Bronze age comic book blogs

Little did i know where that single post would lead. Starting with supermans first appearance in 1938, super hero comics have been going for almost threequarters of a century. True comic book convention for collectors, readers and investors. The bronze age retained many of the conventions of the silver age, with traditional superhero titles. Welcome on this blog full of information about the comics in the silver and bronze age and offcourse the comics themselves. I track most the heros via howard keltners golden age comic books index 19351955 an awesome index of superhero appearances you really should download. Im hoping to entertain other fans of a certain age i. The bronze age of comic books useful notes tv tropes. It made me stop and consider the whole bronze age of comics because to me 80s comics were a very different animal to comics of the 70s. Suddenly, the history of the dc universe was open to young comics buyers with reprints from the golden age of comics, the silver age of comics and the current age, as well. Sources differ on when the bronze age of comic books started and the silver age ended. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age.

Behind the scenes, published in 2002, gives an insight into shanowers research and working methods. Identifying the bronze age romance classic covers bronze. We sadly lost another comic book legend yesterday, and today, thoia pays tribute to the heroic hand and masterfully mad mind of mort drucker, who passed away at the age of 91. The super blog teamup post that wasnt, and bar the doors.

After a six year hiatus issue 34 was published in 2019, the first to be in color. Top 20 bronze age comic runs part 3 flashback universe blog. All comic books for sale are listed alphabetically by the first letter of the comic book s name. Although the majority of books from the period are worth relatively little these days, there are a handful of key titles featuring the debut of important characters, or famous story arcs that can still bring impressive prices at auction. Growing up in the 1960s, i was surrounded by popculture touchstones the beatles, the man from uncle and civil war news gum cards. 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. Both series exemplify the combination of issuedriven plots and comic book wildness for which the era is known. Jan 10, 2020 killer bronze age keys the trifecta smash that like button if you love comics, comment your favorite book from this haul down below and subscribe to see more comic videos. The bronze age of comic books ran from around 1970 to 1985, and featured darker plots along with relevant realworld issues. If you were to believe the people who wrote entries for certain publications, you would think that the bronze age was a. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. When exactly did marvel start selling direct edition. Usefulnotesthe bronze age of comic books if you meant one of those, just click and go. I became a comic book fan in 1974 at the age of 5, and stayed with it for.

I would mark the end of the copper age with the end of watchmen, basically the end of moores involvement with dc comics in oct 1987. When did the bronze age of comic books begin and end. Mar 29, 2020 in this video i try a new comic book mystery box on a friends suggestion with a total of 50 bronze age marvel comic books. Mar 20, 2020 vaughn bode wouldve been 73 today, so lets celebrate. Creator credits are borrowed from whats available at the grand comic book database. Actually, many issues of comic book artist are celebrations of the bronze age. The biggest influence on my life was marvel comics. The period was marked with complex stories that had more realistic character conflicts, as well as some moral ambiguity. Containing reprints of newspaper comic strips, this experimental comic book titled funnies on parade was given away for free. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age.

What size of bags and boards do i need to protect my comic. How do i determine if a marvel comic is a first print. Anyway i know the question on the tip of everyones tongue. We mentioned that ahoy comics was launching a new comic book series bronze age boogie, amongst others, in april. I talked about my silver age favorites before, but the bronze age of comics is. Based on the television show, charlton comics retains the rights to the comic book version. Im sure that ward had to scrounge everywhere to find that many comics featuring the man of steel. The bronze age is when we begin to see true diversity in the pages of comic books, beyond stereotypes of the past. Top 10 bronze age comics the comic book boys know best. It follows the silver age of comic books, and is followed by the modern age of comic books. After several clumsy attempts to copy the marvel style, dc finally had a book with the type of characterization and banter that fans at that time.

At the time, fireside books had a deal with marvel to release various reprints of marvel titles in graphic novel format. We see the invisible girl turn into the invisible woman. Adi granov has been wowing comic book readers with his realistic, but subtle work since his first work for marvel with 2005s iron man. Killer bronze age keys the trifecta smash that like button if you love comics, comment your favorite book from this haul down below and subscribe to see more comic videos. May 02, 2017 the bronze age of comic books posted may 2, 2017 mguitmann prior to the bronze age, in the silver age of comics we saw comic book publishers reintroduce fan favorite characters after a decline in the popularity of comic books after wwii. Comics traded in surrealism and experimentation for photorealistic depictions of the urban landscape. Following from the silver age of comics, the term bronze age was first used by comic fans and then the overstreet price guide to refer to the more mature comics of the early seventies to the mid. Jan 30, 2011 creator credits are borrowed from whats available at the grand comic book database. Jun 23, 2014 today id like to bring up a comic that amazingly enough, has never gotten the attention its deserved. Ive notice with some of the newer xmen titles, it will indicate it in the bar code, such as 00111 and 00112 the 2 meaning second print of that particular issue, but the older comics dont seem to follow this rule. In this video i try a new comic book mystery box on a friends suggestion with a total of 50 bronze age marvel comic books. Unfortunately, we cant all sit on a mountaintop contemplating our place in the universe whilst engaging in wildly inventive sex and ingesting gargantuan amounts of hallucinogens, as vaughn would like us to, so if. These are the most actively sold comic books in the marketplace graded by cgc or cbcs. In 1979, the unexpected converted to the dollar comics format and incorporated house of secrets and the witching hour.

