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Milestone Generations

And Black peopledon't buy comic books, so why are we doing thisstupid experiment anyway?

And Black people
don't buy comic books, so why are we doing this
stupid experiment anyway?

Full Transcript

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And Black people don't buy comic books,
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so why are we doing this stupid experiment anyway?
Duration
5 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:01
Uploaded
May 03, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Courageous Studios

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Movie Summary

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.
I think the marketing department - Milestone Generations 00:10
I think the marketing department
There were a lot of meetings with DC, Jenette Kahn and with Paul Levitz, - Milestone Generations 00:07
There were a lot of meetings with DC, Jenette Kahn and with ...
The look of comics and the whole atmosphere of comics then - Milestone Generations 00:07
The look of comics and the whole atmosphere of comics then
Comics started really hitting a big population. - Milestone Generations 00:04
Comics started really hitting a big population.
E!'s Greg Agnew reports on a world without the first superhero. - Milestone Generations 00:05
E!'s Greg Agnew reports on a world without the first su...
[Greg] Superman meets his demise at the hands of supervillain, Doomsday. - Milestone Generations 00:05
[Greg] Superman meets his demise at the hands of supervillai...
Experts say the ultimate sacrifice - Milestone Generations 00:05
Experts say the ultimate sacrifice
[Paul] The mid-'90s, there was a really nasty stretch in the comic book industry. - Milestone Generations 00:06
[Paul] The mid-'90s, there was a really nasty stretch i...
Part of it was the end of a collectors' boom - Milestone Generations 00:06
Part of it was the end of a collectors' boom
Bill Sienkiewicz who is one of the artistic influential deities - Milestone Generations 00:10
Bill Sienkiewicz who is one of the artistic influential deit...
It was a window poster - Milestone Generations 00:08
It was a window poster
This poster was to be something so high in quality and so compelling, - Milestone Generations 00:15
This poster was to be something so high in quality and so co...
A number of comic book stores never put that poster up. - Milestone Generations 00:05
A number of comic book stores never put that poster up.
We always had that problem with retailers not ordering enough of our books, - Milestone Generations 00:06
We always had that problem with retailers not ordering enoug...
And one of the things was there was this misunderstanding - Milestone Generations 00:08
And one of the things was there was this misunderstanding
And that to be pro-Black meant that you were anti-white, - Milestone Generations 00:07
And that to be pro-Black meant that you were anti-white,
You know, there was a lot of hate being thrown at Milestone - Milestone Generations 00:12
You know, there was a lot of hate being thrown at Milestone
I mean, the term "hater," wasn't a thing yet, - Milestone Generations 00:06
I mean, the term "hater," wasn't a thing yet,
When I started working for Derek, - Milestone Generations 00:13
When I started working for Derek,
[Denys] We wanted to do a story that addressed teenage Black sexuality, - Milestone Generations 00:09
[Denys] We wanted to do a story that addressed teenage Black...