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…
Release Date: 2008-04-05
Documentary
Casts
Stan Lee
as Himself
Joe Kubert
as Himself
Dennis O'Neil
as Himself
John Romita Sr.
as Himself
Joe Simon
as Himself
Roy Thomas
as Himself
Michael Uslan
as Himself
