| Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle: Season 1 | |||||
| Ghost Light Films (2013) | |||||
| TV Series / Documentary, History | |||||
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| Liev Schreiber | Self - Host | |
| Stan Lee | Self - Writer | |
| Mark Waid | Self - Writer | |
| Neal Adams | Self - Artist | |
| Bradford Wright | Self - Comic Book Historian | |
| Danny Fingeroth | Self - Comic Book Historian | |
| Adam West | Self - Actor | |
| Lynda Carter | Self - Actor | |
| Grant Morrison | Self - Writer | |
| Denny O'Neil | Self - Writer | |
| Len Wein | Self - Writer | |
| Joe Quesada | Self - Chief Creative Officer / Marvel Entertainment | |
| Jenette Kahn | Self - President / DC Comics | |
| Michael Chabon | Self - Author | |
| Jules Feiffer | Self - Artist & Writer | |
| Jim Steranko | Self - Artist & Writer | |
| Jack Kirby | Self - Co-Creator / Captain America | |
| Carmine Infantino | Self - Artist | |
| William H. Foster III | Self - Comic Book Historian | |
| Ramona Fradon | Self - Artist | |
| Arlen Schumer | Self - Artist & Designer | |
| Ed Catto | Self - Marketing Executive | |
| Gerry Conway | Self - Writer / The Amazing Spider-Man | |
| Christopher Reeve | Self - Actor / Superman | |
| Chris Claremont | Self - Writer / Uncanny X-Men |
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| Producer |
Michael Kantor
Sally Rosenthal Joe Skinner Ivan Cohen Erika Frankel |
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| Writer |
Michael Kantor
Laurence Maslon J. David Spurlock |
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| Cinematography |
Mead Hunt
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| Musician |
Christopher Rife
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Examines the dawn of the comic book genre and its powerful legacy, as well as the evolution of the characters who leapt from the pages over the last 75 years and their ongoing worldwide cultural impact. It chronicles how these disposable diversions were subject to intense government scrutiny for their influence on American children and how they were created in large part by the children of immigrants whose fierce loyalty to a new homeland laid the foundation for a multi-billion-dollar industry that is an influential part of our national identity |
| 56 mins 10/15/2013 1. Truth, Justice and the American Way | |
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The fantasy genre's beginnings in 1930s comic books, its rise in the 1940s until its decline during the popular blacklash against the medium in the 1950s.
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| 56 mins 10/15/2013 2. Great Power, Great Responsibility | |
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With Cold War America finding its self-identity challenged, the superhero genre is reinvented with more complex characters and storytelling artistry.
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| 56 mins 10/15/2013 3. A Hero Can Be Anyone | |
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The superhero genre evolves further to become a respected part of global mainstream culture in various media.
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