DC Comics has produced many of the greatest works of sequential art of the last 40 years. Since the mid-1980s, DC has had a stranglehold on “prestige” comics, those books that are considered works of art by anyone who has experienced them. A very large factor in this was the British Invasion of the 1980s, when Jenette Kahn, the head of DC Comics at the time, and editor Karen Berger went to the United Kingdom to trawl for talent after the successes of Alan Moore, Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons, and other British creators.The British Invasion brought over an infusion of talent that made DC Comics in the late ’80s to the mid-’90s the best comic publisher going. The talented creators who came to DC changed the game forever. Not only were they sales successes, but their comics presaged much of what is happening today in the comic industry.The 1980s were an exciting time to be a comic fan. Comic books had started to grow, and DC Comics was leading the renaissance with books like Swamp Thing. Writer Alan Moore was an English writer who had gotten attention for his work with the British comic industry. Moore was the shining star, but he wasn’t the only British creator making waves at the time. Brian Bolland, known for his time drawing Judge Dredd in 2000A.D., made a huge splash drawing Camelot 3000 and was considered by many to be the best artist of his generation. Dave Gibbons was also getting his share of attention. The British comic industry was a prize, and DC wanted to bring its energy to the U.S.RELATED: Darwyn Cooke’s New Frontier Is DC’s Best Entry Point – Here’s WhyRELATED: DC Has Revisited (and Revised) Batman and Superman’s First Meeting — Yet Again
DC Comics has produced many of the greatest works of sequential art of the last 40 years. Since the mid-1980s, DC has had a stranglehold on “prestige” comics, those books that are considered works of art by anyone who has experienced them. A very large factor in this was the British Invasion of the 1980s, when Jenette Kahn, the head of DC Comics at the time, and editor Karen Berger went to the United Kingdom to trawl for talent after the successes of Alan Moore, Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons, and other British creators.
The British Invasion brought over an infusion of talent that made DC Comics in the late ’80s to the mid-’90s the best comic publisher going. The talented creators who came to DC changed the game forever. Not only were they sales successes, but their comics presaged much of what is happening today in the comic industry.
The 1980s were an exciting time to be a comic fan. Comic books had started to grow, and DC Comics was leading the renaissance with books like Swamp Thing. Writer Alan Moore was an English writer who had gotten attention for his work with the British comic industry. Moore was the shining star, but he wasn’t the only British creator making waves at the time. Brian Bolland, known for his time drawing Judge Dredd in 2000A.D., made a huge splash drawing Camelot 3000 and was considered by many to be the best artist of his generation. Dave Gibbons was also getting his share of attention. The British comic industry was a prize, and DC wanted to bring its energy to the U.S.
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