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E!'s Greg Agnew reports on a world without the first superhero
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Milestone Generations

E!'s Greg Agnew reportson a world withoutthe first superhero

E!'s Greg Agnew reports
on a world without
the first superhero

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E!'s Greg Agnew reports on a world without the first superhero.
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Timestamp in Movie
00:27:39
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.
[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...
[Ivan] Dwayne said, "I want Virgil to lose his virginity." - Milestone Generations 00:07
[Ivan] Dwayne said, "I want Virgil to lose his virginit...
I was like, "Really?" - Milestone Generations 00:07
I was like, "Really?"
I don't remember it in any great detail, - Milestone Generations 00:09
I don't remember it in any great detail,
[Denys] It was requested that we remove that condom off the cover. - Milestone Generations 00:04
[Denys] It was requested that we remove that condom off the ...
[Dwayne] The compromise we came up with was - Milestone Generations 00:07
[Dwayne] The compromise we came up with was