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Tag Archives: science fiction
Even more over-the-top adventure comics
With half the nation still recovering from last week’s events, Gotham Calling would humbly like to draw readers’ attention to the fact that not everything is terrible and depressing in the world – through our latest celebration of non-Batman zany … Continue reading
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged Andrew Kreisberg, Andy Diggle, Aurora West, Battling Boy, Chrononauts, Dave McCaig, David Rubín, Gianluca Pagliarani, Helen Killer, Jeff Parker, JT Petty, Juan Jose Ryp, Leinil Yu, Mark Millar, Matthew JLD Rice, Mike Wolfer, Mysterius the Unfathomable, Paul Pope, science fiction, Sean Murphy, Silent Dragon, sword & sorcery, Tom Fowler, Warren Ellis, Wolfskin
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5 R-rated superhero comics
So yeah, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. There is something puzzling in almost every scene of this film. Why did Bruce’s employees wait for his phone call before evacuating a building that was obviously about to be crushed? Why … Continue reading
Posted in SUPER POWERS
Tagged Alan Moore, Alias, Brian Michael Bendis, Carrie Strachan, Cold War, Colin Wilson, David Mack, Davide Gianfelice, Ed Brubaker, espionage, Francesco Mortarino, Frank Miller, Frank Quitely, Jessica Jones, Juan Jose Ryp, Jupiter's Legacy, Jupiter’s Circle, Mark Bagley, Mark Millar, Michael Gaydos, Michah Ian Wright, movies, No Hero, noir, politics, science fiction, Sean Phillips, Sleeper, Stormwatch Team Achilles, Tony Avina, Warren Ellis, Wilfredo Torres, Zack Snyder
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More over-the-top adventure comics
Given how bombastic and out-of-control the Batman series has become of late, I figure the time is right to revisit the concept of comics as manic, trippy escapades. When I suggested a bunch of Non-Batman balls-to-the-wall adventure comics earlier this … Continue reading
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged Bill Sienkiewicz, Bryan Talbot, Chuck Austen, Cold War, Dan Didio, Del Close, Elektra, espionage, Flint Henry, Frank Miller, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Grimjack, Ian Edginton, Invisibles, Jack Kirby, Jill Thompson, John Byrne, John Ostrander, Keith Giffen, Luther Arkwright, Mike Del Mundo, Mike Gold, OMAC, Peter Milligan, Phil Jimenez, Philip Bond, Robert Rodi, science fiction, Scott Morse, Sean Chen, space opera, sword & sorcery, Timothy Truman, Tom Mandrake, Warren Ellis
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10 Silver Age Batman covers
The so-called Silver Age of Comic Books, starting in the mid-1950s and lasting until around 1970, was a deliriously fun era. It produced plenty of odd, colorful stories with simplistic yet creative visuals just begging to become pop art fodder. … Continue reading
Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS
Tagged covers, Rian Hughes, science fiction, Silver Age
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Classic gothic horror films
If it’s true that Batman fans should enjoy other gothic comics, then of course the same goes for gothic movies. In the first film list I did for this blog, I suggested Dead of Night and The Unknown as examples … Continue reading
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged Batman TV series, Cold War, horror, Marek Oleksicki, movies, science fiction, Warren Ellis
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Balls-to-the-wall adventure comics – part 2
If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. Here are another five wild, no-holds-barred adventure comics: THE MIDAS FLESH Remember the Greek myth of King Midas, who turned everything he touched into gold? Well, imagine space rebels … Continue reading
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged 2000 AD, Austin Harrison, Braden Lamb, Brandon Seifert, horror, Jeff Stokely, John Burns, Lukas Ketner, Midas Flesh, Mike Raicht, Nelson Daniel, Nikolai Dante, Robbie Morrison, Ryan North, science fiction, Shelli Paroline, Simon Fraser, Simon Spurrier, Six-Gun Gorilla, space opera, Wild Blue Yonder, Witch Doctor, Zach Howard
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Balls-to-the-wall adventure comics – part 1
Comics is a medium, not a genre. And as a medium, comics can be used to tell all kinds of mature stories, from powerful biographies (Maus, Persepolis, Fun Home, Stitches) to fascinating historical and journalistic accounts (Brought to Light, Pyongyang, … Continue reading
Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Tagged 2000 AD, Atomic Robo, Bitch Planet, Brain Boy, Brian Clevinger, Casanova, Defoe, espionage, Fábio Moon, Fred van Lente, Gabriel Bá, horror, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Leigh Gallagher, Matt Fraction, Michael Chabon, Pat Mills, science fiction, Scott Weneger, sword & sorcery, Valentine de Landro
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Imaginary Batman team-ups by Warren Ellis – part 2
If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. Here are another five appealing team-ups between Batman and Warren Ellis’ creations: LAZARUS CHURCHYARD With eighty percent of his body replaced with an intelligent evolving plastic, Lazarus Churchyard cannot … Continue reading
Imaginary Batman team-ups by Warren Ellis – part 1
Given how prolific a writer Warren Ellis is, it’s surprising how few Batman stories he has done… It’s not as if there isn’t a whole multiverse of high concepts out there with which he would surely have a blast. Although … Continue reading