Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics airs tonight

[Morg]

In the series premiere, the work of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee is examined, including how Kirby's artwork and Lee's writing started a comic-book revolution.

Starts tonight at 11 pm Eastern Time and part 2 starts tomorrow-second part is about WW and 3rd part is about Superman which airs on Nov 20

It's on Channel 61 AMC

http://www.amc.com/shows/robert-kirkmans-secret-history-of-comics

 

[flickchick85]

Just watched the 1st two episodes of this. These histories aren't so "secret," but I'm always here for in-depth looks at these stories. I just hope DC gets a showcase episode like Marvel got in the premiere. They had a rather dismissive attitude toward DC's characters/contributions in that ep which was a bit off-putting, imo.

 

[Brother Jack]

I appreciated the fair treatment of Stan Lee. There's a tendency to lionize him whilst omitting his faults and this show did a good job of portraying a more accurate, rounded picture of the man behind the persona of "Stan Lee" that he created, particularly with regards to the rift between him and Jack Kirby.

 

[Sawyer]

This has been good. The creation of Wonder Woman ep was a bit dull for me, but I've generally been quite entertained. Hope it gets a second season. There's still got to be tons to talk about. All that Wertham ****, the one-two punch of TDKR and Watchmen (or just one dedicated to Alan Moore as a whole), the rise of Mature Readers comics...

 

[flickchick85]

Yeah, I too enjoyed this. Felt a little...self-serving to make the finale about Image Comics, but I get it. Hope they make more. Would LOVE to see an ep about that 80's game-change with Moore, Miller, etc.

 

[Sawyer]

I remember, when Len Wein died, seeing a bit about the British Invasion that he ushered into comics at DC. That could make a pretty worthwhile episode.

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

I hope this series comes back.