Tag Archives: Gene Colan

15 gripping Our Army at War covers

Posted on September 9, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Before going on break, I did a couple of posts spotlighting Joe Kubert’s impressive covers starring Sgt Rock. Yet Kubert was hardly the only genius working at Our Army at War… Since their debut in the early 1950s, those comics … Continue reading →

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Carmine Infantino, covers, Frank Giacoia, Gene Colan, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Jerry Grandenetti, Our Army at War, World War II | Leave a comment

Collected war comics

Posted on June 3, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

The folks at Dead Reckoning sent a copy of Garth Ennis’ and Carlos Ezquerra’s The Tankies for me to review, so I figured it would be fun to put the book into context by discussing it together with other collections … Continue reading →

Posted in SPYCRAFT & WARFARE | Tagged Alan Hebden, Alex Toth, Battle, Battlefields, Cam Kennedy, Carlos Ezquerra, Charles Biro, Cold War, Dave Berg, espionage, Fighting Mann, Frontline Combat, Garth Ennis, Gene Colan, Harvey Kurtzman, Hector Ezquerra, Joe Kubert, John Severin, Johnny Craig, Marie Severin, Mike Western, politics, R.C. Harvey, Reed Crandall, Ric Estrada, Russ Heath, The Tankies, Tony Avina, Two-Fisted Tales, Vietnam, War Dog, World War II | Leave a comment

A month of Batman moments – Day 10

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

Detective Comics #544

Posted in GOTHAM INTERLUDES | Tagged Adrienne Roy, Alfredo Alcala, Doug Moench, Gene Colan, Todd Klein | Leave a comment

Batman movies without Batman – part 1

Posted on April 22, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

The Dark Knight has starred in over a dozen theatrical films – plus a string of direct-to-video projects – and, in fact, his filmography has become a fascinating object in its own right. Not only are there extremely disparate takes … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Carmine Infantino, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Frank Robbins, Gene Colan, Gotham City, horror, Jae Lee, Kelley Jones, Mark Millar, movies, noir, science fiction, Steve McNiven | 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

Steve Gerber’s twisted Superman

Posted on April 2, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

With his propensity for heady digressions, offbeat satire, and countercultural sensibility, Steve Gerber was one of the most fascinating American writers in mainstream comics. While he didn’t exactly deconstruct superheroes in the radical form that some of his successors would … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITERS OF SUPERMAN COMICS | Tagged Bryan Hitch, Chris Chuckry, Cold War, Doug Wheatley, Gene Colan, Greg Adams, horror, John Byrne, Mark Bright, politics, Rick Veitch, science fiction, Steve Gerber, Tom Ziuko, Tony DeZuniga, Val Mayerick | Leave a comment

On the periphery of Batman’s rogues’ gallery

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

This is Gotham Calling’s 300th post! I usually take these occasions to celebrate the richness and weirdness of Batman’s extensive rogues’ gallery, which includes all sorts of odd criminals, ranging from iconic characters like the Joker and the Penguin all … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM CITIZENS | Tagged Adrienne Roy, Alan Grant, Batman's personality, Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Calendar Man, Chuck Dixon, Crazy-Quilt, Doug Moench, France Herron, Gene Colan, George Roussos, Grant Morrison, Jack Kirby, Jerry Robinson, Jim Mooney, Joe Giella, Kevin Smith, Len Wein, Mike Deodato, Mikel Janín, Pat Broderick, Paul Dini, Rick Hoberg, Robert Kanigher, Ryan Benjamin, Scott Snyder, Sheldon Moldoff, Silver Age, Tim Sale, Tom King, Tony Daniel, villains, Walt Simonson | 2 Comments

Superhero horror movies

Posted on October 17, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

Writing about Todd Phillips’ Joker last week got me thinking about the fact that, by now, taking superhero iconography and filming it like a horror movie has become a proper subgenre onto itself. I’m not just talking about the occasional … Continue reading →

Posted in SUPER POWERS | Tagged Dave McKean, David S. Goyer, Duncan Fegredo, Gene Colan, Grant Morrison, horror, Jae Lee, James O’Barr, Jamie Delano, Marv Wolfman, movies, Neil Gaiman, Peter Milligan, Sam Raimi, Steve Pugh, Tim Burton | Leave a comment

Batman comics on drugs – part 1

Posted on June 11, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

Drugs have traditionally played a substantial role in Batman comics (hell, in the whole medium). The Dark Knight has put away his share of drug dealers – from run-of-the-mill villains (your prototypical crime fiction trope) to the kind of outlandish … Continue reading →

Posted in POLITICS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Adrienne Roy, Alan Grant, Batman's personality, Bob Smith, Dave Taylor, Doug Moench, drugs, Gene Colan, Pamela Rambo, politics, Ricardo Villagran, Robin, Stan Woch | Leave a comment

The looks of Vicki Vale

Posted on March 28, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

Among the fascinating things about Batman comics is the fact that, because they have been going on for eight decades, you get to trace social and aesthetic evolutions on all sorts of fronts. One of those fronts is the … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM CITIZENS | Tagged Adrienne Roy, Alex Sinclair, Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Bob LeRose, Carl Potts, Charles Paris, Chuck Patton, Dick Sprang, Don Newton, Doug Moench, Fabien Nicieza, Frank Miller, Gene Colan, Gerry Conway, Jim Aparo, Jim Lee, Julie Schwartz, Julius Schwartz, Klaus Janson, Lew Schwartz, noir, Norm Breyfogle, Paul Gulacy, Rick Hoberg, Scott Snyder, Scott Williams, Sheldon Moldoff, Steve Bove, Tom Grindenberg, Tom Mandrake, Vicki Vale | Leave a comment