Tag Archives: Marshall Rogers

15 Non-Batman covers by Marshall Rogers

Posted on January 16, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

I’ve talked before on this blog about how Marshall Rogers drew some of the most iconic Batman comics… Now that Gotham Calling has a broader focus, however, I’ve decided to encorage you to bask in fifteen slick, wonderfully designed covers … Continue reading →

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Essential Batman stories every fan should read – part 1

Posted on September 20, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

A while ago, reader Dave Shevlin wrote to me about his latest project of picking somewhere around 30 or so of his favorite Bat-centric tales for an imaginary deluxe volume and challenged me to do the same. The idea would … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Al Milgrom, Ben Oda, Bill Finger, Bob Brown, Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Denny O'Neil, Dick Giordano, Frank Miller, Glynis Wein, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Jean Izzo, Jerry Serpe, John Costanza, John Workman, Klaus Janson, Lynn Varley, Marshall Rogers, Milt Snappin, Neal Adams, Ray Holloway, Sheldon Moldoff, Stan Kaye, Stan Starkman, Steve Englehart, Terry Austin, Walt Simonson | Leave a comment

Batman collections for casual readers

Posted on March 17, 2017 by I.M. Baytor

You know who Batman is. At least the gist of it. You’ve seen him in books or in films or on television, hopefully at his best. Probably, you’re even familiar with some of his supporting cast and rogues gallery, not … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Alan Grant, Archie Goodwin, Bob Haney, Brian Apthorp, Carlo Berberi, Carmine Infantino, Cary Bates, Chuck Dixon, Curt Swan, Dan Jurgens, David V. Reed, Denny O'Neil, Doug Moench, Eric Jones, Gardner Fox, Gerry Conway, J. Bone, J. Torres, Jack Abel, Jerry Serpe, Jim Aparo, Joe Giela, John Calnan, Kieron Dwyer, Landry Q. Walker, Len Wein, Linda Medley, Marshall Rogers, Mike Sekowsky, Neal Adams, Norm Breyfogle, Rich Buckler, Richmond Lewis, Stan Woch, Steve Englehart, Terry Austin, Tex Blaisdell, Tim Sale | 7 Comments

Spotlight on The Shadow

Posted on July 7, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

Every once in a while, I like to shift gears and spotlight comics or films set outside Gotham City that Batman fans should nevertheless enjoy because they are close to the mood of the world of the Dark Knight. Once … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Alex Wald, Andy Helfer, Bill Sienkiewicz, Cold War, Denny O'Neil, E.R. Cruz, Frank Robbins, Howard Chaykin, Joe Orlando, Kyle Baker, Marshall Rogers, Mike Carlin, Mike Kaluta, The Shadow | Leave a comment

Remaking The Case of the Chemical Syndicate

Posted on May 24, 2016 by I.M. Baytor

As far as remakes go, I’m of the school of leave-good-works-alone-and-remake-the-bad-ones-instead. To use John Carpenter’s oeuvre as an example (as I often do), I can understand the financial urge to bank on title recognition, but artistically I see no point … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Alan Grant, Bill Finger, Bob Brown, Bob Kane, Brad Meltzer, Bryan Hitch, Jim Aparo, Joe Giella, Julie Schwartz, Marshall Rogers, Marv Wolfman, Mike Friedrich, Norm Breyfogle, Roy Thomas, Todd Klein | 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

If you like Tim Burton’s Batman films…

Posted on April 13, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

Batman #349 Having already suggested a bunch of movies for fans of Batman comics, I figured it would make sense to also suggest comics for fans of the most prominent Batman movies. The thing is that, just like the comics, … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Dave McKean, Doug Moench, Grant Morrison, horror, Kelley Jones, Marshall Rogers, movies, Norm Breyfogle, Steve Englehart, Tim Burton | 1 Comment

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

Batman comics and the Cold War détente

Posted on September 22, 2014 by I.M. Baytor

While access to new sources and archives, not to mention shifting paradigms and the cultural turn, have helped produce a historiography on the Cold War that moved beyond orthodox, revisionist, and neorealist interpretations to embrace, among others, constructivist, postcolonial, pericentric, … Continue reading →

Posted in POLITICS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Batman TV series, Bob Haney, Cold War, David V. Reed, Denny O'Neil, Dick Dillin, Ernie Chua, espionage, Frank Robbins, Joe Giella, Marshall Rogers, Mike Friedrich, politics | Leave a comment