Mind if I pick your brains, guys?
I've got an idea that started as just a 12-issue series, but now I'm picturing it as something almost 100 issues long. It'd be broken down into seasons: 12 issues plus an annual to conclude.
My idea is that each "season" would harken back to a particular decade or era in comics. I don't want to say "age", since that's a little limiting.
So, for example, the 30s and 40s would be about fighting against factory owners and for workers rights, and of course, the war itself. The comic stories are mostly grounded, but have some fantastical elements. The characters were iconic.
The 50s and 60s would be the Cold War and space exploration (and the boom in sci-fi interest). This was also the era in comics when things got weirder. Imaginary stories and Batman fighting aliens in space, etc. Basically, comic creators went nuts trying to find something that would sell while comics popularity dropped. Though, I'm torn, because it also brought about Marvel comics, which were fantastical, but had a great amount of character depth not seen before.
The 70s is where more mature writing entered the fray. Drug use such as Harry Osborn and Speedy was brought in, as was death (Gwen Stacey).
The 80s was the start of reboots, with post-Crisis. Comics are rebooted into a new reality with previous elements in the mythology all mixed into a new reality. But it also brought more maturity with it, due to Watchmen and Dark Knight Returns.
The 90s...well, they were about major deaths, replacements and the extreme. The late 90s had a return of classic, iconic superheroes and Silver Age villains revamped into something more modern and dangerous.
The 2000s had another form of reboot, like the Ultimate comics, etc.
Anyway, that's just off the top of my head. Still playing with the comic, conceptually, so there's not a whole lot to comfortably share yet. Just wanted to get some thoughts on different decades and eras.
I've got an idea that started as just a 12-issue series, but now I'm picturing it as something almost 100 issues long. It'd be broken down into seasons: 12 issues plus an annual to conclude.
My idea is that each "season" would harken back to a particular decade or era in comics. I don't want to say "age", since that's a little limiting.
So, for example, the 30s and 40s would be about fighting against factory owners and for workers rights, and of course, the war itself. The comic stories are mostly grounded, but have some fantastical elements. The characters were iconic.
The 50s and 60s would be the Cold War and space exploration (and the boom in sci-fi interest). This was also the era in comics when things got weirder. Imaginary stories and Batman fighting aliens in space, etc. Basically, comic creators went nuts trying to find something that would sell while comics popularity dropped. Though, I'm torn, because it also brought about Marvel comics, which were fantastical, but had a great amount of character depth not seen before.
The 70s is where more mature writing entered the fray. Drug use such as Harry Osborn and Speedy was brought in, as was death (Gwen Stacey).
The 80s was the start of reboots, with post-Crisis. Comics are rebooted into a new reality with previous elements in the mythology all mixed into a new reality. But it also brought more maturity with it, due to Watchmen and Dark Knight Returns.
The 90s...well, they were about major deaths, replacements and the extreme. The late 90s had a return of classic, iconic superheroes and Silver Age villains revamped into something more modern and dangerous.
The 2000s had another form of reboot, like the Ultimate comics, etc.
Anyway, that's just off the top of my head. Still playing with the comic, conceptually, so there's not a whole lot to comfortably share yet. Just wanted to get some thoughts on different decades and eras.
