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Milestone Generations

The electrifying story of Milestone Media, of the challenges they faced in changing the face of superhero storytelling, and of the rebirth of the company – now with entertainment legend Reggie Hudlin helping to steer the ship – just when the world needs the Milestone heroes more than ever.

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Justice A. Whitaker

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[Denys Cowan] When you're a kid
you're really focused on
just drawing comic books. - Milestone Generations

[Denys Cowan] When you're a kid you're really focu...

You're not thinking about,
"I'm a Black comic book artist, - Milestone Generations

You're not thinking about, "I'm a Black comic...

I'm a comic book artist
and comic book creator, - Milestone Generations

I'm a comic book artist and comic book creator,

I knew I had
to start a company,
do Black characters, - Milestone Generations

I knew I had to start a company, do Black characters,

[narrator] When Denys Cowan
and Derek Dingle were kids, - Milestone Generations

[narrator] When Denys Cowan and Derek Dingle were kids,

[man] Comic book heroes
come in all shapes,
sizes and sexes, - Milestone Generations

[man] Comic book heroes come in all shapes, sizes and sexes,

It is the first time
in comic book history - Milestone Generations

It is the first time in comic book history

And for
the African-American
artists here, - Milestone Generations

And for the African-American artists here,

[school bell ringing] - Milestone Generations

[school bell ringing]

Today, we have
a very important class session. - Milestone Generations

Today, we have a very important class session.

One based in literature, - Milestone Generations

One based in literature,

Words and pictures
have been paired together - Milestone Generations

Words and pictures have been paired together

But the comic strips
and periodicals
of the early 20th century, - Milestone Generations

But the comic strips and periodicals of the early 20th centu...

Superman, Batman, the Flash - Milestone Generations

Superman, Batman, the Flash

But those symbols
mainly existed as
white characters - Milestone Generations

But those symbols mainly existed as white characters

Characters of color
made up only a small portion
of the leading heroes. - Milestone Generations

Characters of color made up only a small portion of the lead...

And those heroes
were often filtered through
misguided stereotypes. - Milestone Generations

And those heroes were often filtered through misguided stere...

The mix of people
creating comics in America, - Milestone Generations

The mix of people creating comics in America,

And the content of the books
reflected that in many ways. - Milestone Generations

And the content of the books reflected that in many ways.

[Dwayne McDuffie] 99.9%
of comic book companies,
up to that point, - Milestone Generations

[Dwayne McDuffie] 99.9% of comic book companies, up to that ...

[Paul Levitz] So, we're in
the mid-'70s, - Milestone Generations

[Paul Levitz] So, we're in the mid-'70s,

Jenette was passionate at
having more diverse material, - Milestone Generations

Jenette was passionate at having more diverse material,

When I came to DC,
there had already been
a few attempts - Milestone Generations

When I came to DC, there had already been a few attempts

Dennis O'Neil
and Neal Adams had created - Milestone Generations

Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams had created

Wonder Woman introduced
Wonder Woman's sister, Nubia. - Milestone Generations

Wonder Woman introduced Wonder Woman's sister, Nubia.

[narrator] The '60s
and '70s brought a shift in the
landscape of comic characters, - Milestone Generations

[narrator] The '60s and '70s brought a shift in th...

[announcer] First of the year, watch out for the adventures ...

On the first panel here, - Milestone Generations

On the first panel here,

[Denys] Black Lightning
resonated with me - Milestone Generations

[Denys] Black Lightning resonated with me

Black Lightning was, to me, - Milestone Generations

Black Lightning was, to me,

It always cracked me up - Milestone Generations

It always cracked me up

Like, "Yeah, okay,
that's some code-switching
right there." - Milestone Generations

Like, "Yeah, okay, that's some code-switching righ...

It wasn't unusual
for new comics to fade
fairly quickly. - Milestone Generations

It wasn't unusual for new comics to fade fairly quickly...

Black Lightning ran about
11 issues. - Milestone Generations

Black Lightning ran about 11 issues.

He was the first tentpole for - Milestone Generations

He was the first tentpole for

It was an adventure
for all of us to see
where we could take comics. - Milestone Generations

It was an adventure for all of us to see where we could take...

[Michael Davis] Every Black kid
on the planet who's ever
read comic books, - Milestone Generations

[Michael Davis] Every Black kid on the planet who's eve...

Art allows us to dream, - Milestone Generations

Art allows us to dream,

This modern mythology
that reflects
our cultural zeitgeist. - Milestone Generations

This modern mythology that reflects our cultural zeitgeist.

[Jason Scott Jones]
1980s DC Comics
was Batman, and Superman. - Milestone Generations

[Jason Scott Jones] 1980s DC Comics was Batman, and Superman...

It was a very white landscape
as far as the storytelling, - Milestone Generations

It was a very white landscape as far as the storytelling,

[Denys] Being a Black artist
and surviving in this industry, - Milestone Generations

[Denys] Being a Black artist and surviving in this industry,

You weren't gonna get
a lot of the same things, - Milestone Generations

You weren't gonna get a lot of the same things,

[narrator] It's the late '80s, - Milestone Generations

[narrator] It's the late '80s,

And I've worked on
Batman's 50th anniversary, - Milestone Generations

And I've worked on Batman's 50th anniversary,

[Dwayne] He's a world-famous
musician and artist - Milestone Generations

[Dwayne] He's a world-famous musician and artist

We are doing major things
in the industry, - Milestone Generations

We are doing major things in the industry,

There were just certain
things in America
you knew wasn't for you. - Milestone Generations

There were just certain things in America you knew wasn'...

