Geek, and You Shall Find

Really well done documentary details the history of superhero comics from Action Comics 1 in 1938 till today, and its growing and evolving cultural impact through the decades to today where these films dominate the movie box office and comic-con cosplayers are a cultural phenomenon. The movie references Joseph Campbell's "Hero's Journey" as the mythological underpinning as to why it resonates with the shared human experience. There are interviews with Marvel greats Stan Lee and Roy Thomas, Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin, and others. The intersection of comic books/superheroes and the Star Wars universe, creation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, are intersection of comics/television/film and culture and politics are all covered in this excellent film.