The Legends Behind the Comic Books
This new documentary film recognizes the comic book as a true art form, as indigenous to American culture as jazz. It presents comic books as reflectors of a changing America from the 1930's to today, and it hails comic book superheroes as modern-day mythological figures. “THE LEGENDS BEHIND THE COMIC BOOKS” captures for posterity the living artists and writers from The Golden Age of Comic Books (1938-1951) and The Silver Age of Comic Books (1956-1973). Insightful comments are provided by the creative geniuses who were there at the beginning, including…
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Stan Lee
Self
Known for
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Andy Kubert
Self
Joe Kubert
Self
Adam Kubert
Self
Dick Giordano
Self
Greg Hildebrandt
Self
Also in
Cleavage
Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring
Dennis O'Neil
Self
Also in
Heart of Vengeance: Returning Batman to His Roots
Batman Year One: A Conversation with DC Comics
John Romita Sr.
Self
Joe Simon
Self
Roy Thomas
Self
Michael Uslan
Self
Known for
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
Chip Cronkite Director
United States release September 15, 2007 · Produced in United States
Production
Stonebridge Productions
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 15, 2007
Premiere · Montclair, New Jersey
United States
April 5, 2008 · Premiere · Garden State Film Festival
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