Tag Archives: 2000 AD

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (19 January 2026)

Posted on January 19, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

Five headshots to remind you that comic book covers can be monstrously awesome…

Posted in HEADSHOTS | Tagged 2000 AD, Aaron Lopresti, Alpha Flight, Brian Bolland, Carlos Ezquerra, covers, Gary Martin, John Byrne, Penguin, Sludge, Spawn | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (27 October 2025)

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

These pre-Halloween posts are usually a pretext to recommend cool horror movies at Gotham Calling. Like I explained last year, though, I can hardly keep up with new releases and my picks in terms of recent films are probably not … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged ~Dead of Night, 2000 AD, Astonishing, Basil Wolverton, covers, Creepy Things, Danny Crespi, Frank Brunner, Gaspar Saladino, Ghost Comics, Ghost Manor, Glynis Oliver, Harry Anderson, Haunt of Fear, Häxan, horror, House of Mystery, House of Secrets, Howard Nostrand, I Hate Fairyland, Jack Adler, Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Jim Aparo, John Higgins, John Romita, Johnny Craig, Jon D'Agostino, Man-Thing, Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves, Maurice Whitman, Menace, Mike Kaluta, Mike Nasser, Mike Zeck, movies, Mysterious Adventures, Nick Cardy, Pablo Marcos, Phantom Stranger, Richard Larson, Rocke, Russ Heath, Secrets of Sinister HOuse, Skottie Young, Stan Goldberg, Thrills of Tomorrow, Tomb of Darkness, Weird Tales of the Future, Witchcraft through the Ages | Leave a comment

A handful of underrated sci-fi graphic novels

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

As you may have gathered from my post on Blackhawks: The Great Leap Gorward last month, I’ve been revisiting older sci-fi comics with the new hindsight of someone living under a looming era of techno-fascism by chatbot. With that in … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged 2000 AD, Chantal Montellier, City of Silence, Counterfeit Girl, Dom Regan, Ellie De Ville, Emma Ríos, Gary Erskine, Geoffrey Brock, Habitat, I.D., Jan Strnad, Jeremy Brood, Peter Milligan, politics, Richard Corben, Rufus Dayglo, science fiction, Simon Roy, Social Fiction, Warren Ellis | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (23 December 2024)

Posted on December 23, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

Just in time for christmas, here is one more tribute to the beauty of covers with facial close-ups:

Posted in HEADSHOTS | Tagged 2000 AD, Alex Ross, Army of Darkness, Astro City, Corto Maltese, covers, Dennis Janke, Doctor Aphra, Evil Dead, Gene Colan, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Hugo Pratt, Ira Schnapp, John Byrne, Jon Bogdanove, Lee Sullivan, Michael O'Hare, Patrick Martin, Robocop, Secret Hearts, Skorpio, Tatjana Wood, Walter Simonson, Wonder Woman, X Factor | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (7 October 2024)

Posted on October 7, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This week, a tribute to awesome comic book covers that beautifully integrate lettering into the overall layout:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged 2000 AD, Adventures of Superman, Alex Ross, American Flagg, Anthony Tollin, Astro City, Bill Wray, Brett Breeding, covers, Dan Jurgens, Hardware, Howard Chaykin, Jason Pearson, Judge Dredd, Justice League of America, Keith Giffen, Kevin O'Neill, Legion of Super-Heroes, Luke McDonnell, Metal Men, Mike McMahon, Noelle Giddings, Prentis Rollins, Robin, Todd Klein | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 August 2024)

Posted on August 5, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… and also quite meta:

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Davis, Alex Ross, Anthony Tollin, Astro City, Bill Payne, Brendan McCarthy, Brett Ewins, Cary Burkett, covers, Crossover, Dee Cunniffe, Dick Dillin, Dick Giordano, Don Simpson, Emily Watson, Excalibur, FemForce, Geoff Shaw, Howard Bender, Ira Schnapp, Jim Sanders III, John J. Hill, Justice League of America, Laura Allred, Megaton Man, Mike Allred, Mike Harris, Paul Neary, Pete Poplaski, She-Hulk, Sheldon Moldoff, Strange Adventures, Todd Klein, X-Force | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (15 July 2024)

Posted on July 15, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

There are comic books I love as storytelling vehicles and those I dig as a pure visual object. I can put up with a weak script on an action comic as long as the art is dazzling (like Frank Espinosa’s … Continue reading →

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged 2000 AD, Alex Toth, Black Hood, Black Widow, Bloodshot, Conan, covers, Doc Savage, Frank Espinosa, J.G. Jones, Jon Sable, Killing Girl, Mark Csaszar, Mike Grell, Miles to Go, Moon Knight, Randy Elliott, Romas Kukalis, Sean Chen, Strontium Dog, Tula Lotay | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (6 May 2024)

Posted on May 6, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

Given the terrifying escalation of war, nationalism, and climate crisis, to which we can now add mass arrests of students protesting against genocide, it is not surprising that we’re in the midst of a surge of mainstream dystopias, from Civil … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE FUTURE | Tagged 2000 AD, Brendan McCarthy, Brett Ewins, Brian Bolland, Carlos Ezquerra, César López, covers, Francisco Solano López, Mike Dorey, science fiction | Leave a comment

Just a few loose thoughts on interplanetary wars

Posted on March 14, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

Last week I went to see Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve’s epic about Afghanistan on an alien planet, which overcomes *some* of my reservations about the previous film. While the screen is once again filled with masses of anonymous blind … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Hebden, Alien, Angry Planet, Dan Dare, Dave Gibbons, Dune, Gerry Finley-Day, Massimo Belardinelli, movies, Peter Milligan, politics, Rogue Trooper, science fiction, Star Wars, Trigan Empire | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 January 2024)

Posted on January 22, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This is what the inside of my head looks like:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged 2000 AD, Amazing Mystery Funnies, Amazing-Man Comics, Anthony Tollin, Blackhawk, Catman, covers, Dan Zolnerowich, DNAgents, Gaspar Saladino, Gordon Purcell, Ira Schnapp, Jack Adler, Keith Giffen, L.B. Cole, Larry Mahlstedt, Legion of Super-Heroes, Mad-Dog, Massimo Belardinelli, Neal Adams, Paul Gustavson, Prize Comics, Ray McCarthy, Russ Heath, Sea Devils, Superboy, Terry Gilkison, Will Meugniot, Willie Blyberg | Leave a comment