Before anyone cries outrage at why george perez and walt simonson are not on this list, despite continuing to produce amazing work, please remember that were just talking about seminal works from the last 25 years. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. See more ideas about comics, robert crumb and alternative comics. The silver age of comic books was a period of artistic advancement and widespread commercial success in mainstream american comic books, predominantly those featuring the superhero. Back in the postec days of the midtolate 1950s and early 60s, there was really only one place to go for your sf fix when youd exhausted dcs output for that month. The current list of the most valuable silver age comics. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years. Silver age of comic books academic dictionaries and. The silver age of comic books useful notes tv tropes. For longterm storage that brings the percomic cost of mylar.
To celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists from the last quarter century. A lot of artists might have simply just plopped the two figures onto a blue sky or a. Similar to the digital comic museum, which we wrote about last week, comic book plus contains a near inexhaustible quantity of golden and silver age comic books. The silver age of comic books was a period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream american comic book s, predominantly those featuring the superhero archetype.
A descriptive listing and ranking of the 20 greatest american comic book inkers. The problem with the label is it comes first and then fans try to squeeze every comic from that period into the label. When all star comics returned during the bronze age, it returned with a bang. Dc comics sparked the superhero revival with its publications from 1955 to 1960. Schumer apart from traditional comic book historians, who prefer to champion the socalled golden age the period from the late. A look at some of the best comic book back cover ads of the silver age of comic books.
The silver age of comic book art, a coffee table comic book art history book written and designed by comic book historian and illustrator arlen schumer. Telling a kid who obsessively reads comic books in the 60s that they can be. Hence each comic is considered to be silver age if it is dated from. A tribute to comic book back cover advertisements panjo. Superheroes were passe, except for the man of steel, a media star thanks to the adventures of superman 195357, a syndicated program appearing on the medium that had robbed comics of much of its audience. Check out our 60s comic books selection for the very best in unique or custom. Top 100 covers of the bronze age 19711985 comic vine. Also there are some silver age comics that have been collected such as.
Murphy anderson helped define the look of the silver. Following the golden age of comic books and an interregnum in the early to mid1950s, the silver age is considered to cover the period from 1956 to circa 1970, and was succeeded by the bronze and modern ages. In short, if you have any interest in comic book art and the artists that drew them, this is the book for you. How carmine infantino designed dcs silver age sequart. An unusual book for dc, even an time when comics were full of romance, war. Of the many great titles produced by marvel during the 60s, which deserves to be top of the rankings. The silver age of comic books was a period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream american comic books, predominantly in the superhero genre, that lasted roughly from 1956 to the late 1960searly 1970s. Back in the postec days of the midtolate 1950s and early 60s, charlton was doing some darned good comics, thanks to exec artists but most especially to steve ditko, before he made the.
But with a single comic carmine infantino not only revived the superhero genre after a long period of stagnation in the early 1950s, he also kicked off the silver age of comics. Historically speaking, the roots of comic book art can be traced centuries, even millennia back, all the way to the drawings and. After comparing five or six of the penciled pages to the finished versions, it became clear how much comic book production has come in the past 20 years. After hulk weekly, he did excellent work on the nick fury strip.
The silver age 19561970 was one of the most popular and influential eras in comic book history for creators and readers alike. One golden age publisher in particular, fiction house, used many. Yet, while dc was responsible for this first sign of new life in the comic book industry, marvel comics was able to capitalize even more from this trend as the 60s. The silver age of comics is marked with a returned focus towards superhero comics. Comics from the 60s growing in popularity, value news daily. The silver age of comic books was a period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream american comic books, predominantly those in the superhero genre. Comic book art from a cultural phenomenon to collectable. Silver age comics 19561969 silver age comics provide you with a look into the past, taking you to an era of books that spanned from 1956 to 1969. One silver age bag can hold several modern age comics, which makes a stiff enough package that backing boards arent needed. From golden age classics to silver age stalwarts and on to some modern day surprises, we have it all even an artist who never. Vincent bernard the silver age of comic book art is a beautiful, brilliant work of love and true passion.
This coffee table book is filled with meticulously researched factoids and kaleidoscopic images that celebrate some of the greatest comic book artists of the 1960s. He got his first professional work at the age of 16. Silver age of comic books hey kids comics wiki fandom. Two artists that changed the comics industry dramatically in the late 1960s were neal adams, considered one of his countrys greatest. The silver age of comic book art highlights the careers of. The silver age of comic book art public group facebook. By the mid1950s, the comicbook industry was imperiled. See more ideas about comic book covers, comic covers and classic comics. Doug wildey is known to a generation of fans as the man who designed johnny quest for television, but his comic book accomplishments are as a western artist par excellence. At this young age, he drew the title story in the first issue of hulk weekly for marvel uk. Hello and welcome to the largest original art website in the world devoted to the sale, trading, and purchasing of golden age, silver age, bronze age, and current era comic book art from. The silver age lasted from 1956 note to about 1972 although some people count everything up until 1985 as part of it, folding in the the bronze age of comic books. Superboy vol 1 160 old comic books, comic book artists, comic book covers. Cover art by jack kirby penciller and unconfirmed inker.
He also cocreated such features as aquaman, green arrow, and johnny quick, served as story editor for the adventures of superman television series, and compiled the. The 100 most influential pages in comic book history. It has been made into a poster, a vinyl placemat, a jigsaw puzzle, graphics for a batman board game, and it has even. The bronze age of comic books is an informal name for a period in the history of american superhero comic books usually said to run from 1970 to 1984. Most sources point to 1956 as the beginning of the silver age of comics. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq.
Ive been collecting comic books for over 20 years and i wanted to be able to. Unfortunately, marvels silver age doesnt hold many surprises. If the human figure is the foundation of comic book drawingindeed, of all drawingthen its epiphany is found in the distinctive, dynamic style of gil kane 19262000. Many editors, writers, pencillers and inkers participated in this revival. Another hidden dc treasure is the mike sekowsky metal men in all its quirkinessthough i consider it more a first trump of the bronze age than a silver age comic. Carmine infantino carmine infantino is one of the less celebrated artists of comics silver age, but its hard to figure out why. Top 100 covers of the bronze age 19711985 by krakoa october 2, 2010 6 comments the bronze age was a period of transition when comics were bringing in money. The silver age of comic books was a period of artistic advancement and widespread commercial success in mainstream american comic books, predominantly those featuring the superhero archetype. Weisinger was an american magazine and comic book editor best known for editing dc comics superman during the mid1950s to 1960s, in the silver age of comic books. Following mounting criticism regarding the negative influence comics, which gravitated towards other genres such as romance and horror following the end of wwii, supposedly had on violence in kids, the comic code authority was created. The result was lees creation, along with artist jack kirby, of marvels premier. It was created by the silverage comic book artist carmine infantino. Seller of bronze and silver age marvel dc comics batman comic books.