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Superheroes: a Never-ending Battle (2013-) (miniseries)

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GenreTelevsion documentary
Developed byMichael Kantor
Written byMichael Kantor
Screenplay byMichael Kantor
Story byMichael Kantor
Directed byMichael Kantor
Narrated byLiev Schreiber
Music byChristopher Rife
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerMichael Kantor
ProducerMichael Kantor Sally Rosenthal
Production locationUnited States
CinematographyMead Hunt Episode 1
EditorsKris Liem (2 episodes, 2013) Pamela Scott Arnold (1 episode, 2013)
Running time3 hours[1]
Original release
NetworkPBS
ReleaseOctober 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 Fingeroth Bradford Wright Denny O'Neil Jim Steranko Jenette Kahn Arlen Schumer Carmine Infantino Michael Chabon Len Wein Joe Quesada Adam West Jules Feiffer Ramona Fradon Gerry Conway William F Foster III Lynda Carter Trina Robbins Adriane Lenox Gerard Jones Jeph Loeb Geoff Johns Jerry Robinson Louise Simonson Walt Simonson Ashley Miller (screenwriter) Paul Dini Irwin Hasen Zack Snyder Chris Claremont Larry 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 Reporter noted 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]