The Legends Behind the Comic Books (2008)

The Legends Behind the Comic Books (2008)

2008-04-05 United States of America 56 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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…

Cast

Stan Lee is Himself
Himself
Andy Kubert is Himself
Joe Kubert is Himself
Himself
Adam Kubert is Himself
Dick Giordano is Himself
Dennis O'Neil is Himself
Joe Simon is Himself
Himself
Roy Thomas is Himself
Himself
Michael Uslan is Himself