Lloyd wright at diversions of the groovy kind is celebrating ten years of bronzeage comics blogging. It is currently the number one bronze age comic in april gocollect. Each unexpected story would always include the word in its last panel. Story by joe gill, cover and story art by joe staton. Pencil ink comic book artists blog 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s. Its also one of the first original marvel graphic novels, and its called the silver surfer. I have been a little busy of late but i have not stinted on keeping up wi. Constantine 15 years later posted january 20, 2020 by david carter. We will return in the middle of july with new content and the second part of this summers super blog teamup. It showcases comic book artists and artwork from the golden, silver and bronze age. Doubletree by hilton clevelandwestlake 100 crocker blvd westlake, oh 44145. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics. It was a series on the rise of comic books that attracted oneil to roy thomas, who pushed him to try a stint writing at marvel when he joined the.

Rethinking the copper age of comics the great comic book heroes. Comics from the silver and bronze age comics from the. 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. There are a number of beautiful bronze age romance covers but to date, none are designated classic cover by overstreet. Its hard to put into words how much this mans art meant to me from my earliest years as a young mad magazine reader, up to discovering all of the other great work he created elsewhere later. It follows the silver age of comic books, 3 and is followed by the modern age of comic books. The term silver age refers to a general time period in which the comic books were originally available. Perhaps we are already in the next comic book age and future generations will name it the blockbuster movie age. While he enjoyed a brief revival in the 1990s via the likes of grant morrison, alan moore, and mark waid, strange hasnt been seen much since dcs rebirth save a few panels in 2018s heroes in crisis. If you want to start a mainthebronzeageofcomicbooks page, just click the edit button above. I also maintain another comics web site i founded in 2000, camelot in four colors.

Cosby writerproducer tyrone finch launches major ursa. The five ages of comics introduction pointless ephemera. Buy products related to bronze age comic books and see what customers say about bronze age comic books on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Next i went to the comic book database for the chronological listing of the characters appearances, notably in the bronze age. Jun 12, 2016 rich buckler is much maligned these days for his swipes fromhomages to jack kirby when he was drawing the fantastic four in the mid seventies but at the time i knew no better and expected to see the ff drawn this way from seeing the reprints of jacks work in mighty world of marvel so i have a soft spot for buckler. Oct 12, 2015 this readerfriendly sized edition explores the evolution into the bronze age of dc with a careful curation and expansion of material from taschens xl book, 75 years of dc comics, winner of the eisner awards, the oscars of the comic world. Hes returned to writing comic books after stoking the fires of his nostalgia, and hes a grandfather now, so he. The blog features recollections of comic books posted around the date of.

I especially liked how mantlo portrayed the fantastic fours interactions with other new yorkers while wandering around the city, and sal buscema, as far as im concerned, was the marvel bronze age artist. Second, this was before there were comics shops, before there were the yellowcolored ads offering back issues for sale. The silver age is commonly considered to have begun in 1956 and to have lasted. Although the character was a hit in the 60s and 70s, adam strange mostly fell by the wayside during the silver and bronze age of comic books. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age 1992date. Now we get the word that it will contain a fourpart backup original story, major. Well, one of the best reads has been george perez and len weins postcrisis reboot of wonder woman, why cant dc get anywhere near this level of excellence these days. The list of the most valuable bronze age comic books. To keep comic books preserved, theyre normally stored in bags with boards and youll want to get bags and boards sized appropriately for your collection. Get the best deals on bronze age thor comics when you shop the largest online selection at ebay. This not only led to big budget adaptations of beloved silver age comic book characters this is when predisneyfied marvel characters really take off but an interest in the altcomics, standalone stories and mature comics which pointedly subverted the form from the prior two decades. Almost forgotten actually, and that should be a crime because its a trueblue stan lee and jack kirby classic.

If you were to believe the people who wrote entries for certain publications, you would think that the bronze age was a made up era invented by comics retailers. Apr 12, 2020 growing up in the 1960s, i was surrounded by popculture touchstones the beatles, the man from uncle and civil war news gum cards. Vaughn bode jamboree in 2020 vaughn, larry niven, harvey. Join ccf and discover a wealth of knowledge from the nicest comic book fans on the net. The blog features recollections of comic books posted around the date of the 50th.

