Is there an essay about American Strauss-Howe generations segmented by comic book tastes rather than years? I think:
Greatest: Tarzan/Phantom prehistory
Silents: DC
Boomers: Marvel
Gen X: Graphic novels (Maus etc), Miller Dark Knight etc
Millennial: Manga
Write one @robsalk
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Maybe though global strands don't begin to converge till mid-90s, at least not in a strong way.
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The fact that Golden Age comics were created by earnest young (not yet) Veterans but published by grizzled, transactional Lost accounts for many of the business/creative rights issues that haunt comics to the present day, IMO.
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There's also an interesting stylistic contrast between comics created by the same cohort as the audience, vs. ones created by older people for younger readers.
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I'm surprised you haven't written at least an essay on this, given that you've written books about both comics and generational dynamics
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