Tag Archives: House of Secrets

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

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (1 August 2022)

Posted on August 1, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Another Monday, another reminder that comics can be awesome. This week, I’ve tried to spotlight covers that show the power of layouts and composition in bringing out the appeal of different genres, from the dynamism produced by lines pointing in … Continue reading →

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Black Fury, Boy Comics, Boy Loves Girl, Charles Biro, Cheyenne Kid, covers, Crime Does Not Pay, Dick Giordano, Fred Kida, Ghost Manor, GI in Battle, House of Secrets, Jack Davis, Mike Kaluta, Ogden Whitney, Pat Boyette, Rocke Mastroserio, Spy-Hunters, Tales from the Crypt | 3 Comments

Neal Adams’ realistic surrealism

Posted on May 6, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

In the third installment of this week’s tribute to Neal Adams’ comic book covers, let’s look at instances where the late artist combined his signature realistic style with a more conceptual approach, including occasional ventures into surrealism. You can see … Continue reading →

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged covers, Deadman, Fantastic Four, Flash, Gaspar Saladino, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, House of Secrets, Jack Adler, Laura Martin, Neal Adams, Star*Reach, Strange Adventures, Superboy, Tom Orzechowski, Unexpected | Leave a comment

Neal Adams’ atmospheric horror covers

Posted on May 4, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Like I mentioned in the last post, this week is devoted to the late Neal Adams’ uncanny skills as a cover artist. Today I want to highlight his knack for moody horror. As you can see below, Neal Adams liked … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Challengers of the Unknown, Cory Adams, covers, Gaspar Saladino, horror, House of Mystery, House of Secrets, Jack Adler, Neal Adams, Phantom Stranger, Witching Hour | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (7 March 2022)

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

If, like me, you have been obsessing about the events in Ukraine, it may be healthy to take a small break every once in a while, just to manage the anxiety. For example, here is a reminder that comics can … Continue reading →

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Adventures into Darkness, Artie Simek, Astonishing, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, Chuck Cuidera, covers, horror, House of Secrets, Jack Cole, Jack Davis, Joe Maneely, Journey into Mystery, Marvel Tales, Mike Peppe, Mike Sekowsky, Neal Adams, Sol Brodsky, Stan Goldberg, Strange Tales, Tales from the Crypt, Web of Evil, World of Suspense | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (25 October 2021)

Posted on October 25, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

With Halloween just around the corner, this is usually the time of the year to share some thoughts about horror… When it comes to cinema and television, one of the most vibrant trends in recent years has been labelled Prestige … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Alien Worlds, Artie Simek, Astonishing, Baffling Mysteries, Bill Everett, Black Cat, Bob Brown, Chamber of Chills, Charles Sultan, covers, Crypt of Shadows, Danny Crespi, Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion, Frank Giacoia, Frank Robbins, Fred Kida, George Tuska, Ghostly Tales, Ghosts, Gus Ricca, Haunted Love, horror, House of Secrets, Jack Davis, Jim McLaughlin, Joe Maneely, Larry Lieber, Lee Elias, Marvel Tales, Mike Esposito, movies, My Greatest Adventure, Mystic, Mystical Tales, Nick Cardy, Nicola Cuti, Out of This World, politics, Ron Wilson, Russ Heath, Stan Goldberg, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Strange Tales, Tales from the Crypt, Tatjana Wood, The Beyond, Tom Sutton, Warren Kremer, Weird Horrors, William G. Stout | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (26 October 2020)

Posted on October 26, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

After a summer of protests and with the electoral chaos looming in the horizon, it’s hard not to see in each new pop cultural release a contribution to the conversation about the current political moment. With its flashes of police … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Action, Adventures into Terror, Adventures into Weird Worlds, Alex Toth, Astonishing, Bernard Baily, Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, Charles Nicholas, Charlotte Jetter, covers, David Lloyd, Francesco Francavilla, Gaspar Saladino, George Roussos, Ghostly Tales, Ghosts, Gus Ricca, Hellblazer, horror, House of Secrets, Joe Maneely, Journey into Mystery, L.B. Cole, Lee Elias, Lost Worlds, Martin Nodell, Marvel Tales, Mike Gold, Mike Kaluta, Mike Peppe, Mister Mystery, movies, Mystery Tales, Mystic, Nick Cardy, Out of the Shadows, Out of This World, politics, Punch Comics, Russ Heath, Sanho Kim, Stan Goldberg, Suspense Comics, The Spirit, Vince Alascia, Witches Tales | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 June 2020)

Posted on June 22, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Readers of this blog know that I am a firm believer that, even in these agitated times, genre fiction remains an interesting way to conceptualize what is happening around us. For instance, if the first half of 2020 filled screens … Continue reading →

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Alfredo Elias, Bernard Baily, Bernie Wrightson, Carl Burgos, covers, horror, House of Secrets, Journey into Mystery, Mike Kaluta, movies, politics, Scary Tales, science fiction, Stan Goldberg, Swamp Thing, Weird Mysteries | Leave a comment