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Marvel's 616

An anthology documentary series that explores the historical, cultural and societal impacts of the Marvel Comics Universe and its intersection with the world.

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Robots and cars and stuff that
were incredibly intricate, beautiful toys. - Marvel's 616

Robots and cars and stuff that were incredibly intricate, be...

-[chuckles]
-And I was like, "Wait, why are we-- - Marvel's 616

-[chuckles] -And I was like, "Wait, why are we--

Basically, we needed toys
to fund this entire project. - Marvel's 616

Basically, we needed toys to fund this entire project.

Tarpé Mills was a newspaper cartoonist, - Marvel's 616

Tarpé Mills was a newspaper cartoonist,

[Ms. Kyle] Also, on the back
is the origin story of Ms. Marvel. - Marvel's 616

[Ms. Kyle] Also, on the back is the origin story of Ms. Marv...

It was at the beginning
of what was to come for Marvel and toys. - Marvel's 616

It was at the beginning of what was to come for Marvel and t...

[Garrón in Spanish] - Marvel's 616

[Garrón in Spanish]

So we started sitting
and looking at the plots - Marvel's 616

So we started sitting and looking at the plots

The Whizzer can run so fast
that he can make little tornadoes. - Marvel's 616

The Whizzer can run so fast that he can make little tornadoe...

[Vonner] But in the '90s,
the comic book industry just bottomed out. - Marvel's 616

[Vonner] But in the '90s, the comic book industry just ...

[Bri] When Ms. Kyle told us
that we're doing this Marvel play, - Marvel's 616

[Bri] When Ms. Kyle told us that we're doing this Marve...

My way of having a voice and being loud - Marvel's 616

My way of having a voice and being loud

-[Scheer] Okay.
-So he will do some stuff really fast, - Marvel's 616

-[Scheer] Okay. -So he will do some stuff really fast,

does not see himself as a futurist. - Marvel's 616

does not see himself as a futurist.

And Marvel, at the time,
was the big player. - Marvel's 616

And Marvel, at the time, was the big player.

Marla Drake was a socialite - Marvel's 616

Marla Drake was a socialite

So, you know, long story short,
they wind up going through bankruptcy. - Marvel's 616

So, you know, long story short, they wind up going through b...

His origin was that he, uh,
was injected with, - Marvel's 616

His origin was that he, uh, was injected with,

It's very film noir, and Marla Drake
looked exactly like Tarpé Mills. - Marvel's 616

It's very film noir, and Marla Drake looked exactly lik...

[Falcon]
A company called Toy Biz purchased Marvel, - Marvel's 616

[Falcon] A company called Toy Biz purchased Marvel,

I look so awkward. I'm trying to find one
where I don't look awkward. - Marvel's 616

I look so awkward. I'm trying to find one where I don&#...

What was in the mongoose blood?
Is it like radioactive mongoose blood? - Marvel's 616

What was in the mongoose blood? Is it like radioactive mongo...

He is the one
who will unite man and machine - Marvel's 616

He is the one who will unite man and machine

And Toy Biz had
this really awesome responsibility - Marvel's 616

And Toy Biz had this really awesome responsibility

I mean, even if they are, - Marvel's 616

I mean, even if they are,

I really am very, kind of, low-key. - Marvel's 616

I really am very, kind of, low-key.

It's kind of a cliché to say
it opened a new world to me, but it did. - Marvel's 616

It's kind of a cliché to say it opened a new world to m...

[Ery] Going into the audition, I felt like
I had everything under control. - Marvel's 616

[Ery] Going into the audition, I felt like I had everything ...

I describe myself as a nerd
because... mainly because I do cosplay. - Marvel's 616

I describe myself as a nerd because... mainly because I do c...

[sighs] - Marvel's 616

You should do that one
with this as a side-by-side. - Marvel's 616

You should do that one with this as a side-by-side.

[Cates] He's this guy who worked
for this sign-making company, - Marvel's 616

[Cates] He's this guy who worked for this sign-making c...

[whistling] - Marvel's 616

No. [laughs] - Marvel's 616

The Marvel style of writing has changed
and evolved over all the decades. - Marvel's 616

The Marvel style of writing has changed and evolved over all...

[Jamaul] I was nervous acting
because I didn't know - Marvel's 616

[Jamaul] I was nervous acting because I didn't know

I manage a team of engineers that work
on solutions for power companies. - Marvel's 616

I manage a team of engineers that work on solutions for powe...

Then the industry crashed,
pretty intensely, in 1954 and 1955. - Marvel's 616

Then the industry crashed, pretty intensely, in 1954 and 195...

Everyone gets to add to the tapestry, - Marvel's 616

Everyone gets to add to the tapestry,

-I swear to God, that's--
-A sign-making supervillain? - Marvel's 616

-I swear to God, that's-- -A sign-making supervillain?

It was kind of nerve-racking, scary. - Marvel's 616

It was kind of nerve-racking, scary.

So, a lot more boring
than what Jasmine does. - Marvel's 616

So, a lot more boring than what Jasmine does.

Comic books were accused
of endangering America's youth. - Marvel's 616

Comic books were accused of endangering America's youth...

I think I drew at least 200,
300 characters, - Marvel's 616

I think I drew at least 200, 300 characters,

[Cates] He has letters that he took off
of the sign, attached all over his body, - Marvel's 616

[Cates] He has letters that he took off of the sign, attache...

