how comics have changed

[thunderbolt]

I wonder if in the 60s, there were Golden Age fans ragging on the Silver Age incarnations. Comments like "That's not the Flash, Jay Garrick is the one true flash!" must have happened right?

probably, there were no places to post rants like this back in the day, just the letters pages of the comics. I do wonder tho, there was a long period where characters like the Flash and GL were out of publication, so maybe the fan base moved on. Unlike now where the Fantastic Four has been an active title since '61, and some of the readers have been in place for nearly the entire time.

[palitoy]

I wonder if in the 60s, there were Golden Age fans ragging on the Silver Age incarnations. Comments like "That's not the Flash, Jay Garrick is the one true flash!" must have happened right?

[Hedji]

I like superheroes who are so darn good at what they do, they can't help but smile, and sometimes even break the 4th wall and wink at the reader.

[daz71]

yes the computer colouring makes things seem dreary when you look at the new disney films and compare them to the classics they seem the same.i know what you're saying about modern movies too they have a greyish washed out look when you look at 60's tv things like batman,star trek and the man from uncle the colours were so rich.

[Hedji]

I think computer coloring is a big part of it. There's a tendency to make things look less vivid and colorful. Most comics now are... brown. There are some wonderful exceptions out there but, it parallels the unnatural color grading you see in a lot of movies these days. Too much cyan, too much teal, too much orange... just not natural.

The good news is there are plenty of reprints of brightly colored, plucky heroes to pick up and enjoy. My brother got me the Superman Man of Tomorrow vol II hardcover for Christmas, and it's a hoot!

[MIB41]

I grew up in the 60's and 70's when comics were like soap operas. It was one continuous storyline where writers took pride in continuity. Today's comics are all about WHO is wearing the costume, not why. They seem aimless, pointless, and constantly get rebooted to prompt new sales. From my perspective, they are pretty lifeless.

[daz71]

i just got a book about the avengers and characters associated with them and it shows pictures of how the characters looked in the silver/bronze age and how they look now and what a disappointment,some characters are completely unrecognizable.the mandarin now is just a man in shirt ,tie and suit and maximus has gone from having a great red & yellow costume to what looks like a dressing gown .the colours have lost their vividness and everyone looks so grim and miserable.when did this happen 90's or early 2000's.