Great historical movie

This is a great movie for fans of DC Comics and fans of superheroes in general. I was always partial to DC as a kid and Batman is my all-time favorite. This movie was surprisingly detailed as to DC's early history, which is great because it seems like documentaries today always gloss over history that is deemed 'too old'.

It does a great job explaining of how Superman was started and what a national phenomenon the character was in its early years. Rightly so, Superman is the star of this movie as he is the Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny of DC Comics. Each incarnation outside of the comics books is shown, but this movie explains how each take was important for its day and age. It really hit home during the discussing of how the first Christopher Reeve movie made Superman timeless. For me, I was 7 when the movie came out and Superman was always part of my life. I played with the Mego action figures as a child. So that statement was a little surprising.

Batman and Wonder Woman also have their fair share of screen time. As a fan, the evolution of Batman was familiar, but still great to watch. As the movie explains, until the Adam West Batman tv show became a hit, there was talk of canceling the Batman comic book due to low sales. The discussion of the early Wonder Woman comics was pretty amusing.

Ryan Reynolds (the new Green Lantern b.t.w.) does an excellent job of narrating. Most of the great DC artists and writers appear on screen including the creators of Superman and Batman. Props to DC and this movie's creators for mentioning Bill Fingers when discussing the creation of Batman. Props as well for the slight mention of Marvel Comics; although there was really no discussion as to the comic giants' rivalry.

Overall, I highly recommend this film. A small complaint is that I wished it was longer and I would watch a 10- part series on DC if one was completed.