The only way that you can
really stop this kind of thing - Marvel's 616

The only way that you can really stop this kind of thing

I'm hoping to get the part of Kamala Khan. - Marvel's 616

I'm hoping to get the part of Kamala Khan.

Stan Lee, Steve Ditko
and Jack "The King" Kirby. - Marvel's 616

Stan Lee, Steve Ditko and Jack "The King" Kirby.

[Jasmine] I'm a concept artist
for a video game company, - Marvel's 616

[Jasmine] I'm a concept artist for a video game company...

She's a very interesting character, - Marvel's 616

She's a very interesting character,

If the people in a section decide
they don't want - Marvel's 616

If the people in a section decide they don't want

I never knew the Marvel Universe
was that big. - Marvel's 616

I never knew the Marvel Universe was that big.

He puts an "R" on his forehead
that is for "revenge," - Marvel's 616

He puts an "R" on his forehead that is for "r...

[man 2] At that time,
in the '50s and '60s, - Marvel's 616

[man 2] At that time, in the '50s and '60s,

I mean,
just biblical proportions of characters. - Marvel's 616

I mean, just biblical proportions of characters.

I kind of want to do something else
when I get home, - Marvel's 616

I kind of want to do something else when I get home,

[Scheer laughs] - Marvel's 616

[Scheer laughs]

As a kid,
I just dreamed of being an artist. - Marvel's 616

As a kid, I just dreamed of being an artist.

She has a little bit
of every single superhero in her, - Marvel's 616

She has a little bit of every single superhero in her,

Most comics were done full script. - Marvel's 616

Most comics were done full script.

My mom used to joke
that I was born with a pencil in my hand - Marvel's 616

My mom used to joke that I was born with a pencil in my hand

[radio host] Good afternoon
from the federal courthouse - Marvel's 616

[radio host] Good afternoon from the federal courthouse

This is a group that showed up
after the superhero fight, - Marvel's 616

This is a group that showed up after the superhero fight,

There was a panel description
and then the dialogue was written out. - Marvel's 616

There was a panel description and then the dialogue was writ...

I can get a chance to sew
and still use my hands - Marvel's 616

I can get a chance to sew and still use my hands

She's a high school student, - Marvel's 616

She's a high school student,

And that led to storytelling
that was codified - Marvel's 616

And that led to storytelling that was codified

But I never, in my wildest dreams, - Marvel's 616

But I never, in my wildest dreams,

They're contractors who show up
to clean up the superhero mess. - Marvel's 616

They're contractors who show up to clean up the superhe...

She gets giant fists, - Marvel's 616

She gets giant fists,

And Marvel just completely revamped that. - Marvel's 616

And Marvel just completely revamped that.

Shuri is a super powerful character. - Marvel's 616

Shuri is a super powerful character.

Satan's son is a superhero
in the Marvel Universe. - Marvel's 616

Satan's son is a superhero in the Marvel Universe.

We were a lot of artistic rebels,
you know? And comic book geeks. - Marvel's 616

We were a lot of artistic rebels, you know? And comic book g...

Readership dropped by about half
over the course of just a single year. - Marvel's 616

Readership dropped by about half over the course of just a s...

He has a very on-the-nose name
of Son of Satan. - Marvel's 616

He has a very on-the-nose name of Son of Satan.

What ends up happening in the comics,
T'Challa gets injured, - Marvel's 616

What ends up happening in the comics, T'Challa gets inj...

If I can take burglars and bad guys,
I can take you." - Marvel's 616

If I can take burglars and bad guys, I can take you."

[Slott] For a long time, Stan was one
of the only writers working in Marvel. - Marvel's 616

[Slott] For a long time, Stan was one of the only writers wo...

And the industry was really struggling
to figure out what to do from there. - Marvel's 616

And the industry was really struggling to figure out what to...

My mom didn't read me bedtime stories.
I always had comic books around. - Marvel's 616

My mom didn't read me bedtime stories. I always had com...

He's just got the '70s open chest
with a pentagram on it. - Marvel's 616

He's just got the '70s open chest with a pentagram...

Everyone talks about how Stan
created the whole Marvel universe. - Marvel's 616

Everyone talks about how Stan created the whole Marvel unive...

Somebody has to be the Black Panther.
He can't do it right now." - Marvel's 616

Somebody has to be the Black Panther. He can't do it ri...

She was into Norse mythology.
So she would tell me stories about Thor. - Marvel's 616

She was into Norse mythology. So she would tell me stories a...

The X-Men, the Fantastic Four,
Spider-Man, Hulk. - Marvel's 616

The X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Hulk.

[interviewer in Japanese] - Marvel's 616

[interviewer in Japanese]

And because Marvel
had its own distribution company, - Marvel's 616

And because Marvel had its own distribution company,

So, Toy Biz to me,
that was like a university. - Marvel's 616

So, Toy Biz to me, that was like a university.

-What?
-Yeah, he ha-- - Marvel's 616

-What? -Yeah, he ha--

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An anthology documentary series that explores the historical, cultural and societal impacts of the Marvel Comics Universe and its intersection with the world.

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Genre: documentary, animation

Year: 2020

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ImdbRating: 6.6

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Released: 20 Nov 2020

Awards: 1 nomination total

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