tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post1545082803048811334..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: The Forgotten Batmen: Six Who Left Us Begging for MoreThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-78885938357729137372022-04-03T09:06:58.054-04:002022-04-03T09:06:58.054-04:00Great choices, Kidd! I didn't include them bec...Great choices, Kidd! I didn't include them because they're way past the end of the Groovy Age, but if I made an "all-time" list, they'd sure be on it!The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-30834741532542073242022-04-02T21:46:31.626-04:002022-04-02T21:46:31.626-04:00Let's not forget the incredible Paul Gulacy...Let's not forget the incredible Paul Gulacy's "Dark Rider" two-fer tale in Batman, issues #393 & #394. Yes, I know Gulacy did more later on in Legends of the Dark Knight, but we had to wait a few more years for that. And let's not also forget, the sad circumstances that robbed the world of the great Gene Day, who was due to take over the art on Detective Comics starting with issue #527. That would've been quite the follow-up to the inimitable Don Newton, another who was taken from us far too soon.MonsterKiddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11306765646343496350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-66814909152101921182022-01-16T19:19:42.465-05:002022-01-16T19:19:42.465-05:00Good catch!Good catch!The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-72484967142301788792021-10-02T13:50:39.717-04:002021-10-02T13:50:39.717-04:00What about John Byrne? He did The Untold Legend of...What about John Byrne? He did The Untold Legend of the Batman and then some covers in the regular series in the late 80s. Kummihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339593581514623066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-84259769110505310622021-10-02T13:50:37.659-04:002021-10-02T13:50:37.659-04:00What about John Byrne? He did The Untold Legend of...What about John Byrne? He did The Untold Legend of the Batman and then some covers in the regular series in the late 80s. Kummihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339593581514623066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-46754480933516714472013-03-02T15:53:12.824-05:002013-03-02T15:53:12.824-05:00I am down wit'chu when it coes to Frank Robbin...I am down wit'chu when it coes to Frank Robbins' Batman art, Riley! You can tell by how many of those moody masterpieces can be found here in Groove City!The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-84999615575135127782013-03-02T12:00:12.388-05:002013-03-02T12:00:12.388-05:00Great post! Bats sure has a lot of awesome artists...Great post! Bats sure has a lot of awesome artists - I actually think that Frank Robbins was the superfly bat-cat of the groovy era - it happens:-) what it is, yo!Percy Bysshehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16037479213422117608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-76485567554220847222013-03-01T21:20:33.710-05:002013-03-01T21:20:33.710-05:00He sure did. I almost included him, but decided he...He sure did. I almost included him, but decided he deserved a post of his own in the future. Stay tuned!The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-6445601780972187602013-03-01T17:58:09.550-05:002013-03-01T17:58:09.550-05:00Didn't Alex Toth just do one (outstanding!) Ba...Didn't Alex Toth just do one (outstanding!) Batman story too?Cabin Campbellhttp://thestrangestadventures.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-41677072245608365812013-02-28T22:21:17.003-05:002013-02-28T22:21:17.003-05:00That was one good thing about Batman in the 70'...That was one good thing about Batman in the 70's.....I can't recall any issues in his own book or Detective that didn't have outstanding artwork. Even Frank Robbins grew on me before he was done. Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547751537787941998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-10902649001527141812013-02-28T09:08:42.442-05:002013-02-28T09:08:42.442-05:00Starlin would return as a writer (one collaboratio...Starlin would return as a writer (one collaboration was with Wrightson on the Cult)... and an artist for one issue (Batman #402 back in... '87?). Chaykin would go on to do Dark Allegiances and a B&W short, as did Simonson, who also drew the caped crusader in his recent Judas Coin book (I fully endorse a Simonson specific post, by the way). <br /><br />But yeah, that 70s material had a raw magic to it that's difficult to beat. Great post.<br /><br />Michel Fiffehttp://michelfiffe.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-82423028227911534092013-02-28T07:19:35.149-05:002013-02-28T07:19:35.149-05:00All fine choices. I even vaguely recall the Netzer...All fine choices. I even vaguely recall the Netzer story from that first issue of DC Special Series (that whole issue was great, from the Neal Adams cover onward - but I digress). And I totally agree with you that we just didn't get enough Simonson on Batman. However, is there ever enough - to say nothing of too much - art by Simonson?<br />By the way, I love that Chaykin-drawn story. You're right, he gives it a nice Golden Age feel while still infusing his own unique style. As with Simonson, we can lament that there was never a lengthy run of Chaykin art on one of the Bat titles...Edo Bosnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-77491936133824040222013-02-28T06:11:12.896-05:002013-02-28T06:11:12.896-05:00Ah, would that Kaluta had drawn a Groovy Age Batma...Ah, would that Kaluta had drawn a Groovy Age Batman story so he could have been included (did he do one and I missed it?)! Wrightson would be on that list, too (since I'm talking actual Batman stories and not guest-appearances or covers). Hey, GB, there's another post in the making! Thanks!!The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-78124577967851732122013-02-28T06:03:25.195-05:002013-02-28T06:03:25.195-05:00Bonehead me. I follow your blog but forgot to add ...Bonehead me. I follow your blog but forgot to add it to the list...well, it's there now! :DThe Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-13072378395444158322013-02-28T05:41:20.379-05:002013-02-28T05:41:20.379-05:00Now I'll have to dig out my Batman comics to s...Now I'll have to dig out my Batman comics to see if I've got those issues or not.<br /><br />There's just one thing which would improve your blog - and thats a link to my blog in your blog list. (You're in mine.)Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-46157367327114064302013-02-28T04:25:59.521-05:002013-02-28T04:25:59.521-05:00When I didn't see his name included at the top...When I didn't see his name included at the top of the post, I felt sure that Mike Kaluta would be one of the six chosen, but to be fair, all of the six you did choose were well-deserving of their place. You could probably do this again with another six Batman artists with no drop-off in quality.Gey Blabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08574046212154188903noreply@blogger.com