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
Roy Thomas
as Himself
Michael Uslan
as Himself
