Talking With Jon Bolerjack
In this edition of Talking With, Brian Isaacs sits down with filmmaker Jon Bolerjack, director of the upcoming documentary Stan Lee: The Last Chapter. Jon discusses the making of the…
Fanboy Factor — Comics & Pop Culture with Perspective
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In this edition of Talking With, Brian Isaacs sits down with filmmaker Jon Bolerjack, director of the upcoming documentary Stan Lee: The Last Chapter. Jon discusses the making of the…
If you don’t know the name Stan Lee, then you’ve been living under a rock for years. Stan Lee is one of the most recognizable names in comic book history.…
The twenty-first century changed how the world moved — and comics changed with it. As life became faster, more connected, and increasingly digital, comics followed. The medium fractured and expanded…
By the mid-1980s, comics had grown darker. As optimism faded and moral certainty collapsed, stories turned inward. Heroes were questioned, authority was distrusted, and the old myths that once defined…
By the 1970s, the world felt different — and comic books felt it too. As trust in institutions eroded and certainty gave way to doubt, comics turned away from bright…
In 1956, the comic book world was reborn. As science reshaped everyday life and the future felt newly possible, comic books followed. Stories turned outward—toward imagination, invention, and worlds larger…
Before superheroes became legends, comic books were cheap, fast, and everywhere. Printed on pulp paper and sold for a dime, they flooded newsstands in a world already on edge. What…
Director Ricki Stern teams with Producers Dan Braun & Josh Braun of Submarine Entertainment, Mike Cecchini, Ron Fogelman, and Chris Longo on long-awaited, official documentary feature on the life, legacy,…