Disney+ Releases New Sneak Peeks Of ‘Marvel’s 616’ Docuseries
Marvel’s 616promises to take hardcore Marvel fans behind the scenes and behind the history of the comic book company that dominates the pop culture landscape. The forthcoming Disney+ docuseries debuts this fall, but the streaming outlet has release two newMarvel’s 616teasers giving us a sneak peek of the series ahead of Thursday’s virtual Comic Con at Home panel withGillian Jacobs,Paul Scheer, and executive producersSarah AmosandJason Sterman.
Marvel’s 616 Teasers
Before Kamala Khan became one of the most popular new heroes of this generation, she was an idea in Marvel Comics editorSana Amanat’s head, based on her own childhood growing up in a strict Muslim household. But with the help of a team that included Muslim writerG. Willow Wilson, she co-createdMs. Marvel,which featured Marvel’s first-ever Muslim-American superhero. The first of two sneak peeks released by Disney+ comes from the episode “Higher, Further, Faster,” directed by actor/director Gillian Jacobs (Community), which shows howMs. Marvelcame together and other stories of the trailblazing women in Marvel Comics.
The second clip comes from the Paul Scheer-directed episode “Lost and Found,” which follows the actor and comedian on a series of interviews with Marvel Comics writers as they describe their favorite “forgotten” superhero characters. Some of which get quite obscure.
Typeface? The Wizard? Strangely named superheroes with even stranger origins, according to the clip, in which creatives likeBlack PantherwriterReginald Hudlin,DeadpoolwriterGerry Duggan, andVenomwriterDonny Catestalk about the niche, the weird, and the obscure superheroes that were maybe better left forgotten.
These two sneak peek clips come ahead of theMarvel’s 616virtual Comic Con at Home panel “A Look InsideMarvel’s 616, which features Gillian and Paul and the show’s executive producers in a discussion of the making of the Disney+ original docuseries. It may not be as big as a new movie or series, but it could offer fun new behind-the-scenes trivia for those hardcore Marvel fans who are getting impatient for the next chapter of the MCU.
Here is the synopsis forMarvel’s 616:
“Marvel’s 616” explores how Marvel’s rich legacy of stories, characters and creators exist within the world outside your window. Each documentary, helmed by a unique filmmaker, explores the intersections of storytelling, pop culture, and fandom within the Marvel Universe. Films in this anthology series will cover topics including Marvel’s world-spanning artists, the trailblazing women of Marvel Comics, discovering the “forgotten” characters of Marvel, and much more.
