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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
Original release
Network	PBS
Release	October 15, 2013

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 actor 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 book artists, creators and actors.

Interviewees

Stan Lee (comic writer and publisher) Mark Waid (comic writer) Grant Morrison (comic writer) Jim Lee (comic artist) Todd McFarlane (comic creator and artist) Andrea Romano (voice director) Marv Wolfman (comic writer)Neal Adams (comic artist) Daniel Fingeroth Bradford Wright Denny O'Neil (comic writer and editor) Jim Steranko (comic artist) Jenette Kahn (comic editor and publisher) Arlen Schumer Carmine Infantino (comic artist) Michael Chabon Len Wein (comic writer and editor) Joe Quesada Adam West (actor) Jules Feiffer (cartoonist and author) Ramona Fradon (artist) Gerry Conway (comic writer) William F Foster III Lynda Carter (actress) Trina Robbins (comic artist) Adriane Lenox Gerard Jones (author and comic writer) Jeph Loeb Geoff Johns (comic writer) Jerry Robinson (comic artist) Louise Simonson (comic writer and editor) Walt Simonson (comic writer and artist) Ashley Miller (screenwriter) Paul Dini (comic writer and creator) Irwin Hasen (cartoonist) Zack Snyder (film maker) Chris Claremont Larry Hama Christina Strain Mark Evanier Joe Simon (comic artist, writer and creator)

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. The book according to director and producer Michael Kantor " covers lots of characters and stories...we had to cut from the film."

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the series an approval rating of 91%. 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." Washington Post reviewer Michael Cavna called the series "engaging" and noted that "[the]filmmakers smartly set their narratives against the shifts in American life" While The Hollywood Reporter noted that the series was "[a]n engaging historical survey of comics." And staff writer Jessica Fisher of the Kennesaw State University official student newspaper the The Sentinel recognized that its a "fascinating study for fans of comics"