In 1970, Jack “The King” Kirby left Marvel for DC, ushering in the Bronze Age. Which of his DC series was the best? The nominees are: Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth; New Gods; Omac; and Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen. [More]
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Talking Points
Talking Points In the face of decreasing newsstand sales, DC experimented with several new series during the Bronze Age. Despite some strong creative efforts, many of these series failed to last even 10 issues. Which of these short-lived series was the best? The nominees: Omac; Ragman; Shade, the Changing Man; and Sword of Sorcery. [More] Talking Points The weekly Talking Points feature is taking a break for a few weeks while Comics Bronze Age takes its annual pilgrimage to Comic-Con International in San Diego. Look for Talking Points to return Aug. 8. var addthis_config = {“data_track_clickback”:true,”data_track_addressbar”:false,”data_track_textcopy”:false,”ui_atversion”:”300″}; var addthis_product = ‘wpp-3.1′; Talking Points For a few weeks, Comics Bronze Age is using the weekly Talking Points poll to get some constructive reader feedback. This week, it’s a chance to vote on which long run or series the site tackles next. The nominees: Cerebus the Aardvark #1-50, Daredevil #158-191, Rom #1-75 or Giant-Size X-Men #1 and X-Men #94-175. [More] Talking Points For the the next few weeks, Comics Bronze Age hopes to use to the weekly Talking Points poll to get some constructive reader feedback. [More] Talking Points Next to Stan Lee, no writer was more important to the early years of the Marvel Universe than “Rascally” Roy Thomas. But which series represented Thomas’ best Bronze Age work for Marvel? The nominees: The Avengers, Conan the Barbarian, Fantastic Four and The Invaders. [More] Talking Points The FF had plenty of replacement members during the Bronze Age, but it’s hard to go wrong with the founding four. This week’s nominees: Human Torch, Invisible Girl/Woman, Mr. Fantastic and the Thing. (Of course, feel free to make a case for one of the rotating cast of fill-in members!) [More] Talking Points When diving into several issues worth of Bronze Age adventures, what format do you reach for? The nominees: Digital files, collected editions (hardcover), collected edition (trade paperbacks) and, of course, the original comics. [More] Talking Points Sure, a great deal of Bronze Age material is available in collected form, but sometimes only the original comics will do. When you need a floppy fix, where do you turn for Bronze Age goodness? The nominees: Comic-book conventions, eBay, local comic-book stores or online comic book stores, [More] Bronze Age Grad School This time out, Bronze Age Grad School curls up with Mark Evanier’s Kirby: King of Comics, an insider’s look at the career of Jack Kirby. (Editor’s note: This is #12 of a 17-part series.) [More]  |
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