How far into the '80's will the Bronze Age creep?

[Zonker]

To me, there's never been any need for an age after Bronze. Post-1981, they are all Moderns as far as I am concerned: predominantly sold to the Direct Market, hence either hoarded by collectors in high grade or surviving in high grade as unsold, unreturnable retailer inventory.

[TupennyConan]

To me, there's never been any need for an age after Bronze. Post-1981, they are all Moderns as far as I am concerned: predominantly sold to the Direct Market, hence either hoarded by collectors in high grade or surviving in high grade as unsold, unreturnable retailer inventory.

 

I agree.

 

Copper just sounds dumb.

 

Post Bronze books are Moderns with comics 18 months or less being Currents.

 

In Literature, Modern goes from a little before turn of the century up to and approaching about 1949. My point being that the Modern era in comics can go for 50 years too and perhaps give way to a post modern era **which may be defined by the dominance of trades, the dominance of digital, the end of the pamphlet, etc, rather than style content **this demarcation being analagous to the Direct Market defining Moderns start as opposed to its start finding attribution in Frank Miller and Alan Moores radically different story telling styles vs the Bronze work of Roy Thomas et al.

[DrWatson]

To me, there's never been any need for an age after Bronze. Post-1981, they are all Moderns as far as I am concerned: predominantly sold to the Direct Market, hence either hoarded by collectors in high grade or surviving in high grade as unsold, unreturnable retailer inventory.

 

I agree.

 

Copper just sounds dumb.

 

Post Bronze books are Moderns with comics 18 months or less being Currents.

 

In Literature, Modern goes from a little before turn of the century up to and approaching about 1949. My point being that the Modern era in comics can go for 50 years too and perhaps give way to a post modern era **which may be defined by the dominance of trades, the dominance of digital, the end of the pamphlet, etc, rather than style content **this demarcation being analagous to the Direct Market defining Moderns start as opposed to its start finding attribution in Frank Miller and Alan Moores radically different story telling styles vs the Bronze work of Roy Thomas et al.

To that I say, "pooh."

[TupennyConan]

Winnie.

[Yannis]

It seems that they are trying to put the word Bronze slowly up to 1982. Till the first Wolverine solo and Amazing 238.

[Yannis]

Ok guys, I will ask in a new thread an even crazier question.......

[Yannis]

In the Golden age thread, since I dont want to overlap this one

[TupennyConan]

I'm gonna retire this thread after reading JC's superb thread (inspired by this one of course):

 

The Bronze Age: Overstreet Makes No Sense.

 

Tupenny's most successful thread ever is now CLOSED.