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Tag Archives: covers
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (9 February 2026)
A reminder that covers can be awesome for fans of comic book brutality:
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (2 February 2026)
This week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to the pulse-pounding covers of Tomahawk back in the 1960s-70s.
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Bob Brown, covers, Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp, Jack Adler, Joe Kubert, Neal Adams, Tomahawk, western
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (26 January 2026)
Scott Adams is dead, yet neo-fascism is alive. And here is another reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… and eerie:
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (19 January 2026)
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
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 January 2026)
A freaky reminder that comic book covers can be awesome.
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Alex Ross, Astro City, covers, Dave McKean, David Mack, Infidel, Jessica Jones, John Cassaday, Planetary, The Dreaming
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 January 2026)
Another year. Another war. Another attempt to take the mind off of doomsday every once in a while by briefly escaping into fantasy… In 2026, Gotham Calling is going back to spotlighting covers in these Monday reminders that comics can … Continue reading
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (27 October 2025)
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
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (20 October 2025)
Because it’s been a while since Gotham Calling has spotlighted old-school romance comic book covers…
Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST
Tagged Bob Fujitani, Boy Loves Girl, covers, Fred Kida, Lover's Lane, Matt Baker, Teen-Age Temptations
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (13 October 2025)
La-dee-da… This week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to wrap-around covers that use the back bit (i.e. the left side) to neatly add context to the image on the front:
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Arnold Pander, covers, Grendel, Marshall Rogers, Pander Bros, The Spirit, Will Eisner
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (6 October 2025)
October’s first reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to comic-booky literary adaptations: