Category Archives: WEBS OF FICTION

On the discreet BATMAN DIES!!! event

Posted on March 14, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

In November 2000, the ‘Next Issue’ blurbs in the Batman family of comics announced that something big was about to go down… Batman #585 Catwoman (v2) #88 Robin (v4) #84 The premise of a story in which the Dark Knight … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Brad Rader, Bronwyn Carlton, Catwoman, Chuck Dixon, Ed Brubaker, Greg Land, Greg Rucka, Hilary Barta, Jesse Delperdang, John Lowe, Joker, Kieron Dwyer, Noelle Giddings, Patricia Mulvihill, Pete Woods, Rousseau, Scott McDaniel, Staz Johnson, Steve Mannion, Two-Face, Willie Schubert | Leave a comment

Gotham City holidays

Posted on December 19, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

It’s Christmas in Gotham City. As you can see from the covers below, it’s a time of violence! Sure, putting a twisted spin on Christmas by playing its supposedly merry spirit against dark comedy isn’t exactly original… Pretty … Continue reading →

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Batman vs robot dinosaurs

Posted on August 6, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

Gotham Knights #32 With Jurassic World having become one of the highest grossing movie franchises of recent years, I kept waiting for the inevitable article pointing out that, if you’re into this sort of material, there is a much more satisfying … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged 2000AD, Bill Finger, Bob Wiacek, Burnley, Charles Paris, David V. Reed, David Vern, dinosaurs, Graham Nolan, Jerry Serpe, Julie Schwartz, Julius Schwartz, Mike Grell, Pat Mills, Paul Cooper, Sheldon Moldoff, Silver Age | Leave a comment

When Batman comics meet the boxing world

Posted on June 12, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

While I don’t particularly care for boxing in real life, I’m a huge sucker for boxing in fiction. I’m a fan of Brian De Palma’s Snake Eyes and Raoul Walsh’s Gentleman Jim. Hell, Robert Wise’s The Set-Up is up there … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Beau Smith, Bob Haney, boxing, Chuck Dixon, Cold War, Dave Gibbons, Gotham City, Irv Novick, Jim Aparo, Mike Esposito, movies, Sergio Cariello, Tom Palmer | Leave a comment

On Return of the Caped Crusaders

Posted on May 24, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

I tend to give DC a lot of flak for their frustrating live-action movies in recent years. The best one, by far, was Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman, which had a handful of cool scenes and broke some new ground by … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Batman TV series, Ian Edginton, Lee Allred, Matthew Dow Smith, Michael Allred, movies | Leave a comment

Going to the movies in Gotham City

Posted on April 10, 2018 by I.M. Baytor

Longtime readers won’t be too surprised to find out that, as an unabashed cinephile, I am fascinated by Gotham City’s film culture. In fact, throughout the years, I think I’ve managed to piece together some of its key features… Batman #459 … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Alan Grant, Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench, Gotham City, horror, Jim Fern, John Costanza, Karl Story, Keith S. Wilson, movies, Scott McDaniel, Tom Joyner | Leave a comment

Imaginary Batman crossovers with Joe Casey comics – part 2

Posted on November 23, 2017 by I.M. Baytor

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 →

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Imaginary Batman crossovers with Joe Casey comics – part 1

Posted on November 16, 2017 by I.M. Baytor

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 | Leave a comment

Elseworlds tales of sword & sorcery

Posted on September 5, 2017 by I.M. Baytor

After another season of Game of Thrones, my mind has been on sword and sorcery. I still think the series’ most engaging contributions to this genre take place on the edges of the adventure stuff, as the characters count the … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Alan Grant, Barry Kitson, Bob Layton, Brian Apthorp, Christopher Priest, Denny O'Neil, Dick Giordano, Doug Moench, Jim Murray, John Beatty, Kelley Jones, Les Dorscheid, Mike W. Barr, Scott Hampton, Stan Woch, sword & sorcery, Vince Giarrano | 2 Comments

When Batman comics meet courtroom dramas

Posted on May 4, 2017 by I.M. Baytor

From Jimmy Stewart’s captivating performance in Anatomy of a Murder to the shocking reversals in Witness for the Prosecution, from the noirish colonial atmosphere of 1940’s The Letter to the underdog-getting-his-groove-back formula of 1982’s The Verdict, from the gripping climax … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Batman: The Animated Series, Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Chuck Dixon, George Roussos, Jerry Robinson | 2 Comments