The story of dc comics 2010 starring ryan reynolds and neil gaiman on dvd and bluray. Today, dc comics publishes more than 80 titles a month and close to issues a year and is the largest and most diverse englishlanguage publisher of comic books in the world. The story of dc comics, this is obviously a 75th birthday celebration in the form of a 90 minute documentary approved by the top brass of dc comics itself. An expansive documentary exploring the 75 years of dc comics, the memorable characters of its universe and. This dc original documentary is both a compelling insiders tale and a celebration seen through the inkwell of those who created and lived it, balanced with insights from key historians and filled. Very detailed with great interviews that traces dc from its beginnings up to 2010 one year before dcs. A celebration of dc comics features the tales of superman, batman, wonder woman and other iconic characters from the last 75 years.
Ronnie raymond and martin stein fused together debuted as the first incarnation in firestorm, the nuclear man no. Unfortunately, those looking for an indepth look at dcs 75year history are about to be disappointed. Secret origins is a title that plays on the idea that comics have an origins story that explains the genesis of heroes and superhero groups. The story of dc comics all critics 1 rotten 1 you really will not learn anything new with secret origins if youre the typical comic book fan boy. An expansive documentary exploring the 75 years of dc comics, the memorable characters of its universe and the talented artists and writers who brought them to life. Chronicles the rise of the popular comic publisher over 75 years of challenges and creative triumph.
The story of dc comics is an exhaustive documentary on how the multimedia giant came to exist. Pictures presents an enthralling examination of the creative forces behind the worlds greatest super heroes in secret origin. Starring ryan reynolds, neil gaiman, karen berger, and jim lee. Great men and women who are keeping alive this medium and bringing in new and extraordinary things for all of us fans to enjoy. Secret origin is, at best, a cliffnotes version of the 75year history of dc comics. Things like the very popular batman series of the 1960s was only a slight footnote.
So many heroes, so many stories to tell stories of dc comics 75 years of challenges, creativity and triumph. Ryan reynolds 2010 a celebration of dc comics features the tales of superman, batman, wonder woman and other iconic characters from the last 75 years. Dc comics revived secret origins as an ongoing reprinted comic book series in march of 1973, with a publishing run of only seven issues. A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as superman, batman and wonder woman. The series was written by geoff johns and illustrated by gary frank, featuring the superhero superman.
As you see with the times and as each decade past dc changed the content of its comics to fit the times more in a social, political, and demographic manner. Firestorm is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. The story of dc comics 2010 nr 11092010 us documentary 1h 30m user score. The story of dc comics now on your favorite device. Secret origin was a sixissue monthly american comic book limited series published by dc comics. The story of dc comics is directed by jeffrey blitz, the filmmaker responsible for one of my favorite documentary films spellbound, and the sundance coming of age movie rocket science which is the film that really put anna kendrick on the map for filmmakers, before films like up in the air and the twilight series.
This dc original documentary is both a compelling insiders tale and a celebration seen through the inkwell of those who created and lived it, balanced with insights from key historians and filled with interviews, archival. The history section for this article is either absent or contains very little information. What personal tragedy helped inspire the creation of superman. The story of dc comics dvd, 2010 at the best online prices at ebay. Watch secret origin the story of dc comics moviestune on dailymotion. The entire first season of imdb s first original scripted series youre not a monster is free to stream now.
I was a comic book kid, from marvel to dc to obscure companies i cant remember the name of, i was one of those kids who grew up with these superhero tales. Running just 90 minutes, the film barely scratches the surface of the illustrious publishing house that literary changed the country. The story of dc comics is an allnew documentary that takes viewers behind the scenes of the iconic company with unprecedented access to the warner bros. Available on dvd from warner home video on november 9th. The story of dc comics documentary scores its most compelling moments when it lifts images straight from the pages of superhero comic. Secret origins is the title of several comic book series published by dc comics which featured the origin stories of the publishers various characters. Secret origins premiered in the summer of 1961 with a giantsized special reprinting the provincial origin stories of various dc heroes as originally presented in their respective individual comics.
The story of dc comics on dvd 883929101580 from warner bros directed by mac carter. Available on dvd from warner home video on november 9th by scott mendelson secret origin is, at best, a cliffnotes version of the 75year history of dc comics. The story of dc comics 2010 english cinema, trailer, video clips, secret origin. Secret origins plays like a promo video that would run in. The story of dc comics 2010 an expansive documentary exploring the 75 years of dc comics, the memorable characters of its universe and the talented artists and writers who brought them to life. Secret origins ran a total of four years and is most notable for explaining the postcrisis origin of many dc comics characters.
You get right back here and finish this article, young man. The green lanternryan reynolds connection suggests something more along the lines of the kevin lex luthor spaceynarrated story of superman from a few years back, but secret origin. Running just 90 minutes, the film barely scratches the surface of the illustrious publishing house that literary. The story featured the definitive origin of superman for the modern, postinfinite crisis dc universe continuity, starting with clark kent in his preteens as superboy. The story of dc comics undefined starring ryan reynolds, neil gaiman on dc universe.
The story of dc comics 2010 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Larded with talking heads and archival footage, secret origin. Theres still a few more dc comics based documentaries on the dc universe streaming app that i havent watched yet so i did a quick little twitter poll to see which one i should check out next and this one won. As a dc comics fan, this movie looks awesome and thought all you smallville fans. The story of dc comics 2010 an expansive documentary exploring the 75 years of dc comics, the memorable characters of its universe and the talented artists and writers who brought them to. The history of dc comics stands much more on its own two feet than that, which further suggests we might see it emerge again on upcoming releases, perhaps in hd. The story of dc comics, an allnew documentary that takes viewers behind the scenes of the iconic company with unprecedented access to the warner bros. What pop phenomenon put batman back on the cultural radar. On november 9, warner home video will be releasing a very cool documentary called secret origin. The story of dc comics one can respect and enjoy the companies start and history even more. Celebrate and explore the 75year history of dc comics, the creator of batman, superman, wonder woman, the flash, green lantern, captain marvel, teen titans, green arrow, aquaman, the justice league and many other superheroes. Secret origin maps evolution of dc comics superheroes. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. The story of dc comics, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2010.
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