Tag Archives: 2000 AD

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (1 January 2024)

Posted on January 1, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

Have a Gotham 2024! In this year’s weekly reminders that comics can be awesome, I’m going back to spotlighting ten covers every Monday. To get things started, I’ve chosen covers from very different genres (including from peaks of the medium … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged 2000 AD, Bernie Krigstein, Bill Sienkiewicz, covers, Frank Miller, Gaspar Saladino, Ghostly Haunts, Jack Adler, Joe Kubert, Joe Simon, Klaus Janson, Lone Wolf and Cub, Marie Severin, Michael Golden, Moon Knight, Nick Cardy, Piracy, Spider-Woman, The 'Nam, Tom Sutton, Tomahawk, Warfront | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 October 2023)

Posted on October 30, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

I tend to use Halloween as a pretext to write a bit about recent horror movies in Gotham Calling. One trend that has been quite prominent this year – in cinema as well as in literature – is the entanglement … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged 2000 AD, Álvaro Martínez Bueno, Andres Juarez, Artie Simek, Bernard Baily, Beyond the Grave, Carl Burgos, Clint Langley, covers, Crossed, Dan Green, Dave McKean, Dreaming, Ghostly Haunts, Ghosts, Godzilla, Herb Trimpe, horror, Horror in the Dark, Jack Davis, Jack Kirby, James Tynion IV, Jim Aparo, Joe Rosen, John Bolton, John Romita, Jordie Bellaire, Juan Jose Ryp, Lee Elias, Luis Dominguez, Megan Hutchison, Monsters on the Prowl, movies, Nice House on the Lake, Nick Cardy, Phantom Stranger, politics, Ramón K. Pérez, Richard Corben, science fiction, Sol Brodsky, Stan Goldberg, Stillwater, Strange Tales of the Unusual, Swamp Thing, Tales from the Crypt, Tatjana Wood, Tom Sutton, Tomb of Terror, Twisted Tales, Unexpected, Weird Tales of the Future, Witching Hour | Leave a comment

A dozen classic 2000 AD covers

Posted on March 23, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

Since this year’s weekly reminders that comics can be awesome have been focusing on splash pages, double spreads, and short sequences of interior artwork, it’s been a while since I’ve highlighted covers, which are actually one of my favorite features … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE FUTURE | Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Davis, Brendan McCarthy, Brett Ewins, Bryan Talbot, Carlos Ezquerra, covers, Dave Gibbons, Ian Gibson, Mike McMahon, science fiction, Steve Dillon | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (6 March 2023)

Posted on March 6, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

A Dredd reminder that comics can be awesome… 2000 AD #38

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE FUTURE | Tagged 2000 AD, Ian Gibson, John Wagner, Judge Dredd, Tony Jacob | Leave a comment

Have a Gotham 2023

Posted on December 31, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

2000 AD and Tornado #146

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE FUTURE | Tagged 2000 AD, Brendan McCarthy, John Wagner, Judge Dredd, New Year, Tom Frame | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 September 2022)

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

Another week, another reminder that comic book covers can be freaking awesome…

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Moore, Andrew Robinson, Brat Pack, Brendan McCarthy, Carol Lay, covers, Fever Dreams, From Beyond the Unknown, Good Girls, Jack Adler, Jaime Hernandez, Love and Rockets, Murphy Anderson, Peppy White, Plastic, Real Pulp Comics, Rich Larson, Richard Corben, Rick Veitch, Roger Brand, Rowlf, Sam de la Rosa, Time Twisters, Todd Klein | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (8 August 2022)

Posted on August 8, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comic book covers can be awesome is a tribute to Judge Dredd, the perfect straight man for 2000 AD’s offbeat humor and signature puns…