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The Bronze Age of comics is a period of time between early 1970 and 1986.

The 70′s were a time of transition for the comic book industry. Marvel Comics, with its more realistic take on super-heroism, was quickly overcome DC Comics Silver Age sensibilities to become the most profitable comic book publishing. As a result, Marvel reintroduced horror comics on the scene with titles such as Tomb of Dracula and the werewolf at night.

Underground comics were more popular among older readers as an alternative to the more mature titles DC and Marvel superheroes. Although many subversive underground comics waned for more independent of the seized and published independently, not-CCA-approved Cerberus comics like Dave Sim and Wendy and Richard Pini Elfquest became high points on the independent scene is greatly appreciated. Late ’80s, comics disappeared from a traditional business.

The Bronze Age separate stops in 1986, when two things happened, both related to the writer Alan Moore:

Even with an increased tone of the adult superhero cartoons were made, mini-series Watchmen by Moore took a darker tone dramatically, exploring themes and issues that had never been explored in the super-hero comics before. John Byrne Man of Steel miniseries later this year, “reboot” the Superman character to be more relevant for 80 years.