Tag Archives: Alan Grant

Other detectives in Gotham City

Posted on April 4, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

Back in January, I wrote about Slam Bradley, one of several detectives who share Gotham with the Dark Knight. I don’t mean police detectives – I’m talking about the many private investigators whose cases have brought them into contact with … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM CITIZENS | Tagged Alan Grant, Joe Potato, Kelley Puckett, Norm Breyfogle | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (7 August 2023)

Posted on August 7, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

Who would’ve thought that one of the most fun Batman movies ever would be The Flash? Don’t get me wrong, the latest big screen superhero extravaganza is veeeery hit-and-miss, but that only makes it the perfect capstone to decades of … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Alan Grant, Albert de Guzman, Bob Smith, Buzz Setzer, Flash, James Stokoe, Jim Balent, Michal Suchánek, movies, Štěpán Kopřiva | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (26 June 2023)

Posted on June 26, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

Before returning to longer posts after the summer, each week I will spotlight specific little sequences that I think perfectly encapsule the magic of what comics can do, creating immersive moods and thrilling worlds with a handful of carefully crafted … Continue reading →

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Alan Grant, Cold War, John Wagner, Last American, Mick McMahon | Leave a comment

Ornate panel borders by Quique Alcatena

Posted on April 5, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

One of the things I enjoy doing at Gotham Calling is to quickly zoom in on specific skills and quirks of the many awesome artists of Batman comics, from Don Newton and Tim Levins to Graham Nolan and Frank Robbins. … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alan Grant, Chuck Dixon, horror, Noelle Giddings, Quique Alcatena | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 January 2023)

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

I’m still fixing some technical issues, but we should be back to our regular program on Thursday… In the meantime, here is a horrifying reminder that Batman comics can be awesome: Odyssey (v2) #6 Batman / Demon Legends of the … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM INTERLUDES | Tagged Alan Grant, Ariel Olivetti, Bill Oakley, Bruce Jones, Cory Adams, Dave Sharpe, David Roach, horror, James Sinclair, Josh Adams, Kevin Nowlan, Moose Baumann, Neal Adams, Phil Balsman | Leave a comment

Alan Grant (1949-2022)

Posted on July 23, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Of the many amazing comic-book creators that have died in the past few months, Alan Grant deserves a special mention in this blog. As I’ve written before, his energetic, darkly comedic surrealism is as close as it gets to my … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alan Grant | Leave a comment

On Blackgate Penitentiary

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

Prison stories are basically their own genre, what with the dangerous, claustrophobic environment, the parallel rules of life in a world of outlaws, full of both comradery and suspicion, and the occasional trope of elaborate escape plots (which are kind … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM CITIZENS | Tagged Adrienne Roy, Alan Grant, Bane, Blackgate, Brian Azzarello, Chuck Dixon, David Roach, Doug Moench, Ed Brubaker, Eduardo Barreto, Frank Robbins, Gotham City, Graham Nolan, Greg Rucka, James A. Hodgkins, Jim Aparo, Joe Staton, John Kalisz, John Ostrander, Karl Story, Pat Garrahy, Peter Tomasi, Scot Eaton, Scott McDaniel, Steve Gerber, Tim Sale | 2 Comments

Norm Breyfogle’s fluid Batman

Posted on October 7, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

To say that Norm Breyfogle is my favorite Batman artist doesn’t do Breyfogle justice – along with Marshall Rogers’, his artwork is my platonic ideal of what a Batman comic looks like. It’s the first visual that comes to … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alan Grant, Anarky, Batmobile, Jack Kirby, Norm Breyfogle, Steven Grant | 1 Comment

A month of Batman moments – Day 1

Posted on May 1, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

This month I’m trying out something different… Every day, I will share a brief moment that highlights various sorts of Batman coolness, from the Dark Knight’s badass fighting skills to his silly puns, from his determined courage to his constant … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM INTERLUDES | Tagged Adrienne Roy, Alan Grant, Batman's personality, guns, Norm Breyfogle | Leave a comment

2020’s books of the year – part 1

Posted on January 7, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

A couple of years ago, I started picking a Gotham Calling Book of the Year, spotlighting recently published comics that best engaged with this blog’s passions. To compensate for the lengthy silence, though, this time around I’ll do a longer … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR | Tagged Alan Grant, Andrea Sorrentino, Ann Nocenti, Arkham Asylum, Bog Bodies, Brüno, Chuck Dixon, Cold War, Declan Shalvey, Erica Henderson, Fabien Nury, Gary Kato, Gavin Fullerton, Graham Nolan, horror, J.H. Williams III, Jeff Lemire, Johnny Dynamite, Joker, Jordie Bellaire, Ken Fitch, Leonard Kirk, Mark Russell, Marv Wolfman, Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane, Ms. Tree, noir, Norm Breyfogle, Pete Morisi, politics, Rachel Dodson, Rebecca Nalty, Richard Pace, Second Coming, Steve Moore, Terry Beatty, Terry Dodson, Tom Peyer | Leave a comment