Sex, Lies & Superheroes

Don't call them funny pages

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2003 / 55min.

Rating5

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

Sex, Lies & Superheroes features the writers and artists who have helped make comic books a medium for sophisticated stories and artwork...

Directors

Actors

Stan Lee

Frank Miller

Neil Gaiman

John Byrne

Jimmy Palmiotti

Louise Simonson

Bill Sienkiewicz

Peter David

Walt Simonson

Chris Claremont

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