Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
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| Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle | |
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| Genre | Television 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 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Michael Kantor |
| Producers | Michael Kantor, Sally Rosenthal |
| 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[1] |
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle is a 2013 three-part American television documentary series about superheroes 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. The series was originally broadcast over a single evening.
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 (comic writer and author)
- 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 (comic writer)
- 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.[citation needed]
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."[2]
Reception
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."[3] Washington Post reviewer Michael Cavna called the series "engaging" and noted that "[the] filmmakers smartly set their narratives against the shifts in American life",[4] while The Hollywood Reporter noted that the series was "[a]n engaging historical survey of comics."[5]
Staff writer Jessica Fisher of the Kennesaw State University official student newspaper The Sentinel recognized that its a "fascinating study for fans of comics".[6]
References
- ^ a b Lowry, Brian (October 14, 2013). "TV Review: 'Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle'". Variety.
- ^ "Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle - Exclusive Interview With Filmmaker Michael Kantor". Comicbook.com.
- ^ Hinckley, David. "'Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle': TV review". Daily News. New York.
- ^ "PBS' 'Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle' shows comics as uniquely American stories". The Washington Post. October 14, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ Keene, Allison; Keene, Allison (October 15, 2013). "Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle: TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ ""Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle" Documentary Review". The Sentinel. Kennesaw State University. January 12, 2015.