FCBD- Ages of Comics

I had a great time last Sat.  We had our Comic Community Conversation (C3) at Dragon's Lair (thanks Angie/Alan) and it turned out to be betting than I thought.  It was Free Comic Book Day so there were a lot more people in the store than usual.  People milling around looking for mainstream books (Wolverine, X-men, Batman, etc) and of course the DL regulars.  For the first time in three months , we were actually able to free flow a conversation that ranged from Star Wars- Star Trek comparisons (inevitable) to a brief jaunt through the history of super hero comics.  Enjoyed all the people who stopped by the table and just listened...nodding/ scratching their heads.  I also enjoyed those who actively participated in the discussion.

I'm going to break out here and ask a question about something we discussed on Sat.  It seems there are several differing opinions as to the duration of the "comic ages" , if you will.  Golden, Silver, Bronze, Modern (post-modern?) ages are very interesting to define.  Does anyone have an opinion?  

My opinion is as follows:

Golden Age (1938- Late 1950's)  

Silver Age (Early 60's - Mid 70's)

Bronze Age (Mid 70's to 1985)

Modern Age (1985- now?)

I'd love to hear some comments....:)

Watch this Space

For the tens of people who accidentally trip over my blog every-once-in- a- while, this is for you.  Due to some new ideas I have, this page will no longer be reflecting my random, not so amusing, and infrequent posts about everything from Adam to Zatanna.  What it will be doing is serving as a discussion arm for a new group I'm starting.  I'll be joining the respected ranks as a reviewer of comic books but with a twist.  I'd rather ot spoil it now, so I'll just shut up and sign off .

One year gone

It's been about a year since I wrote my last post. What's really funny is that I had forgotten that I had written one.

This is going to get me into trouble...

That's what I think when I write. I'm going to get into trouble. Someone is not going to agree with what I wrote and/or how I wrote it. That concern is being overruled by a new growing concern that I have...but let me explain a bit first.

Every once in a while (usually before a move), I'll go through several boxes of papers trying to figure out what to throw away. I usually don't get very far before I begin to find a few notepads which contain random journal entries about...well......random topics. I read these and begin to wonder who this person was that wrote them. The writing doesn't sound anything like me but yet it is my handwriting (scribble with a purpose). "Why did I say those things"... "why did I feel that way"..... "wow, this guy is funny"..... "i wonder what happened to him?" This is the only way I can connect with the me of the past. Here's the problem...... I'm finding fewer notepads.

I know what it is. The idealistic me is being replaced by a more pragmatic one. Maybe this happens as you get older but I think it's gone a little too far. The "realistic" voice in my head has become so strong that I don't think there is any room for dreaming. For reasonable reflection. For wild conjecture. For anything but....what is. And who wants to write about that?

My concern is that the me of the future will not be able to trace back to the thoughts and feelings I currently hold. At least , not without me putting them down.....somewhere. So......I will write, blog, jibber-jabber, whatever. It may get me into to trouble.....but at least I'll know how I got there.