Tag Archives: Gaspar Saladino

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (25 March 2024)

Posted on March 25, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that the covers of Batman comics can be awesome… and fun!

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Carlos Pacheco, covers, Curt Swan, Dan Davis, Darwyn Cooke, Fred Ray, Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp, Jerry Robinson, Jesús Merino, Jim Aparo, Joe Giella, Justice League of America, Laura Martin, Mike Parobeck, Mike Sekowsky, Murphy Anderson, Rick Burchett, Rick Taylor, Tatjana Wood, Win Mortimer | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (12 February 2024)

Posted on February 12, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

Pre-Crisis Wonder Woman comics (from the 1940s to the 1980s) were marked by constant experimentation. Perhaps unsure about what to do with the character, creators kept throwing her into all sorts of genres, from war to fantasy, from adventure to … Continue reading →

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Bernard Sachs, covers, Dick Giordano, Frank Miller, Gaspar Saladino, Harry Peter, Ira Schnapp, Irwin Hasen, Jeff Jones, Mike Esposito, Mike Sekowsky, Neal Adams, Rich Buckler, Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru, Vince Colletta, Wonder Woman | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 February 2024)

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

A February reminder that comic book covers can be awesome, Captain edition:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Alan Davis, Bob McLeod, Bob Smith, C.C. Beck, Captain Action, Captain America, Captain Atom, Captain Britain, Captain Canuck, Captain Carrot, Captain Carter, Captain Marvel, Captain Science, covers, Excalibur, Gaspar Saladino, George Freeman, Irv Novick, Jamie McKelvie, Joe Orlando, Mike Zeck, Pat Broderick, Paul Neary, Scott Shaw, Shaky Kane, Todd Klein, Wally Wood | 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 AWESOME COVERS | 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

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 AWESOME COVERS | 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 (12 December 2022)

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

This has been a year marked by war. I know, I know, aren’t they all? Sure, but the stakes feel more global than they had felt in a while – and, yes, this conflict’s impact hits closer to (my) home. … Continue reading →

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged covers, Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Jack Adler, Jack Sparling, Jerry Grandenetti, Joe Kubert, Mlle. Marie, Star Spangled War Stories, World War II | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (21 November 2022)

Posted on November 21, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comic book covers can be awesome celebrates the incredible variety of tones and universes in Batman comics:

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alex Sinclair, Andy Kubert, Batman '66, Bob Smith, Brad Anderson, Cliff Chiang, covers, Dave Stewart, Dustin Nguyen, Frank Quitely, Gaspar Saladino, John Workman, Joshua Middleton, Laura Allred, Lee Loughridge, Michael Allred, Ramona Fradon, Rick Burchett, Scott Jeralds, Terry Beatty | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (14 November 2022)

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

Your reminder that old-school adventure covers can be awesome:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Airboy, Alex Toth, Atom, covers, Dan Zolnerowich, Fight Comics, Frank Giacoia, Gaspar Saladino, George Evans, Ira Schnapp, Jack Abel, Jimmy Wakely, Joe Kubert, Lily Renée, Luis Dominguez, Marie Severin, Mike Sekowsky, Our Army at War, Piracy, Ray Fehrenbach, Spy-Hunters, The Spirit, Weird War Tales, Will Eisner, Zolne | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (3 October 2022)

Posted on October 2, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

I’ve highlighted the fantastic cover work of Carmine Infantino in the past, namely his beautiful covers for Silver Age Batman and Flash comics. Yet these heroes weren’t the only ones to benefit from Infantino’s extraordinary talent for cover composition… Along … Continue reading →

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Adam Strange, All-Star Western, Bob Wiacek, Bomba the Jungle Boy, Boy Commandos, Carmine Infantino, Chuck Cuidera, covers, Curt Swan, Gaspar Saladino, George Roussos, Ira Schnapp, Jack Adler, Joe Giella, Joe Orlando, John Costanza, Murphy Anderson, Mystery in Space, Star Wars, Strange Adventures, Strange Sports Stories, Sy Barry | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (5 September 2022)

Posted on September 5, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

In last week’s reminder that comics can be awesome, we celebrated goofy romance covers. This week, let’s pay tribute to goofy horror:

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Adventures into Terror, Christopher Rule, covers, Ed Hamilton, Elliott Caplin, Gaspar Saladino, Ghosts, Gil Kane, horror, House of Secrets, Ira Schnapp, John Romita, Kurt Schaffenberger, Lou Wahl, Luis Dominguez, Midnight Tales, Mort Meskin, Murphy Anderson, My Greatest Adventure, Myron Fass, Nick Cardy, Ruben Moreira, Sol Brodsky, Stan Goldberg, Strange Adventures, Tales of Horror, Tatjana Wood, Unknown Worlds, Wayne Howard, Witching Hour, Worlds Unknown | Leave a comment