Tag Archives: Lee Loughridge

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (10 April 2023)

An imposing reminder that comics can be awesome: Superman: War of the Worlds Batman: Tenses #1 The Sensational She-Hulk #5

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (21 November 2022)

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

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Taking a break… (November 2022)

This has been a tough year, so I’m afraid I’m going to have do yet another pause… As usual, I’ll keep the Monday section going, but I’ll probably only manage to do longer posts again near the end of the … Continue reading

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 August 2022)

I hope to be back with longer posts next month… Meanwhile, this week’s reminder that comics can be awesome pays tribute to covers that spotlight Batman’s unrivalled Rogues Gallery:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (4 April 2022)

A dazzling reminder that comic book covers can be awesome.

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Gotham crime graphic novels

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

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Yet another long post about Batman’s humorous villains

Gotham Calling’s 400th post! This is the kind of benchmark I usually celebrate by spotlighting oddball members of Batman’s rogues gallery who don’t get enough love. While the Dark Knight has some of the most popular rogues out there, Gotham’s … Continue reading

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2020’s books of the year – part 2

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

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (29 June 2020)

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!:  

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Gotham books for the current times

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

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