Superheroes, a never-ending battle, Season 1
Type
Label
Superheroes, a never-ending battle, Season 1
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rated TVPG
Main title
Superheroes
Medium
electronic resource
Runtime
180
Series statement
WGBY DVD Collection
Sub title
a never-ending battle
Summary
Join host and narrator Liev Schreiber to explore the dawn of the comic book genre and trace the evolution of the characters and their ongoing cultural impact worldwide. Chart the progression from the first comic books born during the Great Depression to the television debut of Superman in the 1950s, to the emergence of superheroes who reflect changing social mores in the 1960s and 70s, to today's insatiable enthusiasm for superheroes embraced in all media and by all demographics
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Wright, Bradford W., 1968-
- Schumer, Arlen
- Schreiber, Liev
- Robinson, Jerry, 1922-2011
- Feiffer, Jules
- hoopla digital
- Steranko, 1938-
- Kubert, Joe, 1926-2012
- West, Adam, 1928-2017
- Adams, Neal, 1941-
- Conway, Gerry
- Snyder, Zack, 1966-
- Kantor, Michael, 1961-
- Infantino, Carmine
- Moore, Alan, 1953-
- Maslon, Laurence
- Simon, Joe
- Miller, Frank, 1926-1983
- McFarlane, Todd
- Straczynski, J. Michael, 1954-
- Foster, William H.
- Morrison, Grant
- Miller, Ashley Edward
- Gaines, William M.
- Jones, Gerard, 1957-
- Wein, Len
- Loeb, Jeph
- Strain, Christina
- Phillips, Gary, 1955-
- Fingeroth, Danny
- Jimenez, Phil
- Lee, Jim, 1964-
- Lee, Stan, 1922-
- Chabon, Michael
- Waid, Mark, 1962-
- Kahn, Jenette
- Rosenthal, Sally
- Carter, Lynda, 1951-
- Claremont, Chris, 1950-
Subject
Content
resource.host
Interviewee
- Wright, Bradford W., 1968-
- Schumer, Arlen
- Robinson, Jerry, 1922-2011
- Feiffer, Jules
- Steranko, 1938-
- Kubert, Joe, 1926-2012
- West, Adam, 1928-2017
- Adams, Neal, 1941-
- Conway, Gerry
- Snyder, Zack, 1966-
- Infantino, Carmine
- Moore, Alan, 1953-
- Simon, Joe
- Miller, Frank, 1926-1983
- McFarlane, Todd
- Straczynski, J. Michael, 1954-
- Foster, William H.
- Morrison, Grant
- Miller, Ashley Edward
- Gaines, William M.
- Jones, Gerard, 1957-
- Wein, Len
- Loeb, Jeph
- Strain, Christina
- Phillips, Gary, 1955-
- Fingeroth, Danny
- Jimenez, Phil
- Lee, Jim, 1964-
- Lee, Stan, 1922-
- Chabon, Michael
- Waid, Mark, 1962-
- Kahn, Jenette
- Carter, Lynda, 1951-
- Claremont, Chris, 1950-
Narrator
resource.screenwriter
resource.televisiondirector
resource.televisionproducer
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor39
- Wright, Bradford W., 1968-
- Schumer, Arlen
- Schreiber, Liev
- Robinson, Jerry, 1922-2011
- Feiffer, Jules
- hoopla digital
- Steranko, 1938-
- Kubert, Joe, 1926-2012
- West, Adam, 1928-2017
- Adams, Neal, 1941-
- Conway, Gerry
- Snyder, Zack, 1966-
- Kantor, Michael, 1961-
- Infantino, Carmine
- Moore, Alan, 1953-
- Maslon, Laurence
- Simon, Joe
- Miller, Frank, 1926-1983
- McFarlane, Todd
- Straczynski, J. Michael, 1954-
- Foster, William H.
- Morrison, Grant
- Miller, Ashley Edward
- Gaines, William M.
- Jones, Gerard, 1957-
- Wein, Len
- Loeb, Jeph
- Strain, Christina
- Phillips, Gary, 1955-
- Fingeroth, Danny
- Jimenez, Phil
- Lee, Jim, 1964-
- Lee, Stan, 1922-
- Chabon, Michael
- Waid, Mark, 1962-
- Kahn, Jenette
- Rosenthal, Sally
- Carter, Lynda, 1951-
- Claremont, Chris, 1950-
- Subject4
- Content1
- resource.host1
- Interviewee34
- Wright, Bradford W., 1968-
- Schumer, Arlen
- Robinson, Jerry, 1922-2011
- Feiffer, Jules
- Steranko, 1938-
- Kubert, Joe, 1926-2012
- West, Adam, 1928-2017
- Adams, Neal, 1941-
- Conway, Gerry
- Snyder, Zack, 1966-
- Infantino, Carmine
- Moore, Alan, 1953-
- Simon, Joe
- Miller, Frank, 1926-1983
- McFarlane, Todd
- Straczynski, J. Michael, 1954-
- Foster, William H.
- Morrison, Grant
- Miller, Ashley Edward
- Gaines, William M.
- Jones, Gerard, 1957-
- Wein, Len
- Loeb, Jeph
- Strain, Christina
- Phillips, Gary, 1955-
- Fingeroth, Danny
- Jimenez, Phil
- Lee, Jim, 1964-
- Lee, Stan, 1922-
- Chabon, Michael
- Waid, Mark, 1962-
- Kahn, Jenette
- Carter, Lynda, 1951-
- Claremont, Chris, 1950-
- Narrator1
- resource.screenwriter2
- resource.televisiondirector1
- resource.televisionproducer2