So, the xmen comic books are listed under x and the outer limits is listed under o. Reading this issue was like sliding my feet into an old pair of slippers so. The final whitman flash gordon comic book was printed in 1982. Perhaps its time to take notice of the officially unidentified classic covers of the last great comic book age of the romance genre. Has any one heard of a giant size bronze age books where the books are physically huge. Top 100 covers of the bronze age 19711985 comic vine. The silver age is commonly considered to have begun in 1956 and to have lasted until about 1975. It was a clear and defined twist in how comics were written as well as how they were perceived by the general public. Cleveland comic book and nostalgia convention march 2020. A survey of the arthurian legend in comics, which i hope youll check out some time. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. If youre not sure what size of bags and boards you need, please measure your comics.

Yeah, ive got that book of bronze age writer interviews, and theres the one where he basically tricks harlan ellison into saying don heck is the worst artist in comics. The end of the 2010s and the beginning of the 2020s marks a few important turning points in cinema that would seem out of the question in the burgeoning 21st century mindset of the 2000s. The same publisher would soon produce a comic magazine series of the same name. Nov 09, 2019 yeah, ive got that book of bronze age writer interviews, and theres the one where he basically tricks harlan ellison into saying don heck is the worst artist in comics. Most popular bronze age comic books these are the most actively sold comic books in the marketplace graded by cgc or cbcs. Sparkle city comics is most interested in purchasing comic books pre1985, so if youre interested in selling your golden age, silver age or bronze age comics, give us a call at 8007439205. Al williamson was the leading exponent of the heroic adventure style introduced by alex raymond in flash gordon.

Lloyd wright at diversions of the groovy kind is celebrating ten years of bronzeage comics blogging with nearly 3000 posts, and hes musing on how life has changed since he started. Mar 02, 2016 as you can see, comic books have gone through a clear evolutionary path to get us to where we are today. First, i estimate that there were about 960 comics featuring supermansuperboy or his friends, so its almost 60% of the total. Oct 02, 2010 top 100 covers of the bronze age 19711985 by krakoa october 2, 2010 6 comments the bronze age was a period of transition when comics were bringing in money. Twofisted tales of truelife weird romance mort kunstler. About this blog attack of the 50 year old comic books. Like some of you, ive been a fan of archie comics for many years.

This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. As far as resetting storylines to attract new readers, this may not appeal to anyone that prefers older comic book series, but there is plenty out there in the superhero universe to appeal to most everyone. He reappeared briefly in 1987 as part of a team that included mandrake and the phantom in the tvinspired defenders of the earth. Comic books published between 1970 to 1985 belong to the bronze age of comics. It was also the time of the 100 page super spectacular. Aug 01, 2015 most of the high points have been mentioned in the thread already, but ill add that in addition to the manhunter series jc mentions, those same archie goodwin edited issues detective 437443 feature some great batman stories with art by jim aparo, sal amendola, howard chaykin, alex toth and walt simonson. The amazing stylistic history of comic books 99designs. This image got me banned on facebook for thirty days the bronze age of blogs. I wanted to write something about the early days of marvel, but felt it needed to be put in the right cultural context. The layout directs the readers view from the creature to the man to the pulsating eye on the desk. A little over five years ago, my first guest post appeared over at the great bronze age babies blog. Special, published in 1999, provides backstory, telling of the curse on atreus and his sons, agamemnon and menelaus. This blog is the project of yours truly, alan stewart, a retired librarian by profession and a comics geek of long standing, who lives in memphis, tn.

It proved so popular that the following year eastern published famous funnies and took the bold step of selling the comic for ten cents through chain stores. Here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. Does the first page publisher information reveal anything. With mike zeck on pencils and a jim shooter script, this book should be, on top. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized by the way the name is pronounced. Other genres like horror became widespread during this period, beginning the transition to the current tone and trends in comic books. If you are not already intheknow about the difference between newsstand and direct edition comics see the following as this distinction is critical information any collector must know when approaching the bronze age and key bronze age comics where the distinction exists. Im still a little leary of continuing to post full issues of things from the bronze age, having come close to being legally burned a couple of times, and i have actually had thoughts of combining the two blogs in some way great news next week, chums. Get free advice on what your spiderman book collection is worth. Superman could appear in two separate stories in one comic.

In an age of sad news, heres a bit more, grooveophiles. On june 16 2009 they went live with the bronze age babies blog, sharing their love for 1970s and 80s pop culture with readers who happen by each day. I mean these books are like twice the height of a normal book and also a lot wider. We recommended you change your comic book bags and boards every 3 5 years. Hey everyone, how would i determine if my marvel, specifically bronze age comics are first prints and not reprints. The most inclusive definition is that it started in 1970, when jack kirby left marvel to work for dc, bringing with him the characterizationbased style that had become marvels trademark, and created his ambitious, if shortlived, fourth world titles. Vaughn bode jamboree in 2020 underground comic, vaughn, bode. While drucker drew comics for many years before his association began with mad, it was his movie and tv parodies in that worldfamous mag that made him a superstar. Mad magazines master caricaturist mort drucker passed away wednesday, april 8, at age 91.