Recent Posts
Diversions of the Groovy Kind
Return To Blog Listing
Diversions of the Groovy Kind is a celebration of the fun comics produced during the 1970s. Not only do we take a look at the comics themselves, but we delve into the stories behind the stories. We look at who created what, and why.
Recent Posts Tagged With 'Batman'
12 Days of Christmas: Have Yourself a Batman Little Christmas!
Merry Christmas, Groove-ophiles! I know you're busy, and I hope you're spending some far-out quality time with loved ones, so it really makes me feel all fuzzy inside to think you'd take the time to stop by DotGK to see what Ol' Groove has under the ...
12 Days of Christmas/Making a Splash: DC Comics for December 1977
Season's Greetings, Groove-ophiles! The Groovy Age 12 Days of Christmas rolls merrily along with a mountain of momentous splash pages from DC Comics' December 1977 Christmas crop! How many of these classics turned up in your stocking? ...
Random Reads: "Batman\'s Greatest Failure!"
How about this for a far-out-yet-unlikely creative team for a Batman story? Michael (Spectre/Jonah Hex) Fleisher, Rich (Deathlok) Buckler, and Bernie (Swamp Thing) Wrightson. Intriguing, no? For more proof that Julie Schwartz was one of the greatest ...
Making A Splash: Neal Adams\' Detective Comics
Ol' Groove can't let the month of November end without remembering the 40th anniversary of Neal Adams' triumphant turn on Detective Comics. Though he had previously drawn Batman teaming with other heroes in Brave and the Bold, Adams' first issue of D...
Mining For Gold(en): "The Monstrosity Chase!"
It's time for more Michael Golden greatness as he applies his peerless pencils once again to a bodacious Batman adventure, this one from Batman Family #18 (March 1978). "The Monstrosity Chase!" is written by Denny O'Neil and inked by P. Craig Russell...
Grooviest Covers of All Time: Joe Kubert Covers Pulp Heroes, Kirby, Batman, and More
Yesterday was the amazing Joe Kubert's birthday. We might be a day late to the party, but it's never too late to dig on these far-out DC covers! ...
Mining for Gold(en): "I Now Pronounce You Batman and Wife!"
Michael Golden drew one of the best versions of the Batman ever, don'tcha think? The only problem is he didn't draw nearly enough Batman stories. The stories he did draw, though, were always special. Want proof? Here's a little-seen bit of Batman lor...
Famous First Fridays: Introducing Michael Wm. Kaluta
Yeah, I know you know that Mike Kaluta is one of Ol' Groove's all-time, most favoritest comicbook artists. I've mentioned that fact several times, like here, here, and here. What's left to say that I haven't already said? "Groove," you say, "when you...
Random Reads: "Heart of a Vampire"
While "Iron" Mike Grell was making his reputation as DC's hottest sci-fi artist on Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes and Green Lantern/Green Arrow, he slipped in this far-out fable featuring his facility for fear-fraught figments. I can't for t...
Mining for Gold(en): Batman in "The Tomb of the White Bat!"
Between Man-Bat and Micronauts, Michael Golden also got to supply the pencils for a handful of Batman stories for the "Dollar Comics" issues of Batman Family. To be honest, those few stories rivaled the Steve Englehart/Marshall RogersTerry Austin st...
Admiring Adams: 40 Years Ago This Month
40 years ago this month, the following comics with their far-out Neal Adams covers were being snatched up from the spinner racks...And, yep, he even drew the interiors of the Brave and Bold and X-Men issues. No wonder we love the Groovy Age!! ...
Secret Origins: Two-Face
It is no secret that Ol' Groove's favorite Batman villain is Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face. Two-Face is creepy, twisted, sympathetic, and noble. He's the perfect Batman villain in that he's really the dark side of what Bruce Wayne could have become had h...
Diggin' Ditko: Man-Bat #1
In September, 1975, popular Batman hero/villain Man-Bat got his own short-lived series (it lasted only two issues). Man-Bat creators Frank Robbins and Neal Adams were no longer at DC by the time Man-Bat was awarded his own title, so the writing and a...
Happy Father's Day!
Just a quickie to brag on my own dad, 'cause I think he's the greatest! For example, I remember being sick one Saturday or Sunday back in May, 1971. Dad went to the drugstore to get me some medicine, and brought back the best medicine I ever got:That...
Grooviest Covers of All Time: Your Fave Groovy Age Cover Artist for 2009 is...Jim Aparo
The votes are in, and here's your winnah, Groove-ophiles...Jim Aparo! Jim led the pack with 13 votes, followed by Neal Adams with 9, Jack Kirby with 8, Gil Kane and Jim Steranko tied with 7 each, Nick Cardy got 5 votes, Joe Kubert and John Romita Sr....
Sunday Stuff
ITEM! It's been a while since Ol' Groove gave a shout out to his blogging buddies, so listen up...ITEM! Richard Guion over at Giant-Size Marvel has been running a fantastic series on "The Marvels of Gil Kane" for the past week, and you should really ...
