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All-Stars: How does the Miller / Lee Batman stack up to the Morrison / Quitely Superman?

Timothy Callahan — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:36:09 +0000

Once upon a time, Tim Callahan and Chad Nevett completely disagreed about some comics. This is that time. Tim Callahan: So All-Star Superman #12 finally came out, and I wrote about the whole series at… [more]

Batman #678: The Zur-En-Arrh Connection

Timothy Callahan — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:00:36 +0000

Batman #678: The Zur-En-Arrh Connection" title="Batman #678: The Zur-En-Arrh Connection" style="float:left;" />Grant Morrison’s Batman #678 relies heavily on reference to Batman #113 (February 1958), specifically Zur-En-Arrh. Batman #113′s cover story, “Batman — the Superman of Planet X” is the relevant bit, although it’s the third of three Batman… [more]

Batman #673: The Lingering Shadow of 1963

Timothy Callahan — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:00:06 +0000

Batman #673: The Lingering Shadow of 1963" title="Batman #673: The Lingering Shadow of 1963" style="float:left;" />Grant Morrison’s Batman has been courting controversy since it began. Batman has a son? Man-Bats learned ninjitsu? Comics can be full of words instead of pictures? A future Batman who’s not Robin or Tim or even… [more]

Meltzer’s Justice League of America: Now That We’ve All Calmed Down, Was the Comic Any Good?

Timothy Callahan — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:44:25 +0000

This summer, hot off the fun of my “debate” with Douglas Wolk about New Avengers, I asked Andrew Gardner, comic fan and intelligent British guy, to begin an e-mail discussion with me about Brad Meltzer’s… [more]

Seduction of the Innocent with EIGHTBALL!

Timothy Callahan — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:42:04 +0000

You must have heard, by now, about the high school teacher forced to resign after assigning Eightball #22 to a freshman. If you haven’t read about this fiasco, Heidi covers it pretty well over at… [more]

Batman #668 and Agatha Christie

Timothy Callahan — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 11:00:07 +0000

Batman #668 and Agatha Christie" title="Batman #668 and Agatha Christie" style="float:left;" />Batman #668, by Grant Morrison and J.H. Williams III, is an excellent comic book. As the second installment of the three-part “Club of Heroes” story, it expands the story both inwardly and outwardly, creating a… [more]

Batman #667: Bringing 1950s Characters into the Present

Timothy Callahan — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:00:59 +0000

Batman #667: Bringing 1950s Characters into the Present" title="Batman #667: Bringing 1950s Characters into the Present" style="float:left;" />Eight months ago, in a Wizard Universe article / interview, we read the following words: From the Batman of the future, Morrison will segue into the Batmen of the past, a.k.a. the Batmen of All Nations,… [more]

Batman #666: The Future Looks Back to the Past

Timothy Callahan — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:00:55 +0000

Batman #666: The Future Looks Back to the Past" title="Batman #666: The Future Looks Back to the Past" style="float:left;" />Batman #666 begins with a Golden Age homage to the origin of Batman, featuring the words “Who He is and How He Came to Be,” just like in that classic Bob Kane story. And because… [more]

Good vs. Bad

Timothy Callahan — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:36:18 +0000

In this special feature, Douglas Wolk, author of Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean, joins Sequart’s own Timothy Callahan, author of Grant Morrison: The Early Years, for a discussion of New… [more]

Batman #665: The Doppelgangers Three

Timothy Callahan — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:00:06 +0000

Batman #665: The Doppelgangers Three" title="Batman #665: The Doppelgangers Three" style="float:left;" />Ah, Batman #665. Morrison seems to be disappointing critics with his run on this title, and I find myself constantly defending the work. I trust him enough as a writer to wait and see how it… [more]

Craig McGill on His Grant Morrsion Biography

Timothy Callahan — Thu, 24 May 2007 16:00:14 +0000

Human Traffic author Craig McGill has been working on a Grant Morrison biography for years, as was recently mentioned in a Morrison interview over at Fanboy Radio. In the preparation for my Grant Morrison book, I… [more]

Batman #664: Bruce Wayne is Cool

Timothy Callahan — Mon, 21 May 2007 11:00:38 +0000

Batman #664: Bruce Wayne is Cool" title="Batman #664: Bruce Wayne is Cool" style="float:left;" />So Grant Morrison follows up an intruiging Batman prose story full of dense allusions with… this. And the internet scratches its head. Batman #664 sure is interesting, though, but not in the same way the previous… [more]

Batman #663: “The Clown at Midnight”

Timothy Callahan — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:00:20 +0000

Batman #663: “The Clown at Midnight”" title="Batman #663: “The Clown at Midnight”" style="float:left;" />Batman #663 has already generated much commentary and consternation around the world with its prosaic depiction of the Caped Crusader. The posters at Barbelith seem to like it quite a bit, but at Newsarama, people… [more]