Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-3020860-20181010055200/@comment-3361105-20181022041416

And, having said all that (already, on the talk page) - the Golden, Silver, and "Modern" ages of comics are, despite not all having exact start and end points, all considered to be official eras in comics, simply by common use.

The fact that we are currently in this "new" era, and we have this pre-existing infrastructure demanding an era, necessitates some kind of interim name.

The fact that "The New 52 Era" seems weird or unsatisfying to you is only by dint of its not being one of the 4-5 "recognized" eras in comics, as yet. This era's name, as far as comics meta-talk goes, is TBD. We could be the deciders - but and let me be very clear here if we are going to be the deciders, we should make sure we don't come up with a stupid, fancrufty name for it.

And of course, it's not especially feasible or reasonable to suggest we just ditch the "eras" altogether. They are the standard, both on this wiki and in the comics industry.