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Post by shaxper on Jan 21, 2020 11:44:24 GMT -5
Welcome to the next in the CCF poll series!
Be sure to provide your rationale in the form of a reply in addition to voting!
Polls are open until 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time on January 28th.
Nostalgia be damned, which is your favorite decade in comics OTHER THAN the one you grew up in?
NOTE: Obviously, many of us did not grow up in only one decade. The spirit of this poll is to select an era of comics for which you have no nostalgia. For example, I grew up in the late '80s-early '90s. I could vote for the '80s or the '90s so long as my rationale is connected to books that weren't on the racks while I was first getting into comics. Interpret this guideline as you see fit. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Jan 21, 2020 11:55:05 GMT -5
Gee, that only leaves me 3 decades. It's a tough choice between 40s and 50s; but, I went with the 50s: Barks, EC, Toth Zorro, Revived heroes.
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Post by nerdygirl905 on Jan 21, 2020 12:11:48 GMT -5
The 60s, obviously. Silver Age forever!
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Post by shaxper on Jan 21, 2020 12:27:31 GMT -5
Gee, that only leaves me 3 decades. It's a tough choice between 40s and 50s; but, I went with the 50s: Barks, EC, Toth Zorro, Revived heroes. You can choose decade you experienced as an adult, just not one tainted by the rose-colored idealism of adolescence. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 12:41:20 GMT -5
1940s. Discovered these stories through reprints in the 60s and 70s.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 13:11:30 GMT -5
I grew up in the 80s, but a lot of 80s UK annuals/reprint comics reprinted 70s tales. For instance, the 1986 UK Batman Annual reprinted 3 strips (from 1971, 1973 and 1979). The UK Batman reprint title started with 1980's "Untold Legend of the Batman" but then began reprinting 70s stories featuring the likes of Crazy Quilt, Blockbuster, Joker, etc.
I've also enjoyed a lot of "Essential" and "Showcase" volumes that reprint 70s tales.
I think DC's 70s output is underrated. And as someone who wasn't around in the 70s, I can say that without rose-tinted nostalgia. I love the wordy nature of a lot of Marvel Comics' 70s output, e.g. Iron Fist and Luke Cage.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 21, 2020 13:26:05 GMT -5
Well I grew up in the 70s and 80s (turned 18 in 1986). I don't think the 60s count as I didn't read at 25 months old.
That said I answered the 90s. Yeah...I know it gets a bad rap. But the best of the 90s was as good as it gets. Most of Sandman. The best parts of Hellblazer. Bone. Transmetropolitan. Preacher. Fax From Sarajevo. The start of the ABC line. Planetary. Sin City. Hellboy. Starman. Spectre.
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Post by Cei-U! on Jan 21, 2020 13:27:27 GMT -5
Since I've already written one book about the comics of the 1940s and am in the midst of writing another, it'd be sheer contrarianism for me to pick anything else.
Cei-U!
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Post by brutalis on Jan 21, 2020 13:38:26 GMT -5
Grew up in the 70's (best dang decade EVER (thhhhhrrrrrrrbbbbbbbbbttttttts to you shaxper ) but didn't read comics until the 70's, so other than my own I will go with the 1960's. Have never been able to read much from the 40/50's while growing up (I am finding more today in the 2000's) and while the 80's has lots of goodies, it just can't compare to the kitsch and silliness and pure entertainment value of those 1960's comic books. The 60's was reinventing the comic book in many ways from what they used to be: purely meant as inexpensive (i.e. CHEAP) throw away entertainment for kids. The ideas were becoming more interesting to various age groups and Stan/Marvel was going specifically for the teenager. And the idea of actually holding onto your comics to read and read again as you grew up was a newer idea than from the earlier decades when many comics were just bundled up and put away as childhood receded. I didn't find out until about 6 years ago that my dad grew up reading Sgt. Rock comics and Disney comics as a kid in the 50's but once he enlisted in the military he stopped reading comic books. He never again picked one up to read or enjoy ever again, not even when I became a comic reader and then collector during my youth. He was just never interested in them anymore or outgrew the idea that he could embrace the inner child and enjoy some whimsy and fantasy as an adult. Look at all the stupendous creations: Spider-Man, Thor, Barry Allen Flash, Wally West Kid Flash, Green Lantern, Hulk, Iron Man, Magnus robot fighter, Daredevil, Captain Mar-Vell, Vampirella, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Avengers, Batgirl, Enemy Ace, Unknown Soldier, doctor Strange and the list goes on. |
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Post by shaxper on Jan 21, 2020 13:57:05 GMT -5
I debated about whether I could choose the 1980s, having started reading comics in '89, but my true love for '80s comics is the post-Crisis 1987-1988 stuff, and I suspect a lot of my interest in that era is because it immediately preceded what I grew up with. So I'm calling shenanigans on myself and choosing the 1970s instead.
The 1970s was the beginning of everything I love about comics -- deeper characterizations, moral ambiguity handled tactfully and not just for shock value, continuity used less to sell comics and more to make a title grow organically, plus the resurgence of the horror genre (LOVE my Warren, Skywald, and Marvel horror mags!) and sci-fi genre (Planet of the Apes, Killraven, Deathlok, Star-Lord, etc), and innovation with new formats. Additionally,, as the medium was finally being treated with more dignity, some long-time creators truly began taking their work to new levels, especially Eisner and Kirby.
Probably 40% of my collection is 1970s books.
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Post by brutalis on Jan 21, 2020 13:59:37 GMT -5
You are a man of taste and elegance in admitting your love of the 70's Shax! Put on your Afro and bell bottoms and tie-dyed shirt and hit the Disco!
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Post by shaxper on Jan 21, 2020 14:01:56 GMT -5
You are a man of taste and elegance in admitting your love of the 70's Shax! Put on your Afro and bell bottoms and tie-dyed shirt and hit the Disco! You joke, but...  My afro, circa 1998. |
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Post by dbutler69 on Jan 21, 2020 14:03:26 GMT -5
I guess I grew up in the late 70's to early 80's so that's two decades out for me. So, i voted for the 60's, though I did read some 60' stories both in reprints and in back issues (once I'd discovered my LCS and gotten an allowance) so the 60's are somewhat "tainted by nostalgia" for me, but probably not enough to disqualify it.
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Post by codystarbuck on Jan 21, 2020 14:55:06 GMT -5
Gee, that only leaves me 3 decades. It's a tough choice between 40s and 50s; but, I went with the 50s: Barks, EC, Toth Zorro, Revived heroes. You can choose decade you experienced as an adult, just not one tainted by the rose-colored idealism of adolescence. I'm a comic fan; every decade is seen through rose colored glasses, except the current one. |
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Post by Crimebuster on Jan 21, 2020 16:07:00 GMT -5
I went with the 70's, but I almost voted for the 90's. It was a very close call.
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