Category Archives: GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (9 October 2023)

Posted on October 9, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

As the world spirals further into a hellhole of wars, refugees, and climate disasters, I take small pleasures where I can find them… This week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is yet another tribute to Jack Kirby, who spent … Continue reading →

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (2 October 2023)

Posted on October 2, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

October’s first reminder that comic books can be awesome is a tribute to the voluptuous femmes fatales who were all over the covers of Golden Age comics:

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On Joe Simon’s covers for Dick Tracy

Posted on September 21, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

This week we’re back to spotlighting comic book covers in Gotham Calling. I’m quite fascinated by the work of Joe Simon on the covers of Dick Tracy back in the early 1950s, when monthly issues collected Chester Gould’s iconic daily … Continue reading →

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (3 July 2023)

Posted on July 3, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

July’s first weekly reminder that comics can be awesome… Explorers on the Moon

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 May 2023)

Posted on May 22, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

This weeks’ reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to the long history of tank covers at DC:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (8 May 2023)

Posted on May 8, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

Your reminder that old-school romance comic-book covers can look awesome.

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 December 2022)

Posted on December 12, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

This has been a year marked by war. I know, I know, aren’t they all? Sure, but the stakes feel more global than they had felt in a while – and, yes, this conflict’s impact hits closer to (my) home. … Continue reading →

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (28 November 2022)

Posted on November 28, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

And here is another reminder that old copaganda comic book covers can be awesome, Headline Comics edition:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (14 November 2022)

Posted on November 14, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Your reminder that old-school adventure covers can be awesome:

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (3 October 2022)

Posted on October 2, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

I’ve highlighted the fantastic cover work of Carmine Infantino in the past, namely his beautiful covers for Silver Age Batman and Flash comics. Yet these heroes weren’t the only ones to benefit from Infantino’s extraordinary talent for cover composition… Along … Continue reading →

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