The Legends Behind the Comic Books
September 15, 2007
56 min
✓ Released 6992 days ago
Documentary
About
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…
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Chip Cronkite
Runtime: 56 min
Top 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
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