Tag Archives: René Goscinny

Spotlight on Lucky Luke, 1949-1958 – part 2

Posted on February 23, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

Last week, I mentioned that humor played a key role in Lucky Luke from the very beginning. Today, I want to take a closer look at the types of humor developed in the series’ earliest years… The Bluefeet are Coming! … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on Lucky Luke, 1949-1958 – part 1

Posted on February 16, 2023 by I.M. Baytor

Last year, when I did a couple of posts about The Adventures of Tintin, I naively mentioned I wanted to write more, throughout 2022, about the Belgian bandes dessinées I read growing up. My work schedule didn’t allow me to … Continue reading →

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2020’s books of the year – part 5

Posted on February 4, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

If you read last weeks’ posts, you know what’s going on. Here are Gotham Calling’s top four books of 2020:   4. WHO KILLED JIMMY OLSEN? The original Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen series (1954-1974), about the wacky misadventures of the … Continue reading →

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