Tag Archives: Alex Ross

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (11 March 2024)

Posted on March 11, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comic book covers can be awesome is a tribute to superhero yarns, the most quintessential of the medium’s genres. Sure, superheroes have had their fair share of ventures into the big and small screens (from the … Continue reading →

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Alex Ross, All-Star Superman, Anthony Tollin, Artie Simek, Astro City, Authority, Avengers, Batgirl, Brian Bolland, Bryan Hitch, covers, Darwyn Cooke, Detective Comics, Dick Sprang, Doug Braithwaite, Frank Quitely, Howard Chaykin, Imperium, John Buscema, John Totleben, Justice League of America, Laura Martin, Miracleman, Paul Neary, Stan Goldberg, Suicide Squad, Todd Klein, Vince Colletta | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (26 December 2022)

Posted on December 26, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

This year’s final reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to Batman covers since the New 52 reboot, from the creepy painted photorealism of Alex Ross to the playfully surreal cartooning of Chris Burnham:

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alex Ross, Bill Sienkiewicz, Chris Burnham, covers, Danny Miki, Darwyn Cooke, Dustin Nguyen, Elizabeth Breitweiser, Greg Capullo, Lee Weeks, Michael Golden, Nathan Fairbairn, Rafael Albuquerque | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (24 October 2022)

Posted on October 24, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to my favorite era of Batman comics, between Crisis on Infinite Earths and The New 52 reboot. At first glance, covers at the time might appear increasingly generic about … Continue reading →

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alex Ross, Anthony Tollin, Brian Bolland, covers, Duncan Fegredo, J.H. Williams III, Jae Lee, Jerry Bingham, June Chung, M.D. Bright, Matt Hollingsworth, Michael Lark, Norm Breyfogle | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (19 September 2022)

Posted on September 19, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Another reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… and another tribute to the art of cool headshots:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Alex Ross, Astro City, Brad Anderson, Brian Bolland, Brian Stelfreeze, covers, Frank Miller, Glenn Fabry, Hitman, Invisibles, Jason Fabok, Joe Rubinstein, John McCrea, John Roshell, Joker, Marie Severin, Patrick Martin, Preacher, Rick Burchett, Terry Austin, Todd Klein, Vampirella, Wolverine | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (15 August 2022)

Posted on August 15, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

In case you forgot, here is one more reminder of how awesome covers can elevate comics’ foundational tropes into something stunning:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Adventures into the Unknown, Alex Ross, Alex Schomburg, Blackhawk, Bob Brown, covers, Dick Ayers, Doomsday + 1, Ed Moritz, Ghost Rider, Ira Schnapp, John Byrne, L.B. Cole, Lou Fine, Modern Comics, Peter Cannon, Reed Crandall, Science Comics, Suspense Comics, Terrors of the Jungle, Thunderbolt, Tomahawk, Wonderworld Comics | 2 Comments

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (27 June 2022)

Posted on June 27, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to Alex Ross’ stunning painted covers – and extraordinary character designs – for Astro City, which beautifully project the series’ magical blend of mundane life and superheroics:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Alex Ross, Astro City, covers, John Roshell | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (24 January 2022)

Posted on January 24, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that comics can be awesome, close-up edition…

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged 2000 AD, Alex Ross, Amy Reeder, Batwoman, Brian Bolland, covers, Danny Miki, David Lapham, Don Heck, Donald Skinner, Foxhole, Horrific, J.G. Jones, Jack Kirby, Lou Cameron, Rapture, Rob Liefeld, She-Hulk, Space Action, Tank Girl, Violator, Young Liars | Leave a comment

Another Watchmen sequel

Posted on June 10, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

The main reason The Ludocrats was Gotham Calling’s 2020 Book of the Year is that, by the time I did the list, I hadn’t yet read Portrait of a Drunk (a nihilistic piece of ribaldry that lives up to Seinfeld’s motto: … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged 300, Alan Moore, Alex Ross, Caspar Wijngaard, Damon Lindelof, Dave Gibbons, Eddie Campbell, Frank Miller, From Hell, Geoff Johns, Godland, Grant Morrison, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Joe Casey, Jonathan Lau, Jordie Bellaire, Kieron Gillen, Lynn Varley, Mary Safro, Pete Morisi, Peter Cannon, politics, Ryan Kelly, Simon Bowland, Steve Darnall, Thunderbolt, Tom Scioli, Ultimates, Vinicius Andrade, Warren Ellis, Watchmen | 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 (29 June 2020)

Posted on June 29, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Your weekly reminder that comics can be awesome, Alfred Pennyworth edition… …and I just can’t resist adding this mouth-watering pastiche, from the wonderful blog Super-Team Family: The Lost Issues!:

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alex Ross, Alfred Pennyworth, Bob Smith, Brian Bolland, covers, Dick Sprang, Lee Loughridge, Terry Beatty | Leave a comment