Like, yeah there's a Black guy
every once in a while, - Milestone Generations

Like, yeah there's a Black guy every once in a while,

As a reader of color,
you would notice - Milestone Generations

As a reader of color, you would notice

You know that the wheels
of justice turn slow, - Milestone Generations

You know that the wheels of justice turn slow,

Each generation, that voice
gets louder and louder. - Milestone Generations

Each generation, that voice gets louder and louder.

[narrator] Outside
the comic book industry, - Milestone Generations

[narrator] Outside the comic book industry,

[Reggie Hudlin] The '80s
and the good old days
of the '90s, - Milestone Generations

[Reggie Hudlin] The '80s and the good old days of the &...

There were all these
powerful threads
happening simultaneously. - Milestone Generations

There were all these powerful threads happening simultaneous...

You know, you had Public Enemy
and Russell Simmons. - Milestone Generations

You know, you had Public Enemy and Russell Simmons.

Suddenly, the people
who don't think their story
is worth hearing, - Milestone Generations

Suddenly, the people who don't think their story is wor...

The ultimate message was, - Milestone Generations

The ultimate message was,

And we're gonna do it, - Milestone Generations

And we're gonna do it,

You look at
the Black film scene,
the Black music scene, - Milestone Generations

You look at the Black film scene, the Black music scene,

No one is scared.
No one's looking for approval. - Milestone Generations

No one is scared. No one's looking for approval.

Everyone's like, "Yo,
we are going hard,
it is our time." - Milestone Generations

Everyone's like, "Yo, we are going hard, it is our...

I walked into a room
and Jim Steranko was there. - Milestone Generations

I walked into a room and Jim Steranko was there.

[man] The far-out artwork
of Jim Steranko, - Milestone Generations

[man] The far-out artwork of Jim Steranko,

He says,
"They asked me to create - Milestone Generations

He says, "They asked me to create

He puts his hand on my shoulder
and goes, - Milestone Generations

He puts his hand on my shoulder and goes,

Blink, blink. I'm like, - Milestone Generations

Blink, blink. I'm like,

[reporter] The riots in
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
tore the city apart. - Milestone Generations

[reporter] The riots in Crown Heights, Brooklyn tore the cit...

[voices overlapping] - Milestone Generations

[voices overlapping]

The jury found the defendants
not guilty on all the charges. - Milestone Generations

The jury found the defendants not guilty on all the charges.

Don't blame us for the division
that the police did.
That's absurd. - Milestone Generations

Don't blame us for the division that the police did. Th...

People were definitely like,
"No, no, we're going
to take charge." - Milestone Generations

People were definitely like, "No, no, we're going ...

Don't fight the power,
be the power." - Milestone Generations

Don't fight the power, be the power."

When you're at that age
when you start,
you know, in your early 30s, - Milestone Generations

When you're at that age when you start, you know, in yo...

So now,
I'm working with Sam Hamm, - Milestone Generations

So now, I'm working with Sam Hamm,

This is Sam.
He's the whitest dude ever, - Milestone Generations

This is Sam. He's the whitest dude ever,

["Rebel Without A Pause"
playing] - Milestone Generations

["Rebel Without A Pause" playing]

So now I'm thinking
about that conversation
with Jim Steranko. - Milestone Generations

So now I'm thinking about that conversation with Jim St...

And I'm thinking about
the comics I've drawn, - Milestone Generations

And I'm thinking about the comics I've drawn,

Finally, like,
I can't help but, like, - Milestone Generations

Finally, like, I can't help but, like,

Denys says, "I got an idea." - Milestone Generations

Denys says, "I got an idea."

[Denys] He meets me
at the lobby,
we walk around - Milestone Generations

[Denys] He meets me at the lobby, we walk around

Back where they have
the shops and stuff, - Milestone Generations

Back where they have the shops and stuff,

And I'm pitching my idea
about doing this
Black comic book company - Milestone Generations

And I'm pitching my idea about doing this Black comic b...

And I said, "That's
the stupidest idea
I've ever heard." - Milestone Generations

And I said, "That's the stupidest idea I've e...

I just thought - Milestone Generations

He's like, "Well,
you're gonna need a writer, - Milestone Generations

He's like, "Well, you're gonna need a writer,

We got something
we want to talk to you about." - Milestone Generations

We got something we want to talk to you about."

Who are you gonna get
to do this?" - Milestone Generations

Who are you gonna get to do this?"

I know a fella who...
My friend, Derek Dingle, - Milestone Generations

I know a fella who... My friend, Derek Dingle,

Milestone Generations poster

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The electrifying story of Milestone Media, of the challenges they faced in changing the face of superhero storytelling, and of the rebirth of the company – now with entertainment legend Reggie Hudlin helping to steer the ship – just when the world needs the Milestone heroes more than ever.

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Director: Justice A. Whitaker

Writer: Evan Narcisse, Justice A. Whitaker

Production: Courageous Studios

Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: N/A

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 29 Jul 2022

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GYtiLNA6-x73CaQEAAApe