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[Denys] Black Lightning resonated with me
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Milestone Generations

Black Lightningresonated with me because that book came outwhen I was just getting inthe...

[Denys] Black Lightning
resonated with me because that book came out
when I was just getting in
the industry, when I was 14 years old

Full Transcript

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[Denys] Black Lightning resonated with me
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because that book came out when I was just getting in the industry,
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when I was 14 years old.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:17
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.
Black Lightning was, to me, - Milestone Generations 00:08
Black Lightning was, to me,
It always cracked me up - Milestone Generations 00:05
It always cracked me up
Like, "Yeah, okay, that's some code-switching right there." - Milestone Generations 00:15
Like, "Yeah, okay, that's some code-switching righ...
It wasn't unusual for new comics to fade fairly quickly. - Milestone Generations 00:04
It wasn't unusual for new comics to fade fairly quickly...
Black Lightning ran about 11 issues. - Milestone Generations 00:05
Black Lightning ran about 11 issues.
He was the first tentpole for - Milestone Generations 00:06
He was the first tentpole for
It was an adventure for all of us to see where we could take comics. - Milestone Generations 00:05
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 00:09
[Michael Davis] Every Black kid on the planet who's eve...
Art allows us to dream, - Milestone Generations 00:09
Art allows us to dream,
This modern mythology that reflects our cultural zeitgeist. - Milestone Generations 00:06
This modern mythology that reflects our cultural zeitgeist.
[Jason Scott Jones] 1980s DC Comics was Batman, and Superman. - Milestone Generations 00:05
[Jason Scott Jones] 1980s DC Comics was Batman, and Superman...
It was a very white landscape as far as the storytelling, - Milestone Generations 00:08
It was a very white landscape as far as the storytelling,
[Denys] Being a Black artist and surviving in this industry, - Milestone Generations 00:05
[Denys] Being a Black artist and surviving in this industry,
You weren't gonna get a lot of the same things, - Milestone Generations 00:04
You weren't gonna get a lot of the same things,
[narrator] It's the late '80s, - Milestone Generations 00:10
[narrator] It's the late '80s,
And I've worked on Batman's 50th anniversary, - Milestone Generations 00:05
And I've worked on Batman's 50th anniversary,
[Dwayne] He's a world-famous musician and artist - Milestone Generations 00:08
[Dwayne] He's a world-famous musician and artist
We are doing major things in the industry, - Milestone Generations 00:07
We are doing major things in the industry,
There were just certain things in America you knew wasn't for you. - Milestone Generations 00:05
There were just certain things in America you knew wasn'...
Like, yeah there's a Black guy every once in a while, - Milestone Generations 00:07
Like, yeah there's a Black guy every once in a while,