| The Comic Book Greats | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Interview |
| Created by | Stan Lee |
| Directed by | Rick Stawinski |
| Starring | Stan Lee |
| Composers | Rick and Rob Stawinski |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Peter Bierstedt, Stan Lee, Michael R. Rielly |
| Producer | Paul Burke |
| Production location | Los Angeles |
| Cinematography | Dennis Weiler, Dave Jenkins |
| Editor | Dan Fox |
| Production company | Excelsior Productions |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1991 (1991) – 1992 (1992) |
The Comic Book Greats is a 1991[1] documentary series produced by Stabur Home Video. The series was hosted byStan Lee. Stan interviewed a different comic book artist for each episode. The artists interviewed includeTodd McFarlane,Rob Liefeld,Jim Lee,Whilce Portacio,Sergio Aragonés,Chris Claremont,Bob Kane,John Romita Sr.,John Romita Jr. andWill Eisner.[2]
| Episode | Title | Original Airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | "Todd McFarlane Interview" | 1991 (1991) | |
| (2) | "Rob Liefeld Interview" | 1991 (1991) | |
| (3) | "Sergio Aragonés Interview" | 1991 (1991) | |
| (4) | "Overkill with Todd McFarlane and Rob Liefeld" | 1991 (1991) | |
Stan Lee challenges Rob Liefeld and Todd McFarlane to design a character in twenty minutes with the name "Over Kill". The character Liefeld and McFarlane came up with became the basis for the characterOvert-Kill. | |||
| (5) | "Interview with Harvey Kurtzman and Jack Davis" | 1992 (1992) | |
| (6) | "How to create a comic book, Interview with Todd McFarlane and Rob Liefeld" | 1992 (1992) | |
Jim Lee and Whilce Portacio give some tips on creating comics. | |||
| (7) | "Chris Claremont Interview" | 1992 (1992) | |
Claremont discusses X-Men comics, his creative process, aviation and movie adaptations. | |||
| (8) | "The Romitas" | 1992 (1992) | |
Interview with John Romita Sr. and John Romita Jr. | |||
| (9) | "Interview with Bob Kane" | 1992 (1992) | |
| (10) | "Jim Lee Interview" | 1992 (1992) | |
| (11) | "Will Eisner Interview" | 1992 (1992) | |
| (12) | "Whilce Portacio Interview" | 1992 (1992) | |
| (13) | "Compendium of Greatest Moments with artists from Comic Book Greats Series" | 1992 (1992) | |
The episode features the best moments of Aragonés, Davis, Eisner, Kane, Kurtzman, Lee, Liefeld, McFarlane, Portacio and the Romitas. | |||
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