Author Archives: I.M. Baytor

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (11 August 2025)

Posted on August 11, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

A punk-rock reminder that comics can be awesome. Punk Mambo: The Punk Witch Project

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A couple of amazing old-timey novels of political intrigue

Posted on August 6, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

Summer break is often a time for longer reads. This includes comics, of course, and I recently had a veritable blast making my way through Appollo’s and Brüno’s Commando colonial trilogy, a set of thrilling spy adventures set across WWII … Continue reading →

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (4 August 2025)

Posted on August 4, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

Back to comics… Briar #7

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FILM POSTERS CAN BE AWESOME (28 July 2025)

Posted on July 28, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

Wrapping up this month of film poster art, let’s celebrate the power of enticing images, titles, and taglines with a trio of examples from the 1970s which have always stuck with me, even though I never got around to watch … Continue reading →

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FILM POSTERS CAN BE AWESOME (21 July 2025)

Posted on July 21, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

Perhaps because my expectations weren’t too high, I was won over by the latest Superman film. I suspected James Gunn would be too edgy for an iconic hero so defined by wholesomeness, as he seems to feel much more at … Continue reading →

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More cool film noir thrillers – part 2

Posted on July 16, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

If you thought things got dark in part 1, you haven’t seen anything yet… Jinx This week, I’m spotlighting 10 noirs that probably aren’t on anyone’s list of favorites, but which nevertheless kick ass. If anything, I reckon the fact … Continue reading →

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FILM POSTERS CAN BE AWESOME (14 July 2025)

Posted on July 14, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

I have great fascination for the wave of 1970s’ films made for, with, and often by African Americans, typically known as Blaxploitation. Even if a lot of these movies can be described as grindhouse schlock, they capture the gritty vibe … Continue reading →

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FILM POSTERS CAN BE AWESOME (7 July 2025)

Posted on July 7, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

Just to shake things up for a bit, July will be a month of reminders that film posters can also be awesome!

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 June 2025)

Posted on June 30, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

A mega reminder that comics can be awesome: Ultramega #4

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More cool film noir thrillers – part 1

Posted on June 27, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

The times are dark, so I suppose it makes sense to go back to my favorite type of cinema: film noir. Cinema Purgatorio #18 Aesthetically and ideologically, those stark, moody postwar thrillers about chain-smoking anti-heroes, doomed lovers, dirty cops, femmes … Continue reading →

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