History comics and graphic novels libguides at arizona state. Its hard to imagine dc comics coming up with dark and disturbing stories. Apr 03, 2011 starting with supermans first appearance in 1938, super hero comics have been going for almost threequarters of a century. Part of the otaku nerd culture, these comics have been a major player in the countrys publishing industry, creating a robust market, reaching millions of readers of all ages and influencing a number of works of comic book art in a variety of. The ages are related to comic book grades in that they help determine the relative price based on the period that they represent as well as the age of the book. The comic book history of comics is a comic in love with comic books, with the visionaries and madmen that created them, and the poor lunatics so obsessed we still make em today.
The 100 most influential pages in comic book history. The 8 ages of comic books 1897present by alex grand. May 18, 2017 the boom of licensed superhero products began and hollywood turned to comic books as inspiration for future blockbuster movies. This book literally covers every aspect of american comic book history.
We also see the introduction of batman, robin, wonder woman, flash, green lantern, aquaman, captain america and many more iconic superheros. While the foundations of todays industry started in the 1920s, the events of today are shaping the industry of tomorrow. Funnies on parade, a collection of reprinted newspaper comic strips, is given away as an advertising promotion. Pulps were small 10 cent books sold on the newsstands, usually filled with action heroes going to exotic places and having adventures. Created by lee falk usa, the first superhero was the phantom, who debuted in his own newspaper comic strip on 17 feb 1936. O timeline tem grande interesse em divulgar trabalhos independentes. Jul 17, 2016 the ages of comic books explained people do mention the golden age, the silver age, the bronze age, and the modern age. The cover shows a transition from monsters, and the ff didnt even show up in costume till the third issue. The 8 ages of comic books by alex grand comic book. American comics historians generally divide 20thcentury american comics history chronologically into ages. Published by the catechetical guild education society and titled is this tomorrow.
When you are browsing the racks at your local comic book store and happen upon silver age comic books for sale, you may wonder just what it is that makes them silver. The dark age of comic books was the culmination of a gradual move towards an older audience for comic books, particularly those featuring superheroes that had started in the bronze age of comic books. But still, superhero history can be tricky to navigate, and dc comics is looking to clarify it all with a new timeline. Comics replaced dime novels as the corrupting paper medium of the day and were blamed for many crimes across multiple decades. Jun 11, 2014 scott runs you through a brief history of comic books to dive into what makes the golden age, silver age, bronze age, and modern age so important to how comics and the industry are today. Comics historians divide the history of american comic books into ages. The flood of speculators into the comic store looking to make money off of event comics or rare variant covers tempted comics publishers into bad behaviour. These eras include the golden age 19381950, the silver age.
The five ages of comics introduction pointless ephemera. Well, im up for the challenge to explain 79 years of comics. The three eras of the modern comic book movie the artifice. The yellow kid is supposes to be the first comic strip to be made as part of a newspaper from 1895 to 1898. America under communism, this postwar whatif dramatization details the russians conquering and enslaving america. Tracing the evolution of comic books by looking at the pictures, panels, and text that brought them to. Over the years, comic fans have come up with different ages of comics to reflect how the style and content of comics has changed over the years. And if youre interested in selling your comic books, knowing what age they fall in is vitally important for valuing your comic books. The silver age of comic books was a period of artistic advancement and widespread commercial success in mainstream american comic books, predominantly those featuring the superhero archetype.
More importantly, comic books begin to be acknowledged as a legitimate art form. Modern age comic books are swathed in realism, rather than in earlier themes, such as patriotism and morality. The history of american comics began in the 18th century in mass print media, in the era of yellow journalism, where newspaper comics served as a boon to mass readership. New events that shape the comics industry are always happening. Comic ages timeline i grew up accepting the traditional gospel that the superhero genre dictated the ages, but lately ive been leaning towards classifying the ages based on the inception and subsequent changes to the comic code authority. Contentsshow platinum age 18421938 american comic books predate the appearance of superheroes by nearly a century. There are an unknown amount of victorian age comic books, this era of comic book history is still being discovered, researched and recorded. One particularly nasty crime was the torture and killing of a boy in 1948. After a very brief chapter on very early comic books, he begins with 1933s funnies on parade and gives us an indepth journey from that point on with every age of the comics.
The term silver age refers to a general time period in which the comic books were originally available. The golden age of comics comics have been in existence since the end of the 19th century, but it was after the depression that the popularity of newspaper cartoons expanded into a major industry. When more information is available ill be writing about this as well. Mar 02, 2016 comic books are commonly categorized into four major ages based on when they were published. From the platinum age to the modern age, youll find some very interesting reading in here. Aug 29, 2017 comics has finally gotten the history and the historiansit deserves. Comic books began to reflect the perceived threat of communism and nuclear warfare.
