Each evolution of comics is separated into notable eras, such as "Golden Age" which is when American comics saw a boom in popularity which lasted from the 1930s t'o the early 1950's. Here are some examples of these comics.
Following on from the golden age of comics, we reach the "Silver Age" of comics which lasted from the mid 1950's to 1970. As you can see this era of comics is different from the previous in terms of the colours, art style and overall presentation.
Moving on from the Silver Age, we head into the "Bronze Age" of comics. This era lasted from the 1970's to the mid 1980's, as usual this era saw a change in comics we see that the art style is more detailed with more shading and a change in the colours used which are a little more muted.
When the Bronze age ended in 1984, it was followed up by the "Copper Age" of comics.which ran from 1984 until the early 1990's. The changes in this era showed even more muted colours, more detailed illustrations and also more darker stories with heavier themes and characters from witers who are legendary in the comic industry like Jim Lee (X-Men), Frank Miller (Dark Knight Comics) and Alan Moore (Watchmen).
From the Copper Age we move into the "Modern Age" of comics, this era started in 1991 and is still ongoing to this day. In this era of comics we see more realistic art styles and a healthy mix of colours used depending on the style and how realistic said style is meant to be.
From some companies like Marvel, DC and IDW etc. We see a healthy mix of more dark and lighthearted stories, we also see a mix or more original concepts from small to big companies and celebrated, modern re-imaginings and from well established IP's like IDW's Transformers.
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