tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post6540856748207038066..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: The Precise Moment the Silver Age EndedSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-88257837983380649512009-08-05T18:40:12.354-03:002009-08-05T18:40:12.354-03:00Awesome ridiculousness, mind you...Awesome ridiculousness, mind you...Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-83969275130748771962009-08-05T18:39:23.759-03:002009-08-05T18:39:23.759-03:00I dunno, it can be taken cynically, but at the sam...I dunno, it can be taken cynically, but at the same time, there's something to be said for the argument that the Silver Age ended when people who had actually been fans of comics from that era started writing them. <br /><br />I've been reading a bunch of old Silver Age X-Men issues lately, complete with the letter pages, and I love these kind of random "wait a minute..." letters that, even back then, pointed out some of the Silver Age's ridiculousness.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-26284292735196658202009-08-03T19:18:22.156-03:002009-08-03T19:18:22.156-03:00Ironic in that he was a big Golden Age nut.Ironic in that he was a big Golden Age nut.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-63674119994228873952009-08-03T15:46:36.307-03:002009-08-03T15:46:36.307-03:00The cynic in me wants to say that the Silver Age e...The cynic in me wants to say that the Silver Age ended when guys like Roy Thomas started getting writing gigs at Marvel.Dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10132196355430345167noreply@blogger.com