Today in Comics History, February 5: Happy birthday, Corinna Bechko!

Born on this day: comics writer Corinna Bechko (Star Wars: Legacy, Angel Season 11, Invisible Republic, Heathentown, Planet of the Apes: Cataclysm, Green Lantern: Earth One and lots more)!


from Batman: Black and White (2021 series) #2 (DC, March 2021)
A couple of Corinna's nature essays that accompanied the series Invisible Republic:



from Invisible Republic #3 and 9 (Image, May 2015 and February 2016), by Corinna Bechko
Happy birthday, Ms. Bechko!

Today in Comics History, October 1: Happy birthday, John Ridley!

Let's wish a very happy birthday today to John Ridley, movie screenwriter, novelist, and TV director (12 Years a Slave, Undercover Brother, Red Tails, Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982–1992, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The John Larroquette Show, Static Shock, Justice League, etc.) and comic book writer (The Other History of the DC Universe, I Am Batman, Black Panther, The Authority, The American Way, GCPD: The Blue Wall, Batman: One Bad Day: Penguin and more)!


from DC/Black Label Comics cover-dated January 2021
Happy birthday, John!


from batman: Black and White (2021 series) #3 (DC, April 2021)

Today in Halloween Comics History, October 31: Oh come on now, she's already wearing a swimsuit anyway

from "Petty Crimes" in Batman: Black and White (1996 series) #1 (June 1996); script, pencils, and inks by Howard Chaykin; letters by Ken Bruzenak

Today in Comics History, July 23: Happy birthday, Kelley Jones!

Born on this day: Kelley Jones, comics artist extraordinaire! He's renowned for his work on such DC titles as Sandman and the Batman books, but look, it's Marvel who's wishin' him a happy birthday here! (Explanation after the jump!)


from Marvel Age #31 and 55 (Marvel, October 1985 and October 1987); text by Jim Salicrup (#31) and Mike Carlin (#55); pencils and inks by Ron Zalme; colors by Andy Yanchus (#31) and Paul Becton (#55)

There Is No Hope in Crime Alley, Night 19: We're gonna need a montage

from "The Demon's Fist" in Batman: Black and White (2021 series) #1 (January 2021), script by James Tynion IV, pencils and inks by Tradd Moore, letters by Clayton Cowles
(Click picture to gigantic pearl-size)

Today in Comics History, Day Before Memorial Day: Take that, Ted Turner

from "A Black and White World" in Batman: Batman and White (1996 series) #2 (DC, July 1996), script by Neil Gaiman, pencils and inks by Simon Bisley, letters by John Costanza
Well, that wraps up that! A relatively straight-forward story, especially for Neil gaiman! No last minute twist, no meta commentary, no...what the?!? It's starting again!


Oh, well, that explains it...huh?!?

There Is No Hope in Crime Alley, Night 15

Cover of Batman Black and White (2013 series) #1 (November 2013), pencils and inks by Marc Silvestri, colors by...oh wait, never mind.

366 Days with Alfred Pennyworth, Day 309

Page from "Bats, man: Swarming Scourge of the Underworld" in Batman: Black and White, Volume Two (September 2002), script by Ty Templeton, pencils and inks by Marie Severin, letters by Jack Morelli

366 Days with Alfred Pennyworth, Day 39

Panels from "Batman: Black & White: Broken Nose" in Batman: Gotham Knights #3 (May 2000), script, pencils and inks by Paul Pope; letters by John Workman