The Bronze Age of comics is sometime between the early 1970s and 1986.
The 70s have been a period of change just for the comic book publishing business. Marvel Comics, with its much more realistic version of the super heroes, quickly surpassed DC Comics’ Silver Age sensibilities to become the much more lucrative comic editor.
The Comics Code Authority had loosened several of its restrictions after the US federal government. USA He asked Stan Lee to produce a Spider Man story about drug abuse. As a result, Marvel reintroduced horror comics into the scene with titles like Tomb of Werewolf and Dracula by Night.
The underground comix became much more popular with a more mature audience as a mature option for DC and Marvel superhero titles. While the subversive components of various underground comixes eventually went extinct for the most part, their independent spirit took hold, and independently printed, non-CCA-approved comics such as Wendy and Cerberus by Dave Sim and Elfquest by Richard Pini began to be huge areas. in the independent arena that is still highly appreciated.
In reaction, each of the biggest publishers (especially Marvel) starts messing around with various types of heroes inspired by many other mediums, just like the “explosive exploitation movie,” which was the genesis of Luke Cage in Hero for Hire. , and the kung fu movies that inspired the character who would be Cage’s partner, Iron Fist.
Also, it’s in the Bronze Age that we started to see the kind of kiosk division that comics had used from the beginning start to fall apart. For one thing, traditional magazine retailers (kiosks, drugstores, corner stores, etc.) weren’t ordering as many duplicates of each title. Comic book retailers, on the other hand, might cater especially to comic book readers and also store back issues. In the late 1980s, comics disappeared from the standard media.
And also in the 70s saw the premiere of the original final superhero character, crossed over superhero. You may have heard of it. His title is Wolverine, and he is perfect at what he does.
The Bronze Age stops in 1986, where 2 things happened, each affecting author Alan Moore:
Despite having the more adult tone than superhero comics have had, Moore’s Watchmen miniseries got a significantly darker tone, exploring themes and also people who had never before been seen in porn comics.
“What Happened to the Man of Tomorrow,” also composed by Moore, was a highlight of Superman’s personality, portrayed as much as at the time. The John Byrne Man of Steel miniseries later that season “rebooted” the Superman character to make it much more appropriate for the ’80s.
