Author Archives: I.M. Baytor

On Dynamite’s James Bond – part 2

Posted on September 30, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

If you read last week’s post, you know I’ve been looking back at the James Bond comics published by Dynamite in these last few years. By securing some of the industry’s top talent, this publisher has been able to churn … Continue reading →

Posted in SPYCRAFT & WARFARE | Tagged Aaron Campbell, Ales Kot, Antonio Fuso, Chris O'Halloran, Dennis Calero, Eoin Marron, espionage, Fay Dalton, Greg Pak, Hayden Sherman, Ibrahim Moustafa, James Bond, James Robinson, Javier Pulido, Jeff Parker, Kewber Baal, Luca Casalanguida, Mission Impossible, movies, Ninjak, Rapha Lobosco, Salvatore Aiala, Shimerys Baal, Simon Bowland, Van Jensen | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (27 September 2021)

Posted on September 27, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that comics’ character designs can be awesome: M.O.D.O.K. – Head Games #1 WildC.A.T.S. #31 Eugenic

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Alan Moore, Bill O'Neil, Carlos Lopez, Dee Cunniffe, Eryk Donovan, Eugenic, James Tynion IV, Jim Campbell, Jim Lee, Joe Chiodo, Jordan Blum, M.O.D.O.K., Martin Martinez, Patton Oswalt, Richard Bennett, science fiction, Scott Hepburn, Travis Lanham, WildCATS | Leave a comment

On Dynamite’s James Bond – part 1

Posted on September 23, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

After much delay, the latest James Bond movie is finally coming out next week. Hopefully, No Time to Die will bring the kind of super-spy thrills Black Widow kept threatening to deliver but never really did. In fact, aside from … Continue reading →

Posted in SPYCRAFT & WARFARE | Tagged Ales Kot, Andy Diggle, Benjamin Percy, Black Widow, Brent Peeples, Chris Blythe, Christos Gage, Danny Lore, Declan Shalvey, Eric Gapstur, Erica D'Urso, espionage, Heather Moore, James Bond, Jason Masters, Jody Houser, Kieron Gillen, Luca Casalanguida, movies, politics, Vita Ayala, Warren Ellis | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (20 September 2021)

Posted on September 20, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Your gravity-defying reminder that comics can be awesome… Decorum #5 Extremity #1 Strange Tales #164

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Artie Simek, Bill Everett, Daniel Warren Johnson, Decorum, Extremity, Jim Steranko, Jonathan Hickman, Mike Huddleston, Mike Spicer, Rus Wooton, science fiction, Strange Tales | Leave a comment

Gotham Calling’s top 50 film noir

Posted on September 15, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Today is Gotham Calling’s seventh anniversary! I usually mark these occasions with a compilation of fifty images from Batman comics, showcasing the Dark Knight kicking people in the head or breaking through windows. Since the blog’s identity has been shifting … Continue reading →

Posted in HARDBOILED CRIME | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Cold War, Frank Miller, Graham Greene, movies, noir, politics, The Spirit, World War II | 4 Comments

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (13 September 2021)

Posted on September 13, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Your super reminder that comics can be awesome: Superman vs. Muhammad Ali Superman Adventures #3 Superman: Strength #2

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Aluir Amancio, Cory Adams, Dick Giordano, Lois Buhalis, Marie Severin, Neal Adams, Patricia Mulvihill, Rick Burchett, Scott McCloud, Superman, Terry Austin, Todd Klein | Leave a comment

15 gripping Our Army at War covers

Posted on September 9, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Before going on break, I did a couple of posts spotlighting Joe Kubert’s impressive covers starring Sgt Rock. Yet Kubert was hardly the only genius working at Our Army at War… Since their debut in the early 1950s, those comics … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Carmine Infantino, covers, Frank Giacoia, Gene Colan, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Jerry Grandenetti, Our Army at War, World War II | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (6 September 2021)

Posted on September 6, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that comic book layouts can be awesome… Felix Leiter #5 Archer & Armstrong (v2) #21 Batman: Universe #4

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Aaron Campbell, Archer & Armstrong, Brian Michael Bendis, Dave Sharpe, Dave Stewart, David Baron, Felix Leiter, Fred van Lente, James Bond, James Robinson, Josh Reed, Nick Derington, Pere Pérez, Salvatore Aiala, Simon Bowland, Tom Napolitano | Leave a comment

On Batman’s sexuality

Posted on September 2, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

The announcement, last month, that Robin (or at least one of several Robins, Tim Drake) is bisexual predictably revived old discussions about the Dynamic Duo’s sexuality, so I figured I’d put together a few loose thoughts to add … Continue reading →

Posted in POLITICS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alfred Pennyworth, Batman's personality, Chuck Dixon, David V. Reed, David Vern, Grant Morrison, James Bond, Julius Schwartz, politics, Robin, Will Pfeifer | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 August 2021)

Posted on August 30, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

With all this talk of war, here is a timely reminder that comics can be awesome… Incredible Science Fiction #32

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE FUTURE | Tagged Bernie Krigstein, Incredible Science Fiction, Jack Oleck, Jim Wroten, Marie Severin, science fiction | Leave a comment