Tag Archives: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

2025’s books of the year – part 5

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

As the countdown of my favorite graphic novels of 2025 reaches the top five, we are now in that stage where almost every pick had a fair shot at being Gotham Calling’s book of the year. I probably spent more … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR | Tagged Absolute Martian Manhunter, Aditya Bidikar, Alisa Kwitney, Alison Sampson, Assorted Crisis Events, Caspar Wijngaard, Cold War, Deniz Camp, Department of Truth, Drome, Elsa Charretier, Eric Zawadzki, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, James Tynion IV, Javier Rodriguez, Jesse Lonergan, John J. Pearson, Jordie Bellaire, Jorge Fornes, Kieron Gillen, Martin Simmonds, politics, Power Fantasy, science fiction, Steve Foxe, Tyler Boss | Leave a comment

2025’s books of the year – part 2

Posted on January 14, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

If you’ve read last week’s post, you know this month I’m doing Gotham Calling’s top 25 graphic novels of 2025. Like in my previous lists, I’m sticking to English-language editions, although I have to point out that by far one … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR | Tagged Al Ewing, Barry Windsor-Smith, Dave Stewart, Don Heck, Doug Headline, Elliott Kalan, Gene Colan, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, horror, James Harren, Jason, Jason Wordie, Jim Steranko, John Buscema, John Romita, Johnny Craig, Kieran, Lee Loughridge, Marie Severin, Matthew Rosenberg, Metamorpho, Michael Dean, Mindy Lee, Neal Adams, Parker, Richard Stark, Roman Titov, Rook, Rus Wooton, science fiction, Stan Lee, Stefano Landini, Steve Lieber, Tower of Shadows, Ultramega, Wally Wood, We're Taking Everyone Down With Us | Leave a comment

2025’s books of the year – part 1

Posted on January 8, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

It’s been so long since I’ve properly written about comics at Gotham Calling that I’d figure I do something special to kick off this year… So I’m devoting the next five weeks to my top 25 comics of 2025! As … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR | Tagged Adriano Turulici, Alex Lins, Bill Walko, Brian Michael Bendis, Daniel Gete, Fortune and Glory, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Jamal Igle, Jason Aaron, Jason Wordie, Javier Rodriguez, Jeff Powell, Jordan Thomas, Mariko Tamaki, Namor, Neeraj Menon, Paul Davidson, science fiction, Skin Police, Sub-Mariner, Tom Peyer, Tyler Boss, Wes Dzioba, Wrong Earth, You'll Do Bad Things, Zatanna | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (8 December 2025)

Posted on December 8, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

Again, just one of those days… Zatanna: Bring Down the House #3

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Javier Rodriguez, Mariko Tamaki, Zatanna | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (3 November 2025)

Posted on November 3, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

Another explosive reminder that comics can be awesome! Divinity II #4 Reckless Assorted Crisis Events #1

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Assorted Crisis Events, Dave Lanphear, David Baron, Deniz Camp, Divinity, Ed Brubaker, Eric Zawadzki, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Jacob Phillips, Jordie Belaire, Matt Kindt, Reckless, Ryan Winn, Sean Phillips, Trevor Hairsine | Leave a comment

More comics that are COMICS

Posted on November 7, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

In case you need a break and to briefly take your mind off the news, for some reason, here is another post about scattered comics that I associate with just the kind of offbeat genre stuff this medium excels at. … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged Absolution, Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Can See, Black Widow, François Miville-Deschênes, Griz Grobus, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Jess Polard, John Paul Leon, Know Your Station, Lee Loughridge, Liana Kangas, Mark Russell, Mike Deodato Jr, Patrick Horvath, Paul Cornell, Peter Milligan, Richard Connell, Sarah Gailey, science fiction, Scott Hanna, Sergey Nazarov, Simon Roy, Stefano Cardoselli, Steve Pugh, Sylvain Runberg, Tom Raney, Van Jensen, World War II, Zaroff | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (21 August 2023)

Posted on August 21, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

Just another vibrant reminder that comics can be awesome… Chicken Devil #4 Aliens: Nightmare Asylum Reckless

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Alien, Brian Buccellato, Chicken Devil, Denis Beauvais, Ed Brubaker, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Hayden Sherman, Jacob Phillips, Mark Verheiden, Reckless, Sean Phillips | Leave a comment

Catching up with crime comics – Texas edition

Posted on November 3, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

As I’ve been catching up with crime comics from the past year or so, one thing that struck me is the fact that Texas is currently one of the main recurring settings in the genre. This may be … Continue reading →

Posted in HARDBOILED CRIME | Tagged Chris Condon, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, horror, Jacob Phillips, Jason Wordie, Joe Palmer, Lonnie Nadler, Rory McConville, Sami Kivelä, That Texas Blood, Undone by Blood, western, Write It In Blood, Zac Thompson | Leave a comment

Catching up with crime comics – part 1

Posted on April 7, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

In the past decade, the small screen has excelled in engrossingly dramatizing capitalism, from the inner workings of corporations in Mad Men, Succession, and Halt and Catch Fire to the parallels – and connections – to organized crime in Better … Continue reading →

Posted in HARDBOILED CRIME | Tagged Alfonso Font, André Lima Araújo, Bastien Vivès, Brian Buccellato, Casey Gilly, Chip Zdarsky, Chris O'Halloran, Elsa Charretier, Florent Ruppert, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Hayden Sherman, Jacob Phillips, Jerome Mulot, Kurt Ankeny, Matt Fraction, Matt Hollingsworth, Max Bertolini, Nadia Shammas, Olivier Schrauwen, politics, Rick Remender, Ricky Mammone, Rus Wooton, Soo Lee, Ziyed Yusuf | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (26 July 2021)

Posted on July 26, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Another Monday, another weekly reminder that comics can be awesome… Black Science #10 Cemetery Beach #7 Savage #3

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Black Science, Cemetery Beach, Dean White, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Jason Howard, Matteo Scalera, Max Bemis, Nathan Stockman, Rick Remender, Rus Wooton, Savage, Triona Farrell | Leave a comment