Comic Book Confidential (1988)

Comic Book Confidential | United States of America| Canada

In the 20th century, no artistic medium in North America with so much potential for creative expression has had a more turbulent history plagued with less respect than comic books. Through animated montages, readings and interviews, this film guides us through the history of the medium from the late 1930s and 1940s with the first explosion of popularity with the superheroes created by great talents like Jack Kirby and hitting its first artistic zenith with Will Eisner's "Spirit". It then shifts to the post war comics world with the rising popularity of crime and horror comics, especially those published by EC Comics under the editorshiop of William B. Gaines until it came crashing down the rise of censorship with the imposition of the Comics Code. In its wake of the devastation of the medium's creative freedom, we also explore EC's defiant survival with the creation of the singular "Mad Magazine" by Harvey Kurtzman.

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Description

Director

Ron Mann

Stars

Frank Miller
Himself

Jack Kirby
Himself

Stan Lee
Himself

Will Eisner
Himself

Robert Crumb
Himself

Lynda Barry
Herself

Charles Burns
Himself

William M. Gaines

Al Feldstein

Shary Flenniken

Others...

Links

Keywords

artist, comic book

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sphinx Productions

Actor

Frank Miller, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Robert Crumb, Lynda Barry, Charles Burns, William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein, Shary Flenniken, Bill Griffith, Jaime Hernández, Harvey Kurtzman, Paul Mavrides, Harvey Pekar, Victor Moscoso, Françoise Mouly, Dan O'Neill, Gilbert Shelton, Art Spielgeman

Creators

Ron Mann (Director), Charles Lippincott (Writer), Joan Churchill (Director of Photography), Robert Fresco (Director of Photography), Robert Kennedy (Editor), Don Haig (Executive Producer), Sue Len Quon (Producer's Assistant), Martin Harbury (Co-Producer), Gerlinde Scharinger (Art Direction)

Release dates

01.01.1988 (US)
14.06.1989 (US)
10.09.1988 (CA)

Comic Book Confidential (1988)

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