Tag Archives: Scott McDaniel

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (16 February 2026)

Posted on February 16, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

In this week’s reminder that comic book covers can be awesome, Batman gets devoured!

Posted in COVERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Anthony Tollin, covers, Dave Stewart, Jock, Mark Badger, Matt Wagner, Norm Breyfogle, Scott McDaniel | Leave a comment

2000s’ Batman comics reading guide – part 1

Posted on September 17, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

Batman 80-Page Giant #3 By popular demand, I’ve decided to embark on another Batman comics reading guide, now focusing on the first decade of the 21st century. Since I’ve previously covered the late 1980s and the 1990s, by the time … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Bronwyn Carlton, Chuck Dixon, Denny O'Neil, Devin Grayson, Ed Brubaker, Gotham City, Grant Morrison, Greg Land, Greg Rucka, Larry Hama, Mark Chiarello, Mark Waid, Matt Idelson, Peter David, Scott McDaniel, Shawn Martinbrough, Todd Nauck | 2 Comments

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (9 September 2024)

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

Another Monday, another reminder that comic book covers can be awesome… This time, with martial arts!

Posted in AWESOME COVERS | Tagged Al Milgrom, Bill Sienkiewicz, Birds of Prey, Black Canary, Brian Stelfreeze, covers, Danny Crespi, Denys Cowan, Don Marquez, Ernie Chan, Gaspar Saladino, Gil Kane, Huntress, Jack Abel, Jim Aparo, John Workman, Karate Kid, Karl Story, Kung Fu Satanist, Master of Kung Fu, Mike Grell, Nightwing, Outsiders, Patrick Martin, Rich Buckler, Richard Dragon, Rick Burchett, Scott McDaniel, The Question, Todd Klein | Leave a comment

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (15 January 2024)

Posted on January 15, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

Don’t you just love close-ups?

Posted in HEADSHOTS | Tagged Brad Anderson, Catwoman, covers, Danny Miki, Deadpool, Edgar Delgado, Glenn Fabry, Jason Fabok, Jenny Frison, Joëlle Jones, Karl Story, Kiko Taganashi, Laura Allred, Nathan Massengill, Nightwing, Patrick Martin, Pete Woods, Preacher, Punisher, Red Sonja, Rob Liefeld, Rodolfo Migliari, Rogue, Sam Kieth, Scott McDaniel, Three Jokers, Venom, Wieslaw Walkuski, Youngblood | Leave a comment

Ed Brubaker’s mature Batman

Posted on September 8, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Ed Brubaker is one of the most critically acclaimed comic book writers of the 21st century. Heavily influenced by crime fiction and by the superhero revisionist turn of the 1980s, he has continually sought to imbue American comics with a … Continue reading →

Posted in WRITERS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Brian K. Vaughan, Brian Michael Bendis, Cameron Stewart, Catwoman, Daredevil, Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka, Javier Pulido, noir, Paul Gulacy, Quentin Tarantino, Scott McDaniel, Sean Phillips, Tom Strong | 2 Comments

On Blackgate Penitentiary

Posted on April 14, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

Prison stories are basically their own genre, what with the dangerous, claustrophobic environment, the parallel rules of life in a world of outlaws, full of both comradery and suspicion, and the occasional trope of elaborate escape plots (which are kind … Continue reading →

Posted in GOTHAM CITIZENS | Tagged Adrienne Roy, Alan Grant, Bane, Blackgate, Brian Azzarello, Chuck Dixon, David Roach, Doug Moench, Ed Brubaker, Eduardo Barreto, Frank Robbins, Gotham City, Graham Nolan, Greg Rucka, James A. Hodgkins, Jim Aparo, Joe Staton, John Kalisz, John Ostrander, Karl Story, Pat Garrahy, Peter Tomasi, Scot Eaton, Scott McDaniel, Steve Gerber, Tim Sale | 3 Comments

