Tag Archives: Mike Esposito

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 March 2026)

Posted on March 30, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comic books can be awesome is a tribute to covers with wordplay:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Brian Bolland, Butch Guice, covers, Greg Guler, Hawk & Dove, Ira Schnapp, John Byrne, Karl Kesel, Metal Men, Micronauts, Mike Esposito, Namor, Ross Andru, Todd Klein, Wonder Woman | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (30 December 2024)

Posted on December 30, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This year’s final – and crowded – reminder that comic book covers can be awesome…

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged 1963, Al Milgrom, Anthony Tollin, Brian Reber, covers, Danny Crespi, Dave Gibbons, Ed Hannigan, Frank Giacoia, George Pérez, I Hate Fairyland, Icon, Inferior 5, Ira Schnapp, Jason Jones, Jean-Francois Beaulieu, John Dell, Keith Giffen, Larry Mahlstedt, Legion of Super-Heroes, Lobo, Logan's Run, M.D. Bright, Marvel Two-in-One, Mike Esposito, Mike Sekowsky, Pablo Raimondi, Rick Veitch, Ron Wilson, Skottie Young, Val Semeiks, X Factor | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (9 December 2024)

Posted on December 9, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This week, another reminder of how awesome – and how all-over-the-place – were the covers of pre-Crisis Wonder Woman…

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Bernard Sachs, covers, Dick Giordano, Harry Peter, Ira Schnapp, Irwin Hasen, José Luis García-López, Mike Esposito, Mike Sekowsky, Nick Cardy, Paris Cullins, Ross Andru, Wonder Woman | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 July 2024)

Posted on July 22, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This week, one more tribute to the underappreciated fusion subgenre of superhero horror:

Posted in ART OF HORROR COMICS | Tagged Adam Kubert, Alex Kotzky, Animal Man, Anthony Tollin, Aquaman, Batgirl, Bill Sienkiewicz, Blond, Brian Bolland, covers, David Lapham, DCeased, Detective Comics, Eber Ferreira, Eddy Barrows, Gaspar Saladino, Guy Major, horror, Jeehyung Lee, Legion of Super-Heroes, Marie Severin, Mike Esposito, New Mutants, Nick Cardy, Plastic Man, Spider-Woman, Steve Lightle, Wolverine | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (3 June 2024)

Posted on June 3, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

…and today’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to the trippiness of old Marvel covers!

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged 3-D Man, Alex Schomburg, Alice Cooper, All Select Comics, Amazing Adventures, Avengers, Captain America, covers, Daredevil, Dave Cockrum, Ed Hannigan, Ernie Chan, Gaspar Saladino, Gene Colan, George Roussos, Gil Kane, Herb Trimpe, Howard the Duck, Irv Watanabe, Jim Novak, Jim Salicrup, Joe Sinnott, John Buscema, John Romita, Marie Severin, Master of Kung Fu, Mike Esposito, Sam Rosen, Shang-Chi, Son of Satan, Stan Goldberg, Syd Shores, Terry Austin, Tom Palmer, War of the Worlds, Where Monsters Dwell | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (27 May 2024)

Posted on May 27, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

Today’s reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to the trippiness of old DC covers…

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Animal Man, Aquaman, Black Magic, Bob Brown, Brian Bolland, covers, Creig Flessel, Doom Patrol, George Evans, Gil Kane, Green Lantern, Ira Schnapp, Jack Adler, Jerry Grandenetti, Joe Giella, Joe Orlando, Luis Dominguez, Mike Esposito, Mr. District Attorney, Murphy Anderson, Mystery in Space, Nick Cardy, Ray Burnley, Ross Andru, Scalphunter, Sensation Comics, Sheldon Moldoff, Weird Western Tales, Wonder Woman | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (8 April 2024)

Posted on April 8, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

This week’s reminder that comic books can be awesome is yet another tribute to Carmine Infantino’s talent for cover composition:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Action Comics, All Star Comics, Bob Brown, Brave and the Bold, Captain Comet, Carmine Infantino, covers, Danny Crespi, Doom Patrol, Frank Giacoia, Ira Schnapp, Joe Giella, Mike Esposito, Murphy Anderson, Mystery in Space, Spider-Woman, Steve Leialoha, Strange Adventures, Strange Sports Stories, Supergirl, Superman | 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 GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | 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 (25 July 2022)

Posted on July 25, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

A reminder that comic book covers can be awesome, Silver Age The Flash edition:

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO THE PAST | Tagged Carmine Infantino, covers, Flash, Gaspar Saladino, Ira Schnapp, Jack Adler, Joe Giella, Mike Esposito, Murphy Anderson, Rodin Rodriguez, Ross Andru, Silver Age | Leave a comment

Anatomy of World’s Finest Comics #191

Posted on June 9, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

When it comes to superhero comics – and Batman stories in particular – there tends to be a division among fans between those who privilege more lighthearted fantasy and those who favor grim-and-gritty aesthetics or narratives with literary affectations. I … Continue reading →

Posted in SUPER POWERS | Tagged Cary Bates, Curt Swan, Krypton, Mike Esposito, Mort Weisinger, politics, Ross Andru, Silver Age, World's Finest | Leave a comment