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The dark side of the Golden Age of Comic Books

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Ahhh, the Golden Age of Comics. When heroes were unambiguously good, and the villains were unambiguously evil. An era before all the sex and violence and politics and the cash grabs and the gimmicks, when comics were just wholesome fun. Well, not quite. The Golden Age featured darker content than one might think. The goldenest … Read more

Podcast: Introducing the Dark Age of Comic Books

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Sewer Mutant Podcast, Season 2, Episode 1: Introducing the Dark Age of Comic Books The Sewer Mutant podcast is back at last! And I’m joined by a new co-host, John Ekleberry, who you might remember from the Sewer Mutant episode on James O’Barr. We’re starting a podcast companion to the History of the Dark Age … Read more