Superhero comic books are traditionally thought to have two
distinct periods, two major waves of creativity: the Golden Age and
the Silver Age. In simple terms, the Golden Age was the birth of
the superhero proper out of the pulp novel characters of the early
1930s, and was primarily associated with the DC Comics Group.
Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman are the most
famous creations of this period. In the early 1960s, Marvel Comics
launched a completely new line of heroes, the primary figures of
the Silver Age: the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Incredible
Hulk, the X-Men, the Avengers, Iron Man, and Daredevil.
In this book, Geoff Klock presents a study of the Third Movement of
superhero comic books. He avoids, at all costs, the temptation to
refer to this movement as "Postmodern," "Deconstructionist," or
something equally tedious. Analyzing the works of Frank Miller,
Alan Moore, Warren Ellis, and Grant Morrison among others, and
taking his cue from Harold Bloom, Klock unearths the birth of
self-consciousness in the superhero narrative and guides us through
an intricate world of traditions, influences, nostalgia and
innovations - a world where comic books do indeed become
literature.
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