In Search of Steve Ditko
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| In Search of Steve Ditko | |
|---|---|
| Format | Documentary |
| Created by | Hot Sauce |
| Starring | Jonathan Ross |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 Minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Four |
| Original airing | September 16, 2007 |
In Search of Steve Ditko is a BBC Four documentary. It was first shown on Sunday 16 September 2007.
The documentary is part of the Comics Britannia season and follows Jonathan Ross' attempts to track down comics artist Steve Ditko.
[edit] Overview
The programme featured interviews with comics creators, editors and others including Jerry Robinson, John Romita Sr., Neil Gaiman, Joe Quesada, Ralph Macchio, Flo Steinberg, Alan Moore, Mark Millar, Stan Lee, and Cat Yronwode.
Ross, accompanied by Gaiman, met Steve Ditko at his New York office but he declined to be photographed or interviewed for the show. He did however give the two a selection of some of his old comic books. At the end of the show Ross said he has since spoken to Ditko on the telephone and was now on first name terms with him.
[edit] External links
- In Search of Steve Ditko at the Internet Movie Database
- Jonathan Ross in Search of Steve Ditko at bbc.co.uk
- The unsung hero behind Spider-Man, by Jonathan Ross, The Guardian, September 14, 2007
- BBC to screen history of comics, The Guardian, August 10, 2007
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