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gptkbp:instanceOf
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period in comic book history
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Modern_Age_of_Comic_Books
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gptkbp:characterizedBy
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graphic violence
darker themes
psychological complexity
more mature content
anti-heroes
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gptkbp:endDate
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mid-1990s
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Modern_Age_of_Comic_Books
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Dark Age of Comic Books
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gptkbp:imprint
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gptkb:Epic_Comics
gptkb:Vertigo
gptkb:Image_Comics
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gptkbp:influenced
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superhero genre
comic book storytelling
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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social and political issues of the 1980s
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gptkbp:notableCharacter
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gptkb:Batman
gptkb:Deadpool
gptkb:Wolverine
gptkb:Rorschach
gptkb:The_Punisher
gptkb:Spawn
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gptkbp:notableContributor
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gptkb:DC_Comics
gptkb:Marvel_Comics
gptkb:Frank_Miller
gptkb:Alan_Moore
gptkb:Image_Comics
gptkb:Rob_Liefeld
gptkb:Todd_McFarlane
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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rise of independent publishers
collapse of comic book market in the 1990s
introduction of mature readers imprints
speculator boom
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Watchmen
gptkb:X-Force
gptkb:Batman:_Year_One
gptkb:The_Dark_Knight_Returns
gptkb:The_Killing_Joke
gptkb:The_Punisher
gptkb:Spawn
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Bronze_Age_of_Comic_Books
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gptkbp:startDate
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mid-1980s
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:murder
deconstruction of superheroes
moral ambiguity
cynicism
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Modern_Age_of_Comic_Books
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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