Decade...what's your favorite?

inmyblood · Post by **inmyblood** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:38 am

What's your favorite decade for comics??

Mine is definately the 80's. To break it down I would say the early 80's.
The lines between good and evil were still black and white. That still brought (naive) innocence to comics.

Hated the early 90's though (except for Valiant stuff!).
The stories in all those issues sucked big eggs. Too much of an emphasis on art and the issue #, which always revolved around #1.

But yeah, 80's was my fave.

What's yours?

CJAotssE · Post by **CJAotssE** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:57 am

Marvel 61-71, the first ten years, about 1000 issues.

Probably redefined everything that has come since.

There are plenty of artists, writers and characters that have come since that also thrill and enjoy but the originals still rule.

Funnily the same answer applies for music and tv: what a decade.

Peter.

Todd Luck · Post by **Todd Luck** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:21 am

For Independent comics the 90's because the boom allowed for so many incredible small press, creator-owned, and self-published comics to come out that otherwise wouldn't have existed. Plus a few of the universe like Milestone and the ones by Jim Shooter were really, really good

For mainstream comics, nothing beats the 80's. Nearly every character I can think of had some sort of "hay day" or "classic" run in those days. And of course their was some nice vartiety in the main steam too with First and Epic and all that.

Vault-Keeper · Post by **Vault-Keeper** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:06 am

CJAotssE wrote:Marvel 61-71, the first ten years, about 1000 issues.

Probably redefined everything that has come since.

There are plenty of artists, writers and characters that have come since that also thrill and enjoy but the originals still rule.

Funnily the same answer applies for music and tv: what a decade.

Peter.

With the exception of the EC comics of the early-mid 50s, I'd have to agree with Pete.

Early B&W magazines from the 60's like CREEPY & EERIE are easily overlooked in this period. They had great stories & art from the best of the original EC staff plus (many others like Steve Ditko, Neal Adams, John & Marie Severin, etc.) The painted covers on many issues included some of Frazetta's best work ever.---Steve

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:30 am

The very beginning of the Stan Lee/ Jack Kirby years at Marvel, along with the re- introduction of the DC Heroes like Flash, Green Lantern etc.. and of course the beginning of the Valiant era.

Peter Parker · Post by **Peter Parker** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:10 pm

Well, MY personal favorite decade is between the years of 2028 and 2038..when...oops

You guys haven't been there yet, that's right...uhhhhhh, well......I was joking anyway so......yeah, 1940-1950...great years

dickybendy · Post by **dickybendy** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 5:28 pm

Bronze

everything reall came together then, disco and kung-fu.....how can you beat that

that when I was a kid so I suppose thats why.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 6:48 pm

dickybendy wrote:Bronze

everything reall came together then, disco and kung-fu.....how can you beat that

that when I was a kid so I suppose thats why.

Before that Carl Douglas tune came out, I would have never predicted in a million years that someone would have a hit disco Kung Fu song, go figure.

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:22 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:The very beginning of the Stan Lee/ Jack Kirby years at Marvel, along with the re- introduction of the DC Heroes like Flash, Green Lantern etc.. and of course the beginning of the Valiant era.

I'm with you.
'59 through '69 DC and Marvel put out some GREAT comics.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 7:24 pm

jedimarley wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:The very beginning of the Stan Lee/ Jack Kirby years at Marvel, along with the re- introduction of the DC Heroes like Flash, Green Lantern etc.. and of course the beginning of the Valiant era.
I'm with you.
'59 through '69 DC and Marvel put out some GREAT comics.

Absolutely!

whetteon · Post by **whetteon** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:23 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
jedimarley wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:The very beginning of the Stan Lee/ Jack Kirby years at Marvel, along with the re- introduction of the DC Heroes like Flash, Green Lantern etc.. and of course the beginning of the Valiant era.
I'm with you.
'59 through '69 DC and Marvel put out some GREAT comics.

Absolutely!

word.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:34 pm

Guess.

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:19 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:Guess.

'80 through '90?

inmyblood · Post by **inmyblood** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:46 am

inmyblood wrote:What's your favorite decade for comics??

Mine is definately the 80's. To break it down I would say the early 80's.
The lines between good and evil were still black and white. That still brought (naive) innocence to comics, which made it fun.

Hated the early 90's though (except for Valiant stuff!).
The stories in all those issues sucked big eggs. Too much of an emphasis on art and the issue #, which always revolved around #1.

But yeah, 80's was my fave.

What's yours?

inmyblood · Post by **inmyblood** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:48 am

Silver age books from Stan Lee too.

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 9:48 am

inmyblood wrote:Silver age books from Stan Lee too.

That narrows it down to all silver age books.

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 9:50 am

jedimarley wrote:
inmyblood wrote:Silver age books from Stan Lee too.
That narrows it down to all silver age books.

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 10:06 am

depluto wrote:
jedimarley wrote:
inmyblood wrote:Silver age books from Stan Lee too.
That narrows it down to all silver age books.

What??

inmyblood · Post by **inmyblood** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 1:32 pm

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 1:48 pm

inmyblood wrote:

Chuck · Post by **Chuck** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 5:17 pm

mid 70's to mid 80's marvels...

that's what got me hooked on comic

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:22 pm

I'll have to say the 80's, since it's when I started collecting and seriously reading comics. Anybody else remember when Uncanny X-Men was GOOD? Claremont was a god back then... now he's so much *SQUEE* toilet paper on that very same title.

At least Alan Davis' current art is nice.

-slym (is looking forward to Chris Bachalo coming back to UncXM)

Peter Parker · Post by **Peter Parker** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:01 pm

slym2none wrote:I'll have to say the 80's, since it's when I started collecting and seriously reading comics. Anybody else remember when Uncanny X-Men was GOOD? Claremont was a god back then... now he's so much *SKREE* toilet paper on that very same title. At least Alan Davis' current art is nice.

-slym (is looking forward to Chris Bachalo coming back to UncXM)

Slym...CB is a friggin MANGA artist for the most part :x ..we don't need no stinkin' Manga garbage in a book like X-Men anymore

i'll pass, thank you very much..I also personally disdain Alan Davis art

see, one man's treasure truly is another man's trash

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:53 pm

jedimarley wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:Guess.
'80 through '90?

Bingo.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:55 pm

Peter Parker wrote:
slym2none wrote:I'll have to say the 80's, since it's when I started collecting and seriously reading comics. Anybody else remember when Uncanny X-Men was GOOD? Claremont was a god back then... now he's so much *SKREE* toilet paper on that very same title. At least Alan Davis' current art is nice.

-slym (is looking forward to Chris Bachalo coming back to UncXM)
Slym...CB is a friggin MANGA artist for the most part :x ..we don't need no stinkin' Manga garbage in a book like X-Men anymore

i'll pass, thank you very much..I also personally disdain Alan Davis art

see, one man's treasure truly is another man's trash

Mmmmm...Alan Davis art....

Mmmmm...Chris Bachalo art...

Sweet stuff, all the way around.

And, didn't Stan Lee write Justice League of America?

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