A proper literary belter THE TIMESAffectionate and endlessly entertaining RICHARD OSMANA wildly ambitious story of the making of a colossal starstudded multimilliondollar superhero action film and the humble comic book that inspired it all.Spanning eighty years and culminating in the opening of a film we meet a cast of characters including a troubled soldier a young boy with an artistic gift an inspired and eccentric director a pompous film star on the rise a tireless production assistant and countless film crew members who together create Hollywood magic.Funny touching and wonderfully thoughtprovoking The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece offers an insiders take on the momentous efforts it takes to make a film. At once a reflection on Americas past and present on the world of show business and the real world we all live in.