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Comics 101 - What is the Silver Age of Comics?
[Book-Reviews:Comics-Humor] The Silver Age of comic books is a term that refers to a period between 1956 and the early 1970s. It's characterized by the resurgence of super-hero comics, a re-interpretation of Golden Age heroes, increasingly outlandish storylines, and the debut of Stan Lee and Marvel Comics as a major force in comic book publishing.

Comics 101 - What is the Comics Code Authority?
[Book-Reviews:Comics-Humor] The Comics Code Authority is a self-regulatory body that governs content in comic books. But, ironically, it drove its founder out of business and is largely ignored today.

Comics 101 - What is the Golden Age of Comic Books?
[Book-Reviews:Comics-Humor] The Golden Age of comics begins in June 1938. This is the first appearance of Superman in Action Comics #1, published by DC Comics.

Comics 101 - What Are Super-Heroes?
[Book-Reviews:Comics-Humor] A super-hero is a fictional character - typically an adventurer or vigilante of some sort - with superhuman powers or abilities (physical, mental or spiritual in nature), whose exploits are chronicled almost entirely in comic books or other media adaptations of those comic book adventures. These are typically children's cartoons, but several super-hero movies have been released in the past 10 years.

Comics 101 - What Are Graphic Novels?
[Book-Reviews:Comics-Humor] In the strictest sense, a graphic novel is a long-form, bound story in the same format as magazine-style comic books. The first book to self-identify itself as a graphic novel was Bloodstar by Richard Corben, adapting a story by Robert E. Howard in 1976.

Comics 101 - What Are Comic Books?
[Book-Reviews:Comics-Humor] Technically speaking, a comic book is any sort of periodical that features graphic sequential story-telling along with narrative dialogue as its primary story-telling methods. The magazine may have one or more complete stories in each issue, one or more episodes of continuing stories, or some combination of the two.

Comics 101 - What is the Post-Modern Age of Comics?
[Book-Reviews:Comics-Humor] Most comic book historians and fans consider the era we're currently in as modern. But there is no doubt that something in the comic book industry has created a fundamental shift in the foundation of both the business and entertainment sides of the medium sometime in the early part of the new millennium. Soon, I think the pundits will announce that comic book publishing has entered a new age, and the previous one-the one now known as the "Modern Age" will be reclassified as something else (the most likely candidates will probably be the Platinum or Iron Ages). However, since that era has not been labeled, the only thing we can accurately call the current era of comic book publishing is the "Post-Modern" era.

Comics 101 - What is the Modern Age of Comics?
[Book-Reviews:Comics-Humor] The Modern Age of comic books is a period of time beginning in 1986 and ending sometime in the early 2000s. Two things redefined comic books, specifically super-hero comic books in 1986: the publication of Watchmen and John Byrne's reboot of Superman.

Comics 101 - What is the Bronze Age of Comics?
[Book-Reviews:Comics-Humor] The Bronze Age of comic books is a period of time between the early 1970s and 1986. It is characterized by loosening standards by the major publishers and the growth of underground and independent comics.