
The preeminent pop culture series that goes behind the myths, icons, heroes and artists that make comic books box office hits. Takes a stylized look at comics through themes like Death and Resurrection, Villains, Heroes, Social Relevance, Politics, Gender and Relationships. Features interviews with a who’s who of comic book legends – including Stan Lee, Frank Miller, Todd McFarlane & other famous comic book artists.
Air Date: 2008-06-07
The Superman of today is by no means the same Superman who was first created back in the 1930’s, and the same can be ...
Air Date: 2008-06-14
Death is inevitable… even for the costumed heroes gracing the pages of comic books. From Doomsday, the earth shatteri...
Air Date: 2008-06-21
Sex and comics have always had an uneasy association. From the strained relationships of Superman and Lois Lane, Spid...
Air Date: 2008-06-28
How do comic books help with the problem of global warming? How have comic books fed starving people? And how have co...
Air Date: 2008-07-05
In the early years comic books were regulated to ensure that nothing sexual, offensive or unpatriotic made it onto th...
Air Date: 2008-07-12
Comic book villains like comic book heroes, started out as simple statements on evil. But they too had to evolve to k...
Air Date: 2008-07-19
What does it mean when a Super hero’s uniform is based on his country’s flag? Art and politics have crossed over in m...
Air Date: 2008-07-26
Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, Stan Lee… these are just a few of the big names that have made the comics industry what it is...
Air Date: 2008-08-02
We all know about superhero comics, but the western, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and noir are just some of the other genr...
Air Date: 2008-08-09
Everyone knows Spiderman and Superman, but there are works being done in the field of comics that have nothing to do ...