The End of Bronze Age Comics
When is the end of the Bronze Age? It was actually a debated question.
In fact, some do not believe it ended at all.
Like the beginning, the exact date is fuzzy, and not a single comic book may be said ti have exited the Bronze Age at exactly the same date.
One commonly used ending point for the Bronze Age is in 1985-1986 time frame.
Like the Silver Age, the ending of the Bronze Age relates to a number of trends and events that is happening around the same time.
At that point, DC comics completed its special event, Osiris on Infinite Earths, which marked the revitalization of the company's product line to become a serious market challenger to Marvel again.
This time frame also includes the company's release of the highly acclaimed works, Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons and Batman: The Dark Knight returns by Frank Miller which redefined the superhero genre and inspired years of grim and gritty comic books.
At Marvel Comics however, the commonly used marking the end of Bronze Age is the release of Secret Wars.
Although this could be the extension to 1986 which saw the cancellation of Defenders, Power Man and iron Fist, both were Marvel's longest running titles launched in the 70s.
The launch of the New Universe and X-Factor.
The growth of the internet in the 1990s have also hurt all print media industries and increasingly many comic titles could only be found in bookstores and specialty shops.
Today, modern comics have to compete for shelf space with the Japanese import Manga.
In fact, some do not believe it ended at all.
Like the beginning, the exact date is fuzzy, and not a single comic book may be said ti have exited the Bronze Age at exactly the same date.
One commonly used ending point for the Bronze Age is in 1985-1986 time frame.
Like the Silver Age, the ending of the Bronze Age relates to a number of trends and events that is happening around the same time.
At that point, DC comics completed its special event, Osiris on Infinite Earths, which marked the revitalization of the company's product line to become a serious market challenger to Marvel again.
This time frame also includes the company's release of the highly acclaimed works, Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons and Batman: The Dark Knight returns by Frank Miller which redefined the superhero genre and inspired years of grim and gritty comic books.
At Marvel Comics however, the commonly used marking the end of Bronze Age is the release of Secret Wars.
Although this could be the extension to 1986 which saw the cancellation of Defenders, Power Man and iron Fist, both were Marvel's longest running titles launched in the 70s.
The launch of the New Universe and X-Factor.
The growth of the internet in the 1990s have also hurt all print media industries and increasingly many comic titles could only be found in bookstores and specialty shops.
Today, modern comics have to compete for shelf space with the Japanese import Manga.
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