Tag Archives: Len Wein

Adolf Hitler in Batman comics

Posted on October 6, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

Comics love (to hate) Adolf Hitler. It’s not just Superman and Captain America – pretty much all the main superheroes have come across the Führer in one way or another. Hell, you don’t even have to be in the top-tier… … Continue reading →

Posted in POLITICS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Adolf Hitler, Alan Davis, Bob Haney, Bob Layton, Dick Dillin, Dick Giordano, Grant Morrison, Jim Aparo, Joe Staton, Len Wein, Mike W. Barr, Paul Levitz, politics, Roy Thomas, Steve Yeowell, World War II | Leave a comment

Non-Batman gothic comics – part 3

Posted on September 8, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

If you read the last posts, you know what’s going on. Here are another couple of awesome gothic comics: STRANGE EMBRACE Strange Embrace and other nightmares It’s hard to do justice to David Hine’s nightmarish tour de force, Strange Embrace. … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Alan Moore, Bernie Wrightson, Brian K. Vaughan, David Hine, David Michelinie, Dick Foreman, Doug Wheeler, Gerry Conway, Grant Morrison, horror, James Robinson, John Ostrander, John Totleben, Len Wein, Mark Millar, Martin Pasko, Nancy A. Collins, Neil Gaiman, Nestor Redondo, Rick Veitch, Rob Steen, Stan Woch, Stephen Bissette, Strange Embrace, Swamp Thing, Tom Yeates, Walt Kelly | Leave a comment

Non-Batman gothic comics – part 1

Posted on August 31, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

If you’re into Batman comics, it’s not a far cry to assume you enjoy gothic horror. After all, that’s a built-in feature of the Dark Knight. It’s been there right from the start… Detective Comics #33 As Mark Fisher (citing … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Arnold Drake, Bernie Wrightson, Bob Haney, Bruce Jones, Carmine Infantino, Dan Jurgens, Deadman, Duncan Fegredo, Enigma, George Roussos, Gerry Conway, Grant Morrison, horror, Jim Aparo, José Garcia-López, Len Wein, Man-Thing, Mike Baron, Neal Adams, Peter Milligan, Roy Thomas, Sherilyn van Valkenburgh, Steve Gerber, sword & sorcery | Leave a comment

Gerry Conway’s marvelized Batman

Posted on May 12, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

After being largely ignored for a long time, Gerry Conway’s Batman run in the early 1980s has been the object of well-deserved rediscovery in recent years (not least because of the haunting pencils by Don Newton and Gene Colan). These … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Don Newton, Doug Moench, Gene Colan, Gerry Conway, horror, José Garcia-López, Len Wein, Marshall Rogers, Marv Wolfman, Paul Levitz, Steve Englehart, World War II | 2 Comments

Marshall Rogers’ iconic Batman

Posted on March 30, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

Until shortly before his death in 2007, Marshall Rogers drew a bunch of cool Batman stories and even elevated some weaker ones with his clear, smooth lines, yet he is mostly remembered and beloved for a relatively short run way … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Archie Goodwin, Bob Haney, Denny O'Neil, Irv Novick, James Robinson, Jerry Serpe, Len Wein, Marshall Rogers, Milton Snapinn, Steve Englehart, Terry Austin, Trevor von Eeden | 2 Comments

Denny O’Neil’s pulpy Batman

Posted on October 30, 2014 by I.M. Baytor

Denny O’Neil has shaped modern Batman more than any other creator. And while he consciously sought to put the ‘dark’ in ‘Dark Knight,’ part of what makes his output so appealing is the fact that the ‘knight’ side is usually … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Batman: The Animated Series, Denny O'Neil, Dick Giordano, Irv Novick, Joker, Len Wein, Neal Adams, noir, Will Eisner | 2 Comments

Batman’s very long beginning

Posted on October 23, 2014 by I.M. Baytor

Between Christopher Nolan’s movies and the Gotham TV show, a new generation of fans really seems to be digging dark, pseudo-realistic takes on Batman. But with 75 years’ worth of comics to choose from, people don’t necessarily know what to … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Archie Goodwin, Christopher Nolan, Chuck Dixon, David Mazzucchelli, Denny O'Neil, Doug Mahnke, Doug Moench, Ed Brubaker, Frank Miller, Jeph Loeb, Len Wein, Matt Wagner, Mindy Newell, noir, Scott Beatty, Scott Hampton, Ted McKeever, Tim Sale, Todd Klein | Leave a comment