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Superheroes: a Never-ending Battle (2013-) (miniseries)
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Genre | <Televsion documentary --> |
Developed by | Michael Kantor |
Written by | Michael Kantor |
Screenplay by | Michael Kantor |
Story by | Michael Kantor |
Directed by | Michael Kantor |
Narrated by | Liev Schreiber |
Music by | Christopher Rife |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 3 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Michael Kantor |
Producer | Michael Kantor Sally Rosenthal |
Production location | United States |
Cinematography | Mead Hunt Episode 1 |
Editors | Kris Liem (2 episodes, 2013) Pamela Scott Arnold (1 episode, 2013) |
Running time | 3 hours[1] |
Original release | |
Network | PBS |
Release | October 15, 2013[2] |
Superheroes: a Never-ending Battle (2013-) is a 3-part American television documentary series about superheros written and directed by Michael Kantor and narrated by Liev Schreiber The production company was Ghost Light Films and Oregon Public Broadcasting and funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities The three hour series features interviews with over fifty Comic bookartists, creators and actors.
Interviewees
Stan Lee Mark Waid Grant Morrison Jim LeeTodd McFarlaneAndrea Romano (voice director)Marv Wolfman Neal Adams Daniel FingerothBradford Wright Denny O'NeilJim SterankoJenette KahnArlen SchumerCarmine InfantinoMichael ChabonLen WeinJoe QuesadaAdam WestJules FeifferRamona FradonGerry ConwayWilliam F Foster IILynda CarterTrina RobbinsAdriane LenoxGerard JonesJeph LoebGeoff JohnsJerry RobinsonLouise SimonsonWalt SimonsonAshley Miller (screenwriter)Paul DiniIrwin HasenZack SnyderChris ClaremontLarry Hama Christina Strain Mark Evanier
Home media
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle was released on DVD on October 15, 2013
Book
Superheroes!: Capes, Cowls, and the Creation of Comic Book Culture by Laurence Maslon and Michael Kantor is the companion book to the series. It was published by Crown Archetype and released on October 1, 2013.
Reception'
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the series an approval rating of 91%.[3] The New York Daily News noted that ""Superheroes" brings PBS into the comic book world the way its pledge-drive specials bring PBS into the pop music world, with quality productions that keep things clean and tidy."[4] Washington Post reviewer Michael Cavna called the series "engaging" and noted that "[the]filmmakers smartly set their narratives against the shifts in American life" [5] While The Hollywood Reporternoted that the series was "[a]n engaging historical survey of comics."[6] And staff writer Jessica Fisher of the Kennesaw State Universityofficial student newspaper the The Sentinel recognized that its a "fascinating study for fans of comics"[7]
- ^ https://variety.com/2013/tv/reviews/superheroes-a-never-ending-battle-pbs-documentary-tv-review-1200719327/
- ^ https://variety.com/2013/tv/reviews/superheroes-a-never-ending-battle-pbs-documentary-tv-review-1200719327/
- ^ https://rtv2-production-2-6.rottentomatoes.com/tv/superheroes_a_never_ending_battle
- ^ https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/superheroes-never-ending-battle-tv-review-article-1.1485247
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/pbs-superheroes-a-never-ending-battle-shows-comics-as-uniquely-american-stories/2013/10/14/743a9b44-350c-11e3-be86-6aeaa439845b_story.html
- ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/superheroes-a-never-ending-battle-648365/
- ^ http://theksusentinel.com/2015/01/12/superheroes-a-never-ending-battle-documentary-review/