They can be black or with cream...Ok bad analogy.
What I'm trying to ask you all is, Do you like your comics dark and gritty or with a more light-hearted approach.
Now while you consider this I would like to inform you about the cyclical nature that the medium has gone through on the subject.
Prior to the Golden Age of comics (the introduction of characters like Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman) the highest grossing pulp magazines were crime and horror comics. Now this trend ended with the Silver Age after the publication of Wertham's "Seduction of the Innocent", which forced comic publishers to resort to more fantastic stories, not to say the Silver Age wasn't a vital part within the hostory of Superhero comics. It was during this stage that the world was introduced and in some cases re-introduced to characters like the Fantastic Four, Green Lantern, Spider-man and The Flash.
Of course it was during the late 80's that comics once again took a turn for the dramatic as they had in the past with the release of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen bu Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Both introduced more realistic, darker characters and opened the floodgates which continued well into the 90's or The Iron Age.
While there are still are a fair share of dark stories I've noticed a few titles and stories which hark back to a more simpler time usually associated with the Silver Age.
I suppose I end with another question? Do you guys think we are to see a new age in comics arrive with the coming decade?
What I'm trying to ask you all is, Do you like your comics dark and gritty or with a more light-hearted approach.
Now while you consider this I would like to inform you about the cyclical nature that the medium has gone through on the subject.
Prior to the Golden Age of comics (the introduction of characters like Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman) the highest grossing pulp magazines were crime and horror comics. Now this trend ended with the Silver Age after the publication of Wertham's "Seduction of the Innocent", which forced comic publishers to resort to more fantastic stories, not to say the Silver Age wasn't a vital part within the hostory of Superhero comics. It was during this stage that the world was introduced and in some cases re-introduced to characters like the Fantastic Four, Green Lantern, Spider-man and The Flash.
Of course it was during the late 80's that comics once again took a turn for the dramatic as they had in the past with the release of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen bu Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Both introduced more realistic, darker characters and opened the floodgates which continued well into the 90's or The Iron Age.
While there are still are a fair share of dark stories I've noticed a few titles and stories which hark back to a more simpler time usually associated with the Silver Age.
I suppose I end with another question? Do you guys think we are to see a new age in comics arrive with the coming decade?
