy. Century: 1910 … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Alan Moore, Ben Dimagmaliw, Kevin O'Neill, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, movies, politics, science fiction, World War II | Leave a comment

Spotlight on Fury: Peacemaker

Posted on July 30, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

We kicked off this year’s Spy Fiction Month with a comic set in World War II and we’ll finish with one as well. Like I mentioned last week, in 2001 Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson reinvented Marvel’s war-hero-turned-super-spy Nick Fury … Continue reading →

Posted in SPYCRAFT & WARFARE | Tagged Darick Robertson, espionage, Garth Ennis, Jimmy Palmiotti, Nick Fury, politics, Raúl Treviño, Rodney Ramos, World War II | Leave a comment