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| Modern Age of Comic Books | |
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 Watchmen (1986), one of the comics considered to signify the beginning of the Modern Age Cover art by Dave Gibbons | |
| Time span | c. 1985 – present |
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| Preceded by | Bronze Age of Comic Books |
The Modern Age of Comic Books is a period in the history of American superhero comic books which began in the mid-1980s and continues through the present day.[1][2] During approximately the first 15 years of this period, many comic book characters were redesigned, creators gained prominence in the industry, independent comics flourished, and larger publishing houses became more commercialized.[3]
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, such as Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen.[4]
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- ^ Kılınç, Ugur (2017). "Create It! Extend It! Evolution of Comics Through Narrative Advertising". Narrative Advertising Models and Conceptualization in the Digital Age. United States of America: IGI Global. p. 118. ISBN 9781522503323.
- ^ "When Were Superheroes Grim and Gritty?". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
- ^ Voger, Mark (2006), p. 6.