Below are the most valuable comic books published since 1992. Comic books for sale buy dc, marvel comic books online. The modern age is the informal term applied to a specific period of comic book publishing history. I think there will be but only after all the comic book characters of today are out of style and hopelessly old fashioned. As the golden age ends, fears of juvenile delinquency lead media critics and. Over at dc comics, carmine infantino applied his art to various genre of comic books, and one that struck a cord with the mainstream and did well under the comics code authority was showcase 4, 1956 which introduced the modern barry allen flash and started off the silver age 19561969. In this period, comic book characters generally became darker and more psychologically complex, creators became. Sometimes, to follow the goldsilverbronze progression, the dark age is folded in with the modern age and called the iron age of comic books, and at other times it is jokingly called the chrome. The modern age is the informal term applied to a specific period of comic book. Modern age comic books cgc graded modern age comics da. An alternative name for this period is the dark age of comic books, due to the popularity and artistic influence of titles with serious content. During the bronze age, we saw the end of the comic code, which opened up all sorts of plot and character possibilities for publishers.
The modern age of comic books is a period in the history of american superhero comic books which is generally considered to have begun in the mid1980s. 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. Events from the modern age of comic books wikipedia. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age. It follows the silver age of comic books, and is followed by the modern age of comic books the bronze age retained many of the conventions of the silver age, with traditional superhero titles remaining the mainstay of the industry. Digital age is now i think this era is its own thing, characterized by digital comics, sjw marvel comics, crowdfunded comics, webcomics, and endless relaunches from marvel and dc. For several years now ive thought to myself, when will the modern age be over. By the end of the 1990s, the number of large crossovers decreased, but they were still. If the golden age of comic books and the silver age of comic books were the childhood of super heroes, the bronze age of comic books was their adolescence, and the dark age of comic books was their angstridden teenage years, then the modern age of comic books is surely the college years. Modern age comics is the local comic shop for the algonquin and crystal lake area. One of the key aspects of the modern age of comic books was that it was the beginning of big.
Superman, batman, wonder woman and most of the dc pantheon make their first appearances. The modern age of comics generally starts in 1985 as the bronze age wraps up. The 8 ages of comic books by alex grand comic book. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age 1992date modern age top 60 most valuable comic books. We offer modern, bronze age, silver age, and golden age comics.
Comics historians divide the history of american comic books into ages. As you can see, comic books have gone through a clear evolutionary path to get us to where we are today. Another fair question is what exactly determines the end of one age and the beginning of another. Age is a good name for this modern period comic book characters.
Were living in the postmodern age of comics the hub. The modern age 1985present in my opinion the birth of the modern age of comics came one seminal work that many of you might know, alan mores watchmen. Silver age comics at atkins library is an exhibit of. Depending on who you ask, the modern age of comic books began. We cant call anything the modern age because lets face it. We all know what books come to mind when you say 1980s. The piece threw out many of the conventional aspects of comic writing and went for a much grittier and grounded body of work that went where many other writers dared not to go. Modern age of comic books hey kids comics wiki fandom. February 15, 2017 key modern age comics special note. That would set modern age as 2005 present and is just slightly precivil war at marvel. The dark age of comic books useful notes tv tropes. I know theywhoever they are only fairly recently got together 57yrs ago and agreed to finally label a bronze age.
Its too early to say for sure, but if an age of comic books lasts fifteen or so years, and the modern age began in the mid90s, then it is likely to be reaching its end point now. Time traveler booster gold attends the memorial, but when superman, batman, and wonder woman do not arrive, the change in history. If youre looking for a hard to find back issue, we probably have it. It follows the silver age of comic books, 3 and is followed by the modern age of comic books. The odd thing here is the comic books were the source material for the movies which is becoming source material for the comics which to some feel a recycled undertaking. Alphabetical order rules all comic books for sale are listed alphabetically by the first letter of the comic book s name. Im just curious if were able to move beyond the iron age of comics yet, and id like your help. The importance of the dark age of comic books comics amino. The list of the most valuable important modern age. Following from the silver age of comics, the term bronzeage 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. See american comic books comics are generally divided into ages. Superman 1933 was published which would form the basis for the superman character. The early ages of comics are pretty clearly demarcated. The 1930s was the start of the golden age of comics.
