The Legends Behind the Comic Books
2007•56m•Released
Documentary
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…
Director
Chip Cronkite
Languages
English
Studio
Stonebridge Productions
Cast
Stan Lee
Self
Andy Kubert
Self
Joe Kubert
Self
Adam Kubert
Self
Dick Giordano
Self
Greg Hildebrandt
Self
Dennis O'Neil
Self
John Romita Sr.
Self
Joe Simon
Self
Roy Thomas
Self
Michael Uslan
Self
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