Timothy Callahan

Timothy Callahan

Timothy Callahan is the Director of Technology for the North Adams Public Schools and the Dean of Curriculum and Instruction at Drury High School. He also writes books. He used to co-host the weekly Splash Page podcast, but now he mostly spends his free time writing for Comic Book Resources, Tor.com, Marvel.com, and Back Issue magazine.

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Magazine Content by Timothy Callahan (9 Total)

Batman #678 (Alex Ross cover)Batman #678: The Zur-En-Arrh Connection

by Timothy Callahan | in Articles | Mon, 14 July 2008

Grant Morrison’s Batman #678 relies heavily on reference to Batman #113 (February 1958), specifically Zur-En-Arrh.

Batman #673 (Mar 2008)Batman #673: The Lingering Shadow of 1963

by Timothy Callahan | in Articles | Mon, 11 February 2008

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?

Batman #668Batman #668 and Agatha Christie

by Timothy Callahan | in Articles | Mon, 3 September 2007

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 #667Batman #667: Bringing 1950s Characters into the Present

by Timothy Callahan | in Articles | Mon, 13 August 2007

Eight months ago, in a Wizard Universe article / interview, we read the following words:

Batman #666Batman #666: The Future Looks Back to the Past

by Timothy Callahan | in Articles | Mon, 30 July 2007

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.

Batman #665Batman #665: The Doppelgangers Three

by Timothy Callahan | in Articles | Mon, 4 June 2007

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]

Grant MorrisonCraig McGill on His Grant Morrsion Biography

by Timothy Callahan | in Interviews | Thu, 24 May 2007

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 (May 2007)Batman #664: Bruce Wayne is Cool

by Timothy Callahan | in Articles | Mon, 21 May 2007

So Grant Morrison follows up an intruiging Batman prose story full of dense allusions with… this. And the internet scratches its head.

Batman #663 (Apr 2007)Batman #663: “The Clown at Midnight”

by Timothy Callahan | in Articles | Mon, 19 February 2007

Batman #663 has already generated much commentary and consternation around the world with its prosaic depiction of the Caped Crusader.