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1968: The Decline of Both Batmania, Old D.C, and the Rise of Carmine Infantino
Manage episode 204354260 series 2286187
Alex Grand, Bill Field, and Jim Thompson wrap up 1966 as Batmania declines and the Superhero glut is shown not to be the significant cash cow it used to be, Carmine Infantino uses corporate change at old DC, as an opportunity to change the creative face of their comics line by enabling the release of the old guard and replacing them with the new artists and writers that would transition into the bronze age. What were the creative titles in 1968 that echoed these internal changes? What does it mean for DC when its old pulp writer editors are replaced with next generation artists? Can DC tap into nonsuperhero genres to soften the superhero crash after the moneymaking glut? Edited & Produced by Alex Grand. ©Comic Book Historians, Deadman ©DC Comics. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistorians
Podcast and Audio ©℗ 2019 Comic Book Historians
Chapters
1. 1968: The Decline of Both Batmania, Old D.C, and the Rise of Carmine Infantino (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] Agency for Change : A Podcast from KidGlov (00:10:49)
3. (Cont.) 1968: The Decline of Both Batmania, Old D.C, and the Rise of Carmine Infantino (00:11:28)
4. [Ad] The Loved One (00:26:19)
5. (Cont.) 1968: The Decline of Both Batmania, Old D.C, and the Rise of Carmine Infantino (00:27:04)
128 episodes
Manage episode 204354260 series 2286187
Alex Grand, Bill Field, and Jim Thompson wrap up 1966 as Batmania declines and the Superhero glut is shown not to be the significant cash cow it used to be, Carmine Infantino uses corporate change at old DC, as an opportunity to change the creative face of their comics line by enabling the release of the old guard and replacing them with the new artists and writers that would transition into the bronze age. What were the creative titles in 1968 that echoed these internal changes? What does it mean for DC when its old pulp writer editors are replaced with next generation artists? Can DC tap into nonsuperhero genres to soften the superhero crash after the moneymaking glut? Edited & Produced by Alex Grand. ©Comic Book Historians, Deadman ©DC Comics. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistorians
Podcast and Audio ©℗ 2019 Comic Book Historians
Chapters
1. 1968: The Decline of Both Batmania, Old D.C, and the Rise of Carmine Infantino (00:00:00)
2. [Ad] Agency for Change : A Podcast from KidGlov (00:10:49)
3. (Cont.) 1968: The Decline of Both Batmania, Old D.C, and the Rise of Carmine Infantino (00:11:28)
4. [Ad] The Loved One (00:26:19)
5. (Cont.) 1968: The Decline of Both Batmania, Old D.C, and the Rise of Carmine Infantino (00:27:04)
128 episodes
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