Comic Book Confidential

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Frank Miller

Himself

Age : 67 | Popularity : 12%

Jack Kirby

Himself

Age : 76 | Popularity : 19%

Stan Lee

Himself

Age : 95 | Popularity : 46%

Will Eisner

Himself

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%

Robert Crumb

Himself

Age : 80 | Popularity : 3%

Lynda Barry

Herself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Charles Burns

Himself

Age : 68 | Popularity : 3%

William M. Gaines

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Charles Lippincott Ron Mann
Production	Production Executive	Charles Lippincott
	Producer	Ron Mann
	Executive Producer	Don Haig
	Producer's Assistant	Sue Len Quon
	Co-Producer	Martin Harbury
Directing	Director	Ron Mann
Editing	Editor	Ron Mann Robert Kennedy
Camera	Director of Photography	Joan Churchill Robert Fresco