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People weren't, like, beating down on us
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Milestone Generations

People weren't, like,beating down on us, but there was a glass ceiling

People weren't, like,
beating down on us, but there was a glass ceiling

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People weren't, like, beating down on us,
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but there was a glass ceiling.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:48
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.
There were editors that didn't wanna work with Black people. - Milestone Generations 00:04
There were editors that didn't wanna work with Black pe...
There were executives at DC that couldn't understand why we were doing - Milestone Generations 00:07
There were executives at DC that couldn't understand wh...
And Black people don't buy comic books, - Milestone Generations 00:05
And Black people don't buy comic books,
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