Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics (Season 1)

Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics (2017) is a six-part AMC documentary series you can watch online on iFILM. Kirkman — the writer behind The Walking Dead — hosts each episode, but his focus isn't superhero mythology; it's the people who built it. Artists who drew on commission, signed away rights, and never profited from characters that now anchor billion-dollar film franchises.

Each episode covers a distinct chapter: Batman's murky creation history, Jack Kirby's long fight for credit at Marvel, the breakaway independents of the 1980s. Stan Lee, Kevin Smith, Todd McFarlane and Bill Sienkiewicz are among those on camera. An unsentimental look at an industry that sells dreams while often treating its own creators harshly. Stream Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics online on iFILM.