Tag Archives: covers

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 January 2026)

Posted on January 12, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

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 | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 January 2026)

Posted on January 5, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

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 →

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Annette Kawecki, Blue Beetle, covers, David Lopez, Frank Giacoia, Gill Fox, Lady Luck, Larry Lieber, Michael Golden, Micronauts, Quantum and Woody, Steve Ditko, Tomb of Darkness | 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

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (20 October 2025)

Posted on October 20, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

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 | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (13 October 2025)

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

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 | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (6 October 2025)

Posted on October 6, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

October’s first reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to comic-booky literary adaptations:

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged covers, Danny Crespi, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Ernie Chan, John Costanza, John Romita, Maltese Falcon, Marie Severin, Marvel Classics Comics, Odyssey, Rodlow Willard, Ron Wilson, Supernatural Thrillers | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (26 May 2025)

Posted on May 26, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

In another desperate attempt to keep things light in (increasingly) dark times, this week’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to X-Men covers with prominent butts. (Yes, it has come to this!)

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Brandon Peterson, covers, Dan Adkins, Dan Panosian, Frank Giacoia, Gil Kane, Morrie Kuramoto, Sam Rosen, Stan Goldberg, X-Men | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (19 May 2025)

Posted on May 19, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

For this Monday’s reminder that comics can be awesome, here as tribute to Sheena the Jungle Queen’s covers from the 1940s:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged covers, Jumbo Comics, Nick Cardy, Sheena | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 May 2025)

Posted on May 12, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

Between sponsoring genocide, ethnic cleansing, and running a concentration camp in El Salvador, how long until the current US administration and its supporters start to wonder if they’re the ‘baddies‘? In the meantime, for this week’s reminder that comic books … Continue reading →

Posted in HEADSHOTS | Tagged Commando, covers, Ken Barr, World War II | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 May 2025)

Posted on May 5, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

Gotham Calling is going back to comic book covers for a month… Let’s start with a trio of Secret Hearts issues from the 1950s and 1960s whose design includes both some neat mise-en-scène and even neater clothing:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Bernard Sachs, covers, Dick Giordano, Gaspar Saladino, Gil Kane, Ira Schnapp, Jay Scott Pike, Secret Hearts | Leave a comment