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

Every Black kidon the planet who's everread comic books, from the day they realize...

[Michael Davis] Every Black kid
on the planet who's ever
read comic books, from the day they realize that
every superhero was white, has wanted to do
a Black comic book company

Full Transcript

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[Michael Davis] Every Black kid on the planet who's ever read comic books,
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from the day they realize that every superhero was white,
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has wanted to do a Black comic book company.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:18
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.
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,
As a reader of color, you would notice - Milestone Generations 00:07
As a reader of color, you would notice
You know that the wheels of justice turn slow, - Milestone Generations 00:07
You know that the wheels of justice turn slow,
Each generation, that voice gets louder and louder. - Milestone Generations 00:04
Each generation, that voice gets louder and louder.
[narrator] Outside the comic book industry, - Milestone Generations 00:06
[narrator] Outside the comic book industry,
[Reggie Hudlin] The '80s and the good old days of the '90s, - Milestone Generations 00:07
[Reggie Hudlin] The '80s and the good old days of the &...
There were all these powerful threads happening simultaneously. - Milestone Generations 00:05
There were all these powerful threads happening simultaneous...
You know, you had Public Enemy and Russell Simmons. - Milestone Generations 00:04
You know, you had Public Enemy and Russell Simmons.
Suddenly, the people who don't think their story is worth hearing, - Milestone Generations 00:07
Suddenly, the people who don't think their story is wor...