Category Archives: AWESOME COVERS

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (11 May 2026)

Posted on May 11, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

A tribute to Plastic Man, whose stretching power is ideal for the design of neat images… and, therefore, of comic book covers.

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Amanda Conner, covers, Dave Johnson, David Baron, Doug Mahnke, Jack Cole, José Luis García-López, Plastic Man, Police Comics, Tom Nguyen | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (20 April 2026)

Posted on April 20, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

That’s right, it’s another tribute to the centrality of butts in X-Men covers:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged All-New X-Men, Amazing X-Men, Chris Brunner, covers, Frank Quitely, Jeehyung Lee, Joe Caramagna, Jorge Fornés, Laura Allred, Mike Allred, Rachelle Rosenberg, Shawn Crystal, Steve Epting, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, X-Statix | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (23 March 2026)

Posted on March 23, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… especially if they involve underwater action!

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Action, Aquaman, Ascender, Bob Larkin, Butch Guice, covers, Dan Brown, Dustin Nguyen, Ira Schnapp, Joe Kubert, Our Fighting Forces, Planet of the Apes | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (9 March 2026)

Posted on March 9, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

Showtime!

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Astro City, Career Girl Romances, covers, Critters, Dick Giordano, Iron Fist, Jack Abel, Kerry Gammill, Lela Dowling, Luke Cage, Nathan Fairbairn, Power Man, Yanick Paquette | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (9 February 2026)

Posted on February 9, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that covers can be awesome for fans of comic book brutality:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Álvaro Martínez Bueno, Bill Sienkiewicz, Charles Biro, covers, Crime Does Not Pay, I Hate Fairyland, Jean-François Beaulieu, Joëlle Jones, Lady Killer, Nice House on the Lake, Nick Fury, Skottie Young | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 January 2026)

Posted on January 12, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

A freaky reminder that comic book covers can be awesome.

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Alex Ross, Astro City, covers, Dave McKean, David Mack, Infidel, Jessica Jones, John Cassaday, Planetary, The Dreaming | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 January 2026)

Posted on January 5, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

Another year. Another war. Another attempt to take the mind off of doomsday every once in a while by briefly escaping into fantasy… In 2026, Gotham Calling is going back to spotlighting covers in these Monday reminders that comics can … Continue reading →

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Annette Kawecki, Blue Beetle, covers, David Lopez, Frank Giacoia, Gill Fox, Lady Luck, Larry Lieber, Michael Golden, Micronauts, Quantum and Woody, Steve Ditko, Tomb of Darkness | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (13 October 2025)

Posted on October 13, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

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 | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (26 May 2025)

Posted on May 26, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

In another desperate attempt to keep things light in (increasingly) dark times, this week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to X-Men covers with prominent butts. (Yes, it has come to this!)

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Brandon Peterson, covers, Dan Adkins, Dan Panosian, Frank Giacoia, Gil Kane, Morrie Kuramoto, Sam Rosen, Stan Goldberg, X-Men | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 December 2024)

Posted on December 30, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This year’s final – and crowded – reminder that comic book covers can be awesome…

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged 1963, Al Milgrom, Anthony Tollin, Brian Reber, covers, Danny Crespi, Dave Gibbons, Ed Hannigan, Frank Giacoia, George Pérez, I Hate Fairyland, Icon, Inferior 5, Ira Schnapp, Jason Jones, Jean-Francois Beaulieu, John Dell, Keith Giffen, Larry Mahlstedt, Legion of Super-Heroes, Lobo, Logan's Run, M.D. Bright, Marvel Two-in-One, Mike Esposito, Mike Sekowsky, Pablo Raimondi, Rick Veitch, Ron Wilson, Skottie Young, Val Semeiks, X Factor | Leave a comment