EPISODE
Marvel 616 - Season 1
An anthology documentary series that explores the historical, cultural and societal impacts of the Marvel Comics Universe and its intersection with the world.
10 March 1971, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
August 31, 1982 in Morris County, New Jersey, USA
15 December 1961, Centerville, Illinois, USA
10 December 1984, Stanford, California, USA
March 1, 1955 in Kanagawa, Japan
November 16, 2020
Dedicated Marvel fans probably won't mind the series' reluctance to turn a critical eye toward the company, and it's clear that everyone involved is a Marvel true believer.
November 19, 2020
For those interested in the process, this programming is definitely interesting, even if much if it feels as calculated and massaged as a corporate video or political ad in adding luster to the studio's image.
November 17, 2020
It is a huge credit to the various people involved in this series, then, that Marvel's 616 is not just several hours of needless mythologizing, but an engaging series that finds new angles from which to appreciate the Marvel universe.
November 20, 2020
The stories it chooses to tell turn out to be genuinely fascinating, whether you're a diehard Marvel fan or someone who has no idea what Marvel's 616 even means.