Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wonder Female, the Avengers, the X-Men, Watchmen, and more: the companion volume towards the PBS documentary series of the same name that tells the story of the superhero in American popular tradition.

Together once again for the very first time, here come the best comic book superheroes ever assembled between two addresses: down in the heavens-Superman and the Mighty Thor-or swinging more than rooftops-the Batman and Spider-Man; star-spangled, like Captain about Superheroes!: Capes, Cowls, as well as the Creation of Comic Book Culture America and Wonder Girl, or clad in darkness, like the Shadow and Spawn; facing down super-villains on their own, like the Flash as well as the Punisher or collected together in a group of champions, just like the Avengers and the X-Men!

Based on the three-part PBS documentary series Superheroes, this companion volume chronicles the never-ending battle of the comic book industry, its very best creators, and its biggest creations. Covering the aftereffect of superheroes on American culture-in print, on film and television, and in digital media-and the effect of American tradition on its superheroes, Superheroes: Capes, Cowls, as well as the Creation of Comic Book Culture attracts readers of most ages, through the casual observer from the phenomenon to the most exacting enthusiast of the genre.

Drawing from a lot more than 50 new interviews conducted expressly for Superheroes!-designers from Stan Lee to Give Morrison, commentators from Michael Chabon to Jules Feiffer, stars from Adam West to Lynda Carter, and filmmakers such as for example Zach Snyder-this can be an up-to-the-minute narrative background of the superhero, from the comic remove adventurers of the Great Despair, up to the blockbuster CGI movie superstars of the 21st Century. Superheroes! may be the definitive story of this effective presence in pop culture.

BONUS FEATURE: Special first-hand commentary from some of the very best creators in comic reserve background, from Golden Age group artists and writers (Carmine Infantino, Joe Kubert, Stan Lee) towards the superstars from the Sterling silver Age group (Neal Adams, Jim Steranko, Denny O’Neil)–all just how up to the movers and shakers of the 21st Century (Todd McFarlane, Joe Quesada); plus luminaries such as Adam West, Jules Feiffer and Michael Chabon.

Preferred interviews from Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle thanks to Ghost Light Films, © 2013 Ghost Light Motion pictures.