The Dark Age /
When the Hero Fell
It's kinda odd how comics regress through the ages
as they go, isn't it? The Dark Age was so named
though because of the general gritty reinvention of
comics and the introduction of the Graphic Novel
through DC's Vertigo label. Hard-hitting, cerebral
books like The Sandman and V for Vendetta
started permeating the market, as well as truly great
Batman titles, including Year One and The Dark
Knight Returns. This was a time of thickly swathed
inks, complex, expletive-laden dialogue and some
of the most defining moments of comic history.
Firstly, Superman reneged his vow to never kill and
execute 2F