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Author Archives: I.M. Baytor
15 cool Sgt. Rock covers
Last month I did a post about war comics, including classics of the genre such as 1950s’ Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat as well as serials running in Battle in the late 1970s/early 1980s (although not yet the brilliant Charley’s War, … Continue reading
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged covers, Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp, Joe Kubert, Our Army at War, Sgt. Rock, Tatjana Wood, World War II
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 July 2021)
Just another wonderfully over-the-top reminder that comics can be awesome… Hawkworld #21 The Avengers #72 Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth #27
Gotham City’s sex workers – part 2
If you read last week’s post (or just this post’s title, really), you know I’ve been looking at some of the many, many depictions of sex workers in Batman comics. This week, let’s focus on the sinuous paths of two … Continue reading
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (21 June 2021)
A reminder that comics can be awesome, trippy Tarzan edition:
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Alfredo Alcala, covers, Ernie Chua, George Wilson, John Buscema, Klaus Janson, Tarzan, Tatjana Wood
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A couple of mind-bending novels
It’s been a while since I’ve discussed books without pictures in this blog… And since the world seems to be struggling to return to a form of normality these days, let’s have a look at a couple of remarkable novels … Continue reading
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (14 June 2021)
This week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is also a tribute to Ogden Whitney’s splendid covers for Adventures into the Unknown:
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Adventures into the Unknown, covers, Ogden Whitney, science fiction
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Another Watchmen sequel
The main reason The Ludocrats was Gotham Calling’s 2020 Book of the Year is that, by the time I did the list, I hadn’t yet read Portrait of a Drunk (a nihilistic piece of ribaldry that lives up to Seinfeld’s motto: … Continue reading
Posted in WEBS OF FICTION
Tagged 300, Alan Moore, Alex Ross, Caspar Wijngaard, Damon Lindelof, Dave Gibbons, Eddie Campbell, Frank Miller, From Hell, Geoff Johns, Godland, Grant Morrison, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Joe Casey, Jonathan Lau, Jordie Bellaire, Kieron Gillen, Lynn Varley, Mary Safro, Pete Morisi, Peter Cannon, politics, Ryan Kelly, Simon Bowland, Steve Darnall, Thunderbolt, Tom Scioli, Ultimates, Vinicius Andrade, Warren Ellis, Watchmen
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (7 June 2021)
Going back to covers for a while, here is a reminder that comics can be awesome, US icons edition…
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Ben Hillman, covers, Glenn Fabry, Hellblazer, Richard Corben, Weird War Tales, World War 3 Illustrated
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