I like my comic book stories dark…not grim but dark. It’s a subtle distinction. And writers sometimes err or veer into grim.

So DC Through the ’80s: The End of Eras sounds wonderfully dark…I mean this decade prompted Crisis on Infinite Earths which was wonderfully dark not grim (suck it

Barry Allen!!).

And bonus! The book “features the complete text of Alan Moore’s legendary, never-before-published Twilight proposal!” The best way to become a comic writer is to study the greats. Though poor Alan Moore DC continues to cash in on him; proving his low-opinion of them is indeed correct.

Thankfully there’s lots in this hardcover including essays J.M. DeMatteis and Andy Kubert and so much more. This should be a fascinating read as much as it’s a time machine back to a “simpler time.”

DC Through the ’80s: The End of Eras is on sale December 15, 2020. I’m in!

~ Sammy Younan