Gotham crime graphic novels

Posted on January 20, 2022 by I.M. Baytor

The trailer for the upcoming The Batman movie looks pretty darn awful, once again doubling down on the gloom without any hint of what makes the source material so much fun in the first place. That said, I suppose the … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Becky Cloonan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Carlos Ezquerra, Catwoman, Chuck Dixon, Commissioner Gordon, Darwyn Cooke, Denny O'Neil, Devin Grayson, Dick Giordano, Dick Grayson, Ed Brubaker, Garth Ennis, GCPD, Giulia Brusco, Gotham City, Greg Land, Greg Rucka, Hitman, James Gordon, Jim Aparo, John McCrea, Karl Story, Kevin Somers, Klaus Janson, Lee Loughridge, Matt Hollingsworth, Michael Lark, Renee Montoya, Roberta Tewes, Scott McDaniel, Sean Konot, Steve Pugh, Terry Dodson, Willie Schubert | 1 Comment

1990s’ Batman comics reading guide – part 5

Posted on July 30, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Batman: Mr. Freeze By the late ‘90s, not only had the Batman family of books become a well-oiled machine, but three new awesome spin-offs joined the line: Nightwing, about Dick Grayson reinventing himself as a solo vigilante in the neighboring … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Alan Grant, Anthony Williams, Arthur Ranson, Brian Apthorp, Brian Augustyn, Chuck Dixon, Darick Robertson, Denny O'Neil, Devin K. Grayson, Doug Moench, Duncan Fegredo, Eduardo Barreto, Fabien Nicieza, Garth Ennis, Gotham City, Graham Nolan, Grant Morrison, Jeff Johnson, Joe Quesada, John Francis Moore, John McCrea, John Royle, Karl Kesel, Klaus Janson, Len Kaminski, Mark Buckingham, Mark Waid, Michael T. Gilbert, Paul Dini, Peter Milligan, reading order, Rick Burchett, Rodolfo Damaggio, Roger Robinson, Scott McDaniel, Staz Johnson, Tom Peyer, Yannick Paquette | Leave a comment

1990s’ Batman comics reading guide – part 4

Posted on July 9, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

Batman #530 (Yep, I’m still posting about superheroes, even though the latest proto-apocalyptic events seem to have finally pushed the genre out of public consciousness, perhaps suitably.) After the success of 1993-1994’s Knightfall, the different Batman books kept a closely … Continue reading →

Posted in BATMAN COMICS FOR BEGINNERS | Tagged Alan Grant, Arcie Goodwin, Barry Kitson, Brian Stelfreeze, Chuck Dixon, Cindy Goff, Darren Vincenzo, Dave Taylor, David Roach, Deborah Pomerantz, Denny O'Neil, Doug Moench, Flint Henry, Frank Miller, GCPD, Gene Ha, Gotham City, Graham Nolan, Greg Land, Greg Wright, horror, Howard Porter, J.M. DeMatteis, Jennifer Graves, Jim Aparo, Jim Balent, John Ostrander, Jordan B. Gorfinkel, Kelley Jones, Keri Kowalski, Mark Waid, Mary Mitchell, Matt Wagner, Mike Chiarello, Mike Mignola, Mike Wieringo, Paul Gulacy, Peter Krause, politics, reading order, Scott McDaniel, Scott Peterson, Todd McFarlane, Underworld Unleashed, Yancey Labat | 2 Comments

Batman comics and gun control

Posted on February 20, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

The Batman Adventures #28 While gun control has certainly been a running theme in Batman comics throughout the ages, their relationship with this issue is not as straightforward as some seem to think. I don’t mean Batman’s relationship with gun … Continue reading →

Posted in POLITICS OF BATMAN COMICS | Tagged Ann Nocenti, Batman's personality, Brian Bolland, Chuck Dixon, Darwyn Cooke, Devin Grayson, Doug Moench, Ed Brubaker, Ethan van Sciver, Frank Miller, Geoff Johns, guns, John Floyd, John Ostrander, Kim Yale, Norm Breyfogle, politics, Roger Robinson, Scott McDaniel, Ty Templeton, Vince Giarrano | Leave a comment