So Much Damage: How Image Comics Changed the World — Season 1
About this season
This five-part docu-series chronicles the rise, fall and rebirth of Image Comics, which transformed the industry for creator-owned work. Features the seven Image founders plus Robert Kirkman, Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick, and many more.
Episodes (5)
1. The Founding
Aired 20 November 2017 • 15 min
1992, 7 comic book artists at the top of their game, including Todd McFarlane and Jim Lee, left Marvel comics to start their own company - and changed the entertainment industry as we know it.
2. The Mayhem
Aired 20 November 2017 • 13 min
Todd McFarlane, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld and four other comic book artists went rogue and formed their own company, Image, in 1992. And they were on top of the world - for a while.
3. The Break Up
Aired 20 November 2017 • 13 min
With Image having taken the comics industry by storm in the early 90s, troubles and tensions amongst the founders led to a period of turmoil. Until the undead stepped into help.
4. The New Blood
Aired 20 November 2017 • 13 min
When Robert Kirkman pitched the Walking Dead to Image Comics, no one thought it would be a thing. Instead, it was a catalyst that helped change the company - and the entertainment landscape.
5. The Modern Era
Aired 20 November 2017 • 10 min
On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, the founders of Image and the creators of many of its titles such as Robert Kirkman, Matt Fraction, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Cliff Chiang and others reflect on how the company has changed the world.