Tag Archives: Laura Allred

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (15 January 2024)

Posted on January 15, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

Don’t you just love close-ups?

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Brad Anderson, Catwoman, covers, Danny Miki, Deadpool, Edgar Delgado, Glenn Fabry, Jason Fabok, Jenny Frison, Joëlle Jones, Karl Story, Kiko Taganashi, Laura Allred, Nathan Massengill, Nightwing, Patrick Martin, Pete Woods, Preacher, Punisher, Red Sonja, Rob Liefeld, Rodolfo Migliari, Rogue, Sam Kieth, Scott McDaniel, Three Jokers, Venom, Wieslaw Walkuski, Youngblood | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (16 October 2023)

Posted on October 16, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

Today’s reminder that comic books can be awesome is a tribute to Mike and Laura Allred, who have perfected a mix of pop art and superheroes in their Madman comics:

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On Joe Simon’s covers for Dick Tracy

Posted on September 21, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

This week we’re back to spotlighting comic book covers in Gotham Calling. I’m quite fascinated by the work of Joe Simon on the covers of Dick Tracy back in the early 1950s, when monthly issues collected Chester Gould’s iconic daily … Continue reading →

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Chester Gould, covers, Dick Tracy, Joe Simon, Laura Allred, Lee Allred, Michael Avon Oeming, Mike Allred, noir, Rich Tommaso, Taki Soma | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (21 November 2022)

Posted on November 21, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comic book covers can be awesome celebrates the incredible variety of tones and universes in Batman comics:

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alex Sinclair, Andy Kubert, Batman '66, Bob Smith, Brad Anderson, Cliff Chiang, covers, Dave Stewart, Dustin Nguyen, Frank Quitely, Gaspar Saladino, John Workman, Joshua Middleton, Laura Allred, Lee Loughridge, Michael Allred, Ramona Fradon, Rick Burchett, Scott Jeralds, Terry Beatty | Leave a 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 (19 July 2021)

Posted on July 19, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Your jaw-dropping reminder that comics can be awesome: Astro City: Astra #1 X-Ray Robot #1 Far Sector #7

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Astro City, Brent Anderson, Deron Bennett, Far Sector, Green Lantern, Jamal Campbell, Laura Allred, Mike Allred, N.K. Jemisin, science fiction, Wendy Broome, X-Ray Robot | Leave a comment

2020’s books of the year: honorable mentions – part 4

Posted on March 25, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

If you read last weeks’ posts, you know what’s going on. Here is a final batch of 2020 comics worth tracking down… WAR ON TERROR: GODKILLERS Collecting a five-issue mini-series, Godkillers has the kind of ridiculous and ultimately tasteless … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR | Tagged Al Ewing, Godkillers, Hernan Cabrera, horror, John Allison, Laura Allred, Maan House, Mariasara Miotti, Mark Russell, Mark Sable, Max Sarin, Mike Allred, politics, science fiction, Simone Di Meo, Stephen Byrne, War on Terror, We Only Find Them When They're Dead, Whitney Cogar, Wicked Things, Wonder Twins, X-Ray Robot | Leave a comment

An extra meta-Batman cover

Posted on December 9, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

I just couldn’t resist adding this one…

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Catwoman, covers, Joëlle Jones, Laura Allred | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (15 June 2020)

Posted on June 15, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Lately I’ve been using the COMICS CAN BE AWESOME section to spotlight nifty covers, mostly of old, Cold War-era series, from war/horror hybrids to pulpy fantasy anthologies (usually with the words ‘weird,’ ‘strange,’ and/or ‘mystery’ in the title)… I’m not the … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged 1963, Big Bang Comics, Bulletproof Coffin, Chis Ecker, Cold War, covers, Laura Allred, Madman, Mike Allred, Scott Morse, Shaky Kane, Stephen Bissette, Strange Science Fantasy | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (18 May 2020)

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

Your violent reminder that comics can be awesome…

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Charles Biro, covers, Creig Flessel, Crime Does Not Pay, Detective Comics, Graham Ingels, Gunfighter, Impact, Jack Davis, Joëlle Jones, Lady Killer, Laura Allred, Marie Severin, noir, western | Leave a comment