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Author Archives: I.M. Baytor
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (1 December 2025)
Ever had one of these days? Skin Police #1
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE FUTURE
Tagged Daniel Gete, Jason Wordie, Jeff Powell, Jordan Thomas, science fiction, Skin Police
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (24 November 2025)
Motorbike edition! The Wrong Earth: Night and Day #5 Adventureman #2 Silent Dragon #2
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (17 November 2025)
When comics = awesomeness… Venus #10 Strange Days #3 Kane and Able
Reading 1930s’ thrillers
I planned to post the second part of the 2000s’ Batman comics reading guide, but life keeps getting in the way and taking me down other paths… So I ended up in a very different place, with this post recommending … Continue reading
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (27 October 2025)
These pre-Halloween posts are usually a pretext to recommend cool horror movies at Gotham Calling. Like I explained last year, though, I can hardly keep up with new releases and my picks in terms of recent films are probably not … Continue reading
Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS
Tagged ~Dead of Night, 2000 AD, Astonishing, Basil Wolverton, covers, Creepy Things, Danny Crespi, Frank Brunner, Gaspar Saladino, Ghost Comics, Ghost Manor, Glynis Oliver, Harry Anderson, Haunt of Fear, Häxan, horror, House of Mystery, House of Secrets, Howard Nostrand, I Hate Fairyland, Jack Adler, Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Jim Aparo, John Higgins, John Romita, Johnny Craig, Jon D'Agostino, Man-Thing, Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves, Maurice Whitman, Menace, Mike Kaluta, Mike Nasser, Mike Zeck, movies, Mysterious Adventures, Nick Cardy, Pablo Marcos, Phantom Stranger, Richard Larson, Rocke, Russ Heath, Secrets of Sinister HOuse, Skottie Young, Stan Goldberg, Thrills of Tomorrow, Tomb of Darkness, Weird Tales of the Future, Witchcraft through the Ages
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (20 October 2025)
Because it’s been a while since Gotham Calling has spotlighted old-school romance comic book covers…
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Bob Fujitani, Boy Loves Girl, covers, Fred Kida, Lover's Lane, Matt Baker, Teen-Age Temptations
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (13 October 2025)
La-dee-da… This week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to wrap-around covers that use the back bit (i.e. the left side) to neatly add context to the image on the front:
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Arnold Pander, covers, Grendel, Marshall Rogers, Pander Bros, The Spirit, Will Eisner
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A dozen great movies about antifascist resistance, just because
For some reason, I decided to do a list of films about antifascist resistance. Even setting aside intelligent Andor-like sci-fi allegories, or movies about organized resistance to the current rise of authoritarianism (like the wild One Battle After Another), there … Continue reading