The Silver Age of Comics eBook William Schoell
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The Silver Age of Comics looks at super-hero comic books that were published in the mid-fifties to late sixties in a period that is now known as the "silver age" and when super-heroes -- most of whom had been replaced by science fiction, crime and romance comics etc, -- once again gained popularity and grew to virtually take over the whole comic book industry [basically this is still true today]. The book looks at how DC comics -- publisher of Superman and Batman -- reintroduced such golden age heroes as Green Lantern and The Flash [whose original books had been discontinued], giving them new identities, origins and costumes -- to get success. Then there's Marvel Comics, which introduced more "realistic" [in that they had human problems] characters such as the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and the X-Men [who became a comics publishing phenomenon]. Creating interest in older readers, Marvel not only became a serious competitor to DC, but eventually overtook them to become the number one company. But Silver Age isn't only of interest to baby boomers who grew up during this period, but to today's readers, as many of today's most popular characters [in both comics and films] got their start in the silver age Spider-Man [3 hit movies and now a Broadway show]; X-Men, Iron Man and others are all currently big hits on the big screen and all date back to the sixties. [It's interesting that when it was decided to make a film based on Green Lantern, the filmmakers chose the silver age GL, Hal Jordan, instead of more recent incarnations.] The silver age characters simply have a certain mythic appeal.
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The book not only looks at popular and lesser-known series [including those from smaller publishers such as Charlton and Gold Key], commenting on the most interesting stories, it also examines the artists who were prominent during this period, and looks at why their work could be so effective on different strips. Jack "King" Kirby, Gil Kane, Carmine Infantino, Jim Steranko, Steve Ditko, Neal Adams and others were giants, extremely talented illustrators whose dynamic work added immeasureably to the popularity of each character and series. The book also looks at how different comics reflected -- or didn't reflect -- the changing mores and attitudes of the turbulent times when civil rights, women's rights, and other social movements got more and more attention.
The Silver Age of Comics eBook William Schoell
Overall it was a nice overview. DC got a little more coverage than Marvel. Both companies were very important but Marvel pretty much defined comic books with their innovative writing style and more in depth characterization. What bothered me about this book was the author attacking conservative America several times. The author should leave his political views out and focus more on being objective and unbiased next time. I was quite turned off by this. There were very few illustrations in this book from the wealth out there. Between the lack of illustrations and his interjection of his politicaI opinions I can't give this more than a two star.Product details
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The Silver Age of Comics eBook William Schoell Reviews
I love this book! The author has really done his research as he recounts the various silver age histories of DC, Marvel and the independant companies. This is a great read!
Good written book with complete characters stories. Very good data and well narrated. Unortunately, does not include any illustration, bringing lots of blank pages instead, maybe by copyright troubles. That overthrow all that good work dramatically. That made me give it just one star.
Pros Nice overviews of each of the major DC and Marvel stars and the general trends in each series.
Cons Nothing new covered here and text could be more engaging.
Bottom line it's a nice read but nothing to get too excited about. Great maybe as a general reference to specific characters and their general series events.
Overall it was a nice overview. DC got a little more coverage than Marvel. Both companies were very important but Marvel pretty much defined comic books with their innovative writing style and more in depth characterization. What bothered me about this book was the author attacking conservative America several times. The author should leave his political views out and focus more on being objective and unbiased next time. I was quite turned off by this. There were very few illustrations in this book from the wealth out there. Between the lack of illustrations and his interjection of his politicaI opinions I can't give this more than a two star.
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