The gods walked among us—and drew Spider-Man in their underwear.
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…
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Chip Cronkite captures dying voices just in time
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Rare Golden/Silver Age creator access
Director
Chip Cronkite
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Director Chip Cronkite is Walter Cronkite's son, lending this the weight of American journalistic legacy.
This 2007 time capsule captures pre-MCU Stan Lee before his final decade of cameo saturation.
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