

15/10/2013
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.

Grant Morrison
as Self

Joe Quesada
as Self

Stan Lee
as Self

Mark Waid
as Self

Neal Adams
as Self

Adam West
as Self

Jim Steranko
as Self

Michael Chabon
as Self

Len Wein
as Self

Jules Feiffer
as Self

Gerry Conway
as Self

Dennis O'Neil
as Self

Lynda Carter
as Self

Marc Damon Johnson
as Self

Adriane Lenox
as Self

Liev Schreiber
as Narrator (voice)
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