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Have a Gotham 2018
World’s Finest #3
Posted in GOTHAM INTERLUDES
Tagged Bill Oakley, Dave Gibbons, Karl Kesel, New Year, Steve Oliff, Steve Rude
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More sci-fi war comics
Another December, another Star Wars movie, another Gotham Calling post spotlighting sci-fi war comics… To be honest, as far as the main Star Wars series is concerned, The Last Jedi may be the one that finally lost me. … Continue reading
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Moore, Drew Moss, East of West, Frank Martin, Gianluca Pagliarani, Halo Jones, Ian Gibson, Ignition City, Jay Faerber, Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, politics, Rus Wooton, science fiction, Scott Godlewski, space opera, Star Wars, Warren Ellis, western
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Anatomy of Batman #285
When it comes to twisted-yet-amusing Christmas tales, forget Gremlins and Rare Exports or even Krampus. I cannot think of many examples that are as fascinating as ‘The Mystery of Christmas Lost!’ (Batman #285, cover-dated March 1977, but, according to Mike’s … Continue reading
A year of sci-fi movies and shows
The Last Jedi hits the screens this week and we’ll see what comes out of it. So far, Rian Johnson is OK in my book. He did Brick, so I know he’s into film noir. He did The Brothers Bloom, … Continue reading
12 chopsocky Batman covers
The chopsocky boom of the 1970s gave us lots of memorable action movies and TV shows bursting with thrillingly choreographed martial arts, over-the-top sound effects, outrageous villains, and plenty of terrible dubbing. Cult classics like Fist of Fury and Drunken … Continue reading
Batman’s and Commissioner Gordon’s morbid bromance
Batman #240 Batman #418 The Brave and the Bold #98 Legends of the Dark Knight #71 Shadow of the Bat #11 NEXT: Everybody was kung fu fighting.
Imaginary Batman crossovers with Joe Casey comics – part 2
If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. Here are another five possible crossovers between Batman comics and some oddball series written by Joe Casey: GODLAND “Face the facts, true disbeliever… The human mind isn’t big enough … Continue reading
Posted in WEBS OF FICTION
Tagged Bill Crabtree., Brad Simpson, Garth Ennis, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Godland, Intimates, Jack Kirby, Jim Lee, Jim Mahfood, Jim Starlin, Joe Casey, Justin Stewart, Miami Vice, Nick Filardi, Paul Maybury, Piotr Kowalski, Randy Mayor, Rian Hughes, Richard Starkings, Rob Steen, Rus Wooton, Sandra Hope, science fiction, Sex, Sonia Harris, Steven Chunn, sword & sorcery, Tom Scioli, Valhalla Mad
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Imaginary Batman crossovers with Joe Casey comics – part 1
In recent years, the Dark Knight has found himself in a number of surprising team-ups, crossing over with all sorts of odd properties, from Elmer Fudd to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Since nothing appears to be out of bounds … Continue reading
Posted in WEBS OF FICTION
Tagged Ashley Wood, Automatic Kafka, Butcher Baker, Charlie Adlard, Chris Burnham, ChrisCross, Codeflesh, David Messina, Eduardo Pansica, Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance, Grant Morrison, J.G. Jones, Joe Casey, Jorge Lucas, Mike Huddleston, Rus Wooton, Snakebite, The Bounce
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The tragic fate of Sarah Essen
Batman #406 When people talk about the tendency for bestowing gruesome violence against prominent female characters in comic books – the ‘women-in-refrigerator’ trope – Sarah Essen is always one of the first names to come to my mind. She was … Continue reading
3 Scarecrow-induced hallucinations
One of the reasons the core of Batman’s rogues gallery has proven so lasting is the fact that many of his foes are super-functional storytelling devices. The Joker is a clown, so he always looks scary. The Riddler has a … Continue reading