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Sex, Lies & Superheroes
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Sex, Lies & Superheroes

Feb 1, 2003
0h 55m
★ 5.0

Don't call them funny pages

Overview

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

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Prince Street Films

Cast

Stan Lee

Himself

Stan Lee

Neil Gaiman

Himself

Neil Gaiman

Frank Miller

Himself

Frank Miller

John Byrne

Himself

John Byrne

Chris Claremont

Himself

Chris Claremont

Amanda Conner

Herself

Amanda Conner

Peter David

Himself

Peter David

Colleen Doran

Herself

Colleen Doran

Jimmy Palmiotti

Himself

Jimmy Palmiotti

Bill Sienkiewicz

Himself

Bill Sienkiewicz

Louise Simonson

Herself

Louise Simonson

Walt Simonson

Himself

Walt Simonson

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