The characters age in real time, and the strip becomes. As far as comic book history, comic books have been aroundfor a very long time. Escolha a editora, o arco e comece a diversao no ar desde 15082015. The golden age of comic books introduced the archetype of the superhero.
An index page listing ages of super hero comics content. The history of silver age comic books cosmic comics. It follows the silver age of comic books, 3 and is followed by the modern age of comic books. Platinum age 18971937, golden age 19381947, atomic age 19481955. Started in 1933 when jerry siegel and joe shuster created superman and sold the character to dc comics. It has been a form of entertainment since the early 1900s for all ages and genders. This starts at the platinum age through golden, silver. Platinum age 18971937, golden age 19381947, atomic age 19481955, silver age 19561969, bronze age 19701984, dark or copper age 19851991, extreme age 19921998, movie age 1998 2016. A brief history of graphic novels timeline timetoast timelines. In an unprecedented set of crossovers in 2005, dozens of comic strips join in celebrating its 75 years in print. Fans use these ages to categorize the different eras of comic books based on times in history that share concerns, storytellings, techniques, marketing strategies, styles of writing and art, and approach genre conventions. An overview of the 8 ages of comic books from 1897present day which includes key events in american history that helped shape the timeline. It didnt take long for marvels superhero mashup avengers. The available quantity of golden age books would be incalculably higher than what it is today and the collecting industry would be a very different.
Here are the four major ages for comic books in chronological order. With the exception of the beginning of the golden age and the beginning of the silver age, little consensus exists on startingending dates. The graphic novel was illustrated by mike konopacki. Following the golden age of comic books and an interregnum in the early to mid1950s, the silver age is considered to cover the period from 1956 to circa. The following period, the silver age, goes from 1956 to early 1970s. Dec 10, 2019 the 10 darkest timelines in dc comics history. The first foray into superheroes to come from under the marvel banner was revolutionary. Nov 07, 2016 an overview of the 8 ages of comic books from 1897present day which includes key events in american history that helped shape the timeline. The bronze age signaled a more realistic style within comic books as a younger generation of artists, including neal adams, john byrne, george perez, frank miller, and others, replaced aging artists who had helped to create the superhero comic books of the 1930s and 1940s. A market for such comic books soon followed, and by 1938 publishers were printing original material in the format. The 8 ages of comic books by alex grand comic book historians.
Comics timeline comics historians divide the history of american comic books into ages. It is the first to be printed in what becomes the standard size for modern comic books. Comics have played a huge part not only in the history of the united states, but really all of human history. However, in the history of dc, creepy timelines emerged take a look. The yellow kid was a very popular comic strip about a street urchin that first. Archaiapublished stories related to the dark crystal in chronological order. With stunning artwork and legendary storytelling, their pages have captivated readers for over eighty years. Oct 06, 2016 welcome to cbh, today were talking about the 8 ages of comic books including the. A brief history of comic books the pioneer 15001828, victorian 18281883 and platinum 18831938 ages please note. People do mention the golden age, the silver age, the bronze age, and the modern age.
In the 20th century, comics became an autonomous art medium and an integral part of american culture. It is based on zinns classic book a peoples history of the united states. Ages in the world of avatar avatar wiki forum general discussion board ages in the world of avatar the rich text editor does not work with javascript switched off. With soti and the creation of the cca the golden age came to a halt. The popularity of the character swiftly enshrined the superhero as the defining genre of american comic books. Jan 31, 2014 the death of superman and the birth of image are, for many people, symbolic of the comic industrys dark ages. The bronze age of comic books is an informal name for a period in the history of american superhero comic books usually said to run from 1970 to 1984.
The super hero genre is bestknown in the medium of american comic books. Welcome to cbh, today were talking about the 8 ages of comic books including the. In 1837, we have the first recorded graphic novel with sequential. At first they were simply reprints of previously published newspaper strips such as the. The for better or for worse comic strip debuts, telling the story of the patterson family. Sep 24, 2016 with a long history deeply rooted in the rich japanese art, manga are one of the most fascinating phenomena in japan and the whole world. Evolution of comic books timeline timetoast timelines. See american comic books comics are generally divided into ages. The dark age of comic books useful notes tv tropes.
392 387 1479 1311 507 1419 331 1462 652 995 123 1079 1311 1193 1258 364 42 1236 576 669 1507 1571 328 1054 278 1430 1486 1150 1527 1329 1428 1216 616 1190 131 110 1144 1214 1074 1291 1461 1350 1160 21