Comics in the 1980's were different than another time. Comics in the
1980's were very dark. In the 1980's there
were increase of crime rates and violence and drugs were a big problem as well.
The comics of this time were trying to reflect off of this. Comics had heroes
who tried to stop these villains and this ended up becoming very popular. People
were into this rebel type behavior and the sales proved it. Sales soared during
the 1980's. As the market grew so did the readers. The average age of readers
increased and this was a definite positive for the comic book company's. Comics
in the 80's definitely had more of a dark tone to them and some people were
very into that dark tone. These comic book writers needed to relate their
comics to the current times during the 1980's and they definitely did. Comics
in the 80's were very serious compared to other years and the types of readers
and fans were proof of that. The more serious the comics got the older the
average age of the readers got. The 80's was a serious time and comics was a
great overall reflection of that.
The ruminations over new activity to bring Wonder Woman back to the small screen once again remind me of the unique place DC Comic characters occupy in our collective mind’s eye. The struggle to produce a Wonder Woman film says much about the challenge represented by the Amazon Warrior/Princess who does not need to be rescued. Despite the growth of women’s role in society, we still assume a paternal and maternal model for men and women's in society. While Wonder Woman is not barred from motherhood, she is not seeking to place herself within the familial framework in an obvious way. Indeed, the recent runs of Wonder Woman have been better in part, because they have embraced the character as who she is--warrior, diplomat, and leader. Wonder Woman is one of the key characters from DC, yet she has not had the iconic stories similar to Batman (The Dark Knight Returns, The Killing Joke, or Year One) or Superman ( Greatest Stories or Red Son) in print. Instead, many people know abo…
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