This episode we dive into Manhunter by Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson. This was essentially a Dark Age comic that happened to come out in the early Bronze Age (1973). This comic was ahead of its time in many ways, including: – Simonson’s cinematic art technique that pre-dated Frank Miller’s similar work on Daredevil. – … Read more
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
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