The iron age carries probably some of the greatest public awareness of superheroes due to the fresh starts, many animated series, and successful blockbusters all getting the word out about this medium, fostering a new generation of fans. 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. One end for a proposed dark age would be marvels heroes reborn in 1997. People do mention the golden age, the silver age, the bronze age, and the modern age. This was when the seed of everything we know in comics today were first planted. The modern age of comic books all the tropes wiki fandom. The modern age is the current age, the one were in right now were talking about comic books, here.
The modern age is also sometimes referred to as the dark age, because gritty storylines came into vogue with both dc and marvel artists. The modern age of comic books is a period in the history of american superhero comic books. Because of this, comic books are generally categorized into different ages based on when they were published. The modern age of comic books began in 1986 and ended in the 2000s, and it is the modern comic books today. Comic books are commonly categorized into four major ages based on. Here are the four major ages for comic books in chronological order. Silver age 1956 1970 bronze age 1970 1985 modern age 1985 present day. The month before this comic was either number one or in the top three, as the first appearance of venom has been for the last year and a half. Crisis yielded not only the end of an era, but also the omniversal reboot of the. The end of the era is generally viewed as the shift from superhero to other genres. However, the war was ending and heroes came back from it in horrible ways. Thats why i think the nostalgic age is a good name for this modern period comic book characters, more than any time in their history, have become calcified and static, so that even the slightest change is disallowed or written away as soon as possible. Another fair question is what exactly determines the end of one age.
Thus setting the modern age a 97present another i see is dcs identity crisis in 2004, which has some dark subject matter itself before the company seemed to course correct a bit itself. Collectors usually refer to comic books drawn after 1985 as modern age comic books. Its too early to say for sure, but if an age of comic books lasts fifteen or so years, and the modern age began in the mid90s, then it is likely to be reaching its end. What makes this an age for comic books is that the success of the movies then change the content of the comic books to match for corporate synergy. For the purpose of this article we are going to class the modern era as from 1980 onwards, of course the modern era can be broken down further as copper age, dark age etc but for this article lets just concentrate on modern as being from the end of the bronze age 1980 onwards. The ages discussed in this node refer directly to north american comic book publishers, as different worldwide comic book publishing industries experienced different defining eras. The modern age of comic books is an informal name for the period in the history of mainstream american comic books generally considered to last from the mid1980s until present day. The modern age starts with the speculator market of the early 90s and the formation of image comics. Following the bronze age era, dcs modern age is largely recognized as. 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.
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. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. The golden age begins in the 1930s and runs until the mid1950s. If we dont, add it to your want list and well notify you when its in stock.
If you are not already intheknow about the difference between newsstand and direct edition comics see the following. If the pattern holds, then we are on the cusp of a new age right now. Crisis yielded not only the end of an era, but also the omniversal reboot of the internal history of most of their major projects. The end of the era is generally viewed as the shift from superhero to other genres such as. The fantastic four, spiderman, the hulk, iron man are all created in the. The modern age of comics is a name for the age of comics from the mid80s to present. The golden age was 19391955, the silver age was 19551970, the bronze age was 19701985, and the dark age was 19852000. The modern age of comic books useful notes tv tropes. Theres no need to introduce more and lower valued metals into comic book collecting. Heres the second video in our series explaining the different ages in comic. Modern age comic books cgc comic book collectors chat. Many influences from the bronze age of comic books would overlap with the infancy of the modern age. Does this popular title provide positive returns shortterm. In this age comic character were more psychologically complex and were darker.
With an unusually high rate of turnover in the 2000s, this would occasionally result in. Some consider this and the dark age to be a single era, the iron age of comic books. Will there be another age of comics after this modern age and if so. I think in the next 510 years we will be better able to look back on what we now call the modern age and give it a more descriptive name. Ages dont get named until theyre gone, so the present age is always modern. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books.
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