Tag Archives: Dick Giordano

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (14 February 2022)

Posted on February 14, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Since it’s Valentine’s Day, this week’s reminder that comic book covers can be awesome is also a tribute to America’s postwar fling with romance comics:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Bill Ward, Brides in Love, Charlotte Jetter, covers, David Mangiarotti, Dick Giordano, First Romance Magazine, Flaming Love, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Ken Bald, Love Stories, Lovelorn, Luis Avila, Pat Masulli, Romantic Adventures, Romantic Story, Sweethearts, Teen-Age Love, True Life Secrets, Vince Colletta | Leave a comment

Gotham crime graphic novels

Posted on January 20, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

The trailer for the upcoming The Batman movie looks pretty darn awful, once again doubling down on the gloom without any hint of what makes the source material so much fun in the first place. That said, I suppose the … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Becky Cloonan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Carlos Ezquerra, Catwoman, Chuck Dixon, Commissioner Gordon, Darwyn Cooke, Denny O'Neil, Devin Grayson, Dick Giordano, Dick Grayson, Ed Brubaker, Garth Ennis, GCPD, Giulia Brusco, Gotham City, Greg Land, Greg Rucka, Hitman, James Gordon, Jim Aparo, John McCrea, Karl Story, Kevin Somers, Klaus Janson, Lee Loughridge, Matt Hollingsworth, Michael Lark, Renee Montoya, Roberta Tewes, Scott McDaniel, Sean Konot, Steve Pugh, Terry Dodson, Willie Schubert | 1 Comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (10 January 2022)

Posted on January 10, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

A psychedelic reminder that comics can be awesome…

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Alex Ziritt, Baffling Mysteries, covers, Department of Truth, Dick Giordano, Gaspar Saladino, George Pérez, Ghostly Tales, Jon D'Agostino, Laura Allred, Louis Zansky, Madman, Mike Allred, Mike Kaluta, Norman Saunders, Out of This World, Secrets of Haunted House, Space Riders, Steve Ditko, The Unexpected, Todd Klein, Tom Sutton, Tradd Moore, Wonder Woman, Worlds of Fear | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (13 September 2021)

Posted on September 13, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Your super reminder that comics can be awesome: Superman vs. Muhammad Ali Superman Adventures #3 Superman: Strength #2

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Aluir Amancio, Cory Adams, Dick Giordano, Lois Buhalis, Marie Severin, Neal Adams, Patricia Mulvihill, Rick Burchett, Scott McCloud, Superman, Terry Austin, Todd Klein | 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

An extra Ghosts cover

Posted on December 23, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

No Christmas post this year, but you can take this one as a present… ‘In the disco – no one can hear you scream!’

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged covers, Dick Giordano, Ghosts, Jim Janes, Tatjana Wood | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (21 December 2020)

Posted on December 21, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Your weekly reminder that comics can be awesome, Ghosts edition:

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged covers, Dick Giordano, Ghosts, horror, Luis Dominguez, Rich Buckler, Tatjana Wood, Todd Klein | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (11 May 2020)

Posted on May 11, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Batman + gorillas = today’s reminder that comics can be awesome.

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Carmine Infantino, Charles Paris, covers, Dexter Vines, Dick Giordano, Ed McGuinness, Ira Schnapp, Jim Aparo, Joe Giella, John Workman, Lew Schwartz, Rich Buckler, Tatjana Wood, Win Mortimer | Leave a comment

Gotham books for the current times

Posted on March 12, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, I keep hearing people claiming that this all feels like a movie. They’re probably thinking of medical disaster dramas like 1995’s Outbreak or 2011’s Contagion (Jason Read wrote a few insightful remarks about … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Alan Grant, Arkham Asylum, Chuck Dixon, Dan Slott, Denny O'Neil, Dick Giordano, Doug Moench, espionage, Gary Frank, Gotham City, Greg Land, horror, Jennifer Graves, Jordan B. Gorfinkel, Kelley Jones, Lee Loughridge, Matt Haley, politics, Ryan Sook, Steffano Raffaele, Tommy Lee Edwards | Leave a comment

The despicable pre-Crisis Man-Bat

Posted on May 8, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

Man-Bat isn’t one of the most inspired concepts in Batman comics. Taking to the extreme the notion that great villains are an inversion of the heroes, Man-Bat’s name is a literal reversal of Batman’s… As for his origin, it’s just … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM CITIZENS | Tagged Bob Haney, Chuck Dixon, Dick Giordano, Don Newton, Doug Moench, Flint Henry, Frank Robbins, horror, Jamie Delano, John Bolton, Kelley Jones, Man-Bat, Neal Adams | Leave a comment