At the SXSW conference on Sunday, Marvel Comics announced that they will be creating a series of live action documentaries, chronicling the creation of important stories in the companies history. This documentary series is set to be called Marvel’s Tales to Astonish.
It was also announced that the first story arc to get a documentary would be Mark Millar and Steve McNiven’s 2006 event comic Civil War, an event that changed the course of the Marvel Universe for years following its conclusion. John Cerilli, Vice President of Content & Programming at Marvel, said the following about the decision to make Civil War the first story to get a documentary:
After we thought up the concept for Marvel’s Tales To Astonish, we were kicking around ideas for what to cover and Civil War jumped to the top of the heap. It did because Civil War is sort of the typical Marvel story: good guys and bad guys who weren’t necessarily good guys and bad guys. Their point of contention boils down to a difference of philosophy and opinion, so there’s no real right or wrong. Civil War typifies want it means to be a Marvel character.
This first documentary will be directed by one Eric Drath, who some may know for his work on 30 for 30 for HBO or his 2008 movie Assault in the Ring.
There is no word as to what future stories and/or characters will be spotlighted, but continue checking back to We the Nerdy for more news on Marvel’s Tales to Astonish!
