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Post by chaykinstevens on Jan 28, 2020 20:38:29 GMT -5
60s:Original Spidey, Avengers, Iron Man, Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Dr. Strange, Thor, Ant-Man. Original JLA, Doom Patrol, and Legion. Tintin. Adam Strange. Steranko Fury. The War that Time Forgot. 70s:O’Neil and Adams on Batman. Conan and Red Sonja. Byrne and Perez Avengers. Micronauts. Fourth World. Kamandi. Vampirella. Heavy Metal. Deadly Hands of Kung Fu. Warlord. Zap. Valerian. Wrightson Swamp Thing. Tomb of Dracula. Conway, Englehart, and O’Neil JLA. Englehart Avengers. Lone Wolf and Cub. 90s:Bone. Kingdom Come. Marvels. Doom Patrol. Flex Mentallo. Morrison JLA. Infinity Gauntlet. Kabuki. The Tick. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Usagi Yojimbo. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Top 10. Gaiman Sandman. Sandman Mystery Theatre. Ministry of Space. Understanding Comics. Transmetropolitan. The Invisibles. A Distant Soil. Age of Apocalypse. Rosa Scrooge. Tom Strong. Promethea. Batman: Year One. Hellboy. Sin City. From Hell. 300. The Golden Age. Ghost World. Didn't Tintin start in the 40s? Moench and Gulacy's Master of Kung Fu would be more deserving of a mention than Deadly Hands. I think Morrison's Doom Patrol, The Tick, TMNT, Usagi Yojimbo, A Distant Soil, Don Rosa's Scrooge and From Hell belong under the 80s, where they began. Batman: Year One certainly does. |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Jan 29, 2020 4:23:23 GMT -5
60s:Original Spidey, Avengers, Iron Man, Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Dr. Strange, Thor, Ant-Man. Original JLA, Doom Patrol, and Legion. Tintin. Adam Strange. Steranko Fury. The War that Time Forgot. 70s:O’Neil and Adams on Batman. Conan and Red Sonja. Byrne and Perez Avengers. Micronauts. Fourth World. Kamandi. Vampirella. Heavy Metal. Deadly Hands of Kung Fu. Warlord. Zap. Valerian. Wrightson Swamp Thing. Tomb of Dracula. Conway, Englehart, and O’Neil JLA. Englehart Avengers. Lone Wolf and Cub. 90s:Bone. Kingdom Come. Marvels. Doom Patrol. Flex Mentallo. Morrison JLA. Infinity Gauntlet. Kabuki. The Tick. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Usagi Yojimbo. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Top 10. Gaiman Sandman. Sandman Mystery Theatre. Ministry of Space. Understanding Comics. Transmetropolitan. The Invisibles. A Distant Soil. Age of Apocalypse. Rosa Scrooge. Tom Strong. Promethea. Batman: Year One. Hellboy. Sin City. From Hell. 300. The Golden Age. Ghost World. Didn't Tintin start in the 40s? Moench and Gulacy's Master of Kung Fu would be more deserving of a mention than Deadly Hands. I think Morrison's Doom Patrol, The Tick, TMNT, Usagi Yojimbo, A Distant Soil, Don Rosa's Scrooge and From Hell belong under the 80s, where they began. Batman: Year One certainly does. With you on Batman Year One, but... I tend to approach comics from the perspective of a cultural historian, and most of these feel very "'90s" to me. Right around '90 or so the original idea became less important than the cohesive artistic statement - In other words comics weren't "done" until they were collected and gained an audience beyond comic shops. Very few of the works listed had much immediate cultural impact in the way that, say, Fawcett's Captain Marvel or the Batman TV show did. If you argue that the music of the '90s began in 1992 - with quite a few minor trends (Nirvana/Alternative, the resurgence of Motown style vocal groups) and the most important element of the past 30 years of popular music (rap/hip-hop moves beyond a niche novelty) - all coming together in one year... I think I'd say that the "'90s" in comics began around 1988 or so. |
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Post by shaxper on Jan 29, 2020 5:57:10 GMT -5
Well, voting is locked.
I'm still amazed the '80s had such a poor showing, and (as much as I agree) I'm surprised the 50's did so well.
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Post by rberman on Jan 29, 2020 7:17:26 GMT -5
Well, voting is locked. I'm still amazed the '80s had such a poor showing, and (as much as I agree) I'm surprised the 50's did so well. I for one had to disqualify the 80s since I read it growing up. Otherwise it would have received my vote. |
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Post by brutalis on Jan 29, 2020 7:24:07 GMT -5
There was plenty to like about the 80's but it was when mainstream comics became hype over substance for me. And as much as I liked the black and white independents arriving, they didn't quite capture my imagination like those 60's comics did.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2020 7:38:30 GMT -5
Well, voting is locked. I'm still amazed the '80s had such a poor showing, and (as much as I agree) I'm surprised the 50's did so well. Being born in the 80s, I so wanted to vote for it (for nostalgic reasons). Hell, the Super Powers mini-series and Superman and Spider-Man (the greatest comic ever!) should have got it a vote for me. But I tried to be objective!  |
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Post by Confessor on Jan 29, 2020 8:20:48 GMT -5
60s:Original Spidey, Avengers, Iron Man, Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Dr. Strange, Thor, Ant-Man. Original JLA, Doom Patrol, and Legion. Tintin. Adam Strange. Steranko Fury. The War that Time Forgot. 70s:O’Neil and Adams on Batman. Conan and Red Sonja. Byrne and Perez Avengers. Micronauts. Fourth World. Kamandi. Vampirella. Heavy Metal. Deadly Hands of Kung Fu. Warlord. Zap. Valerian. Wrightson Swamp Thing. Tomb of Dracula. Conway, Englehart, and O’Neil JLA. Englehart Avengers. Lone Wolf and Cub. 90s:Bone. Kingdom Come. Marvels. Doom Patrol. Flex Mentallo. Morrison JLA. Infinity Gauntlet. Kabuki. The Tick. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Usagi Yojimbo. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Top 10. Gaiman Sandman. Sandman Mystery Theatre. Ministry of Space. Understanding Comics. Transmetropolitan. The Invisibles. A Distant Soil. Age of Apocalypse. Rosa Scrooge. Tom Strong. Promethea. Batman: Year One. Hellboy. Sin City. From Hell. 300. The Golden Age. Ghost World. Didn't Tintin start in the 40s? Earlier -- the 1920s. January 1929 to be precise. |
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Post by rberman on Jan 29, 2020 8:36:12 GMT -5
Which decade of Tintin was best?
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 29, 2020 10:46:36 GMT -5
Well, voting is locked. I'm still amazed the '80s had such a poor showing, and (as much as I agree) I'm surprised the 50's did so well. I don't think the 80s poor showing is that surprising. I suspect the largest demographic here are folks who started reading comics in the 70s and continued into the 80s as kids/teens. Therefore the 80s weren't a viable option. There are also a lot who started reading comics in the 80s. Again not an option for them. The 80s are precluded for pretty much anyone in their 40s and 50s which is...a whole lot of us. The 50s likely would have been my second choice (though there's an outside chance the 2000s would have). That would have been down to EC/Mad, Barks Ducks and Little Lulu with a few other outliers. |
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Post by shaxper on Jan 29, 2020 10:47:22 GMT -5
Well, voting is locked. I'm still amazed the '80s had such a poor showing, and (as much as I agree) I'm surprised the 50's did so well. I don't think the 80s poor showing is that surprising. I suspect the largest demographic here are folks who started reading comics in the 70s and continued into the 80s as kids/teens. Therefore the 80s weren't a viable option. There are also a lot who started reading comics in the 80s. Again not an option for them. The 80s are precluded for pretty much anyone in their 40s and 50s which is...a whole lot of us. Excellent point, Slam. |
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Post by dbutler69 on Jan 29, 2020 14:34:53 GMT -5
Well, voting is locked. I'm still amazed the '80s had such a poor showing, and (as much as I agree) I'm surprised the 50's did so well. I'm amazed that the 90's is doing pretty well. Yeesh. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2020 14:37:50 GMT -5
I think each era has good and bad. But, and this will always be subjective, some eras involve a bigger haystack and a smaller needle.
The 90s? I enjoyed Peter David's Hulk run. I seem to be one of two people on Earth who liked "The Age of Apocalypse" (if anyone else does, call me!). There were some enjoyable apocalyptic Batman arcs in the 90s. I also enjoyed John Byrne's creator-owned stuff such as Next Men.
But there was a lot I didn't gravitate towards. I wasn't enjoying Aquaman's exploits much. Some of Spidey's stuff got too convoluted. The only Superman stuff I really cared for was the Dominus storyline. There was a lot I didn't like.
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Post by rberman on Jan 29, 2020 14:50:28 GMT -5
I'm amazed that the 90's is doing pretty well. Yeesh. Well, it's not because of early Image or its imitators at Marvel and DC. It's all the other stuff. The early 90s and the late 90s don't even belong in the same discussion. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 29, 2020 15:00:25 GMT -5
Well, voting is locked. I'm still amazed the '80s had such a poor showing, and (as much as I agree) I'm surprised the 50's did so well. I'm amazed that the 90's is doing pretty well. Yeesh. Sandman, Preacher, Hellblazer, Bone, Transmetropolitan, Spectre, Sin City, Hellboy, Starman, Jenkins' Inhumans, Madman, The Invisibles, Sandman Mystery Theater. I can go on and on. It's not surprising at all. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2020 15:01:27 GMT -5
How could Slam forget Next Men and Danger Unlimited?  |
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