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Tag Archives: Mike Grell
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (27 February 2023)
A brawling reminder that comics can be awesome… Starslayer: the Director’s Cut #1 Captain Midnight #22 2001: A Space Odyssey #3
COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (19 December 2022)
A reminder that the perspective and framing of comic book covers can be awesome:
Posted in AWESOME COVERS
Tagged Adam Hughes, Anthony Tollin, Ben Oda, Black Widow, Bob Camp, Bob LeRose, Chuck Cuidera, Crime Detector, David Lapham, Justice League of America, Mike Grell, Mort Drucker, Phil Noto, Police Comics, Rai, Ralph Reese, Reed Crandall, Spirou, T-Man, The 'Nam, Todd Klein, Tony DeZuniga, Warlord, Weird Western Tales
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (22 August 2022)
I hope to be back with longer posts next month… Meanwhile, this week’s reminder that comics can be awesome pays tribute to covers that spotlight Batman’s unrivalled Rogues Gallery:
Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS
Tagged Anthony Tollin, covers, Dick Giordano, Ed Hannigan, Ira Schnapp, Irv Novick, Irvin Rodriguez, Joe Kubert, Lee Loughridge, Mike Deodato, Mike Grell, Pat Garrahy, Rick Burchett, Robert Campanella, Rodolfo Damaggio, Tatjana Wood, Todd Klein, Tom Mandrake, Ty Templeton, villains
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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (28 December 2020)
At the end of such a shitty year, it may not be a great consolation, but 2020’s final weekly reminder that comics can be awesome is a tribute to Batman’s frequent encounters with giant hands:
Batman vs robot dinosaurs
Gotham Knights #32 With Jurassic World having become one of the highest grossing movie franchises of recent years, I kept waiting for the inevitable article pointing out that, if you’re into this sort of material, there is a much more satisfying … Continue reading
Elseworlds’ gothic homages
When coming up with alternative takes on Batman – usually as part of DC’s Elseworlds line – many authors have looked for inspiration in classic works of gothic literature and film. The reason this tends to work so well, I … Continue reading
Posted in WEBS OF FICTION
Tagged Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett, Dave Stewart, Dennis Janke, Doug Moench, Guy Davis, horror, Jean-Marc Lofficier, Jeromy Cox, John E. Workman, John Francis Moore, Kelley Jones, Kieron Dwyer, Len Wein, Les Dorscheid, Malcolm Jones III, Mike Grell, Mike Mignola, movies, Randy Lofficier, Richard Pace, Ted McKeever, Todd Klein, Troy Nixey
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Spotlight on Mike Grell’s Green Arrow
Every once in a while, I like to shift gears and talk about comics set outside Gotham City that Batman fans should nevertheless enjoy because their genres (crime, superhero, fantastic adventure) are close to the mood of the Dark Knight. … Continue reading