The Legends Behind the Comic Books

April. 05,2008

Rating：

7.4

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Superhero Comic Book

Trailer Synopsis Cast

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…

Stan Lee as Himself

Denny O'Neil as Himself

Michael Uslan as Himself

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Reviews

Afouotos

2008/04/05

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

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Nessieldwi

2008/04/06

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

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Gutsycurene

2008/04/07

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

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StyleSk8r

2008/04/08

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

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