Author Archives: I.M. Baytor

Cool trips into the multiverse

Posted on September 22, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Movie blockbusters have been moving into an ouroboros-like postmodern entropy for a while, from Ready Player One and the LEGO franchise to Space Jam: A New Legacy and Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers, not to mention the whole MCU meta-series … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Casanova, Christian Ward, Cris Peter, Daniel Clowes, Dustin Harvin, Fábio Moon, Felipe Sobreiro, Gabriel Bá, Infinite Vacation, Jeff Powell, Matt Fraction, Motherlands, movies, Nick Spencer, Pete Woods, Rachel Stott, science fiction, Simon Bowland, Simon Spurrier, Stephen Byrne | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (19 September 2022)

Posted on September 19, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Another reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… and another tribute to the art of cool headshots:

Posted in HEADSHOTS | Tagged Alex Ross, Astro City, Brad Anderson, Brian Bolland, Brian Stelfreeze, covers, Frank Miller, Glenn Fabry, Hitman, Invisibles, Jason Fabok, Joe Rubinstein, John McCrea, John Roshell, Joker, Marie Severin, Patrick Martin, Preacher, Rick Burchett, Terry Austin, Todd Klein, Vampirella, Wolverine | Leave a comment

Gotham Calling’s top Mission: Impossible episodes

Posted on September 15, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Today is Gotham Calling’s eighth anniversary! Since I celebrated the blog’s previous anniversary with a list of my top 50 film noirs, this time around I was going to do a list of my top spy films, but I ended … Continue reading →

Posted in SPYCRAFT & WARFARE | Tagged Cold War, espionage, Mission Impossible, politics | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 September 2022)

Posted on September 12, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Another week, another reminder that comic book covers can be freaking awesome…

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Moore, Andrew Robinson, Brat Pack, Brendan McCarthy, Carol Lay, covers, Fever Dreams, From Beyond the Unknown, Good Girls, Jack Adler, Jaime Hernandez, Love and Rockets, Murphy Anderson, Peppy White, Plastic, Real Pulp Comics, Rich Larson, Richard Corben, Rick Veitch, Roger Brand, Rowlf, Sam de la Rosa, Time Twisters, Todd Klein | Leave a comment

Ed Brubaker’s mature Batman

Posted on September 8, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Ed Brubaker is one of the most critically acclaimed comic book writers of the 21st century. Heavily influenced by crime fiction and by the superhero revisionist turn of the 1980s, he has continually sought to imbue American comics with a … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Brian K. Vaughan, Brian Michael Bendis, Cameron Stewart, Catwoman, Daredevil, Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, Javier Pulido, noir, Paul Gulacy, Quentin Tarantino, Scott McDaniel, Sean Phillips, Tom Strong | 2 Comments

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 September 2022)

Posted on September 5, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

In last week’s reminder that comics can be awesome, we celebrated goofy romance covers. This week, let’s pay tribute to goofy horror:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Adventures into Terror, Christopher Rule, covers, Ed Hamilton, Elliott Caplin, Gaspar Saladino, Ghosts, Gil Kane, horror, House of Secrets, Ira Schnapp, John Romita, Kurt Schaffenberger, Lou Wahl, Luis Dominguez, Midnight Tales, Mort Meskin, Murphy Anderson, My Greatest Adventure, Myron Fass, Nick Cardy, Ruben Moreira, Sol Brodsky, Stan Goldberg, Strange Adventures, Tales of Horror, Tatjana Wood, Unknown Worlds, Wayne Howard, Witching Hour, Worlds Unknown | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (29 August 2022)

Posted on August 29, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Let’s finish August with a reminder that comic book covers can be awesome, goofy romance edition:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Adventures of the Jaguar, Bill Sienkiewicz, Charlotte Jetter, covers, Creepy, Dick Beck, Dick Giordano, Elektra, Ernesto R. Garcia, Gustavo Trigo, Heart Throbs, Ira Schnapp, J.G. Jones, Jerry Grandenetti, John Rosenberger, Jon D'Agostino, Just Married, Lovelorn, Mysterious Adventures, Our Army at War, Romantic Story, Sam Burlockoff, Sweethearts | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 August 2022)

Posted on August 22, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

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:

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Anthony Tollin, covers, Dick Giordano, Ed Hannigan, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Irvin Rodriguez, Joe Kubert, Lee Loughridge, Mike Deodato, Mike Grell, Pat Garrahy, Rick Burchett, Robert Campanella, Rodolfo Damaggio, Tatjana Wood, Todd Klein, Tom Mandrake, Ty Templeton, villains | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (15 August 2022)

Posted on August 15, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

In case you forgot, here is one more reminder of how awesome covers can elevate comics’ foundational tropes into something stunning:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Adventures into the Unknown, Alex Ross, Alex Schomburg, Blackhawk, Bob Brown, covers, Dick Ayers, Doomsday + 1, Ed Moritz, Ghost Rider, Ira Schnapp, John Byrne, L.B. Cole, Lou Fine, Modern Comics, Peter Cannon, Reed Crandall, Science Comics, Suspense Comics, Terrors of the Jungle, Thunderbolt, Tomahawk, Wonderworld Comics | 2 Comments

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (8 August 2022)

Posted on August 8, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comic book covers can be awesome is a tribute to Judge Dredd, the perfect straight man for 2000 AD’s offbeat humor and signature puns…

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE FUTURE | Tagged 2000 AD, Brett Ewins, Brian Bolland, Chris Weston, Cliff Robinson, covers, Don Lawrence, Judge Dredd, Mick Austin, Mike McMahon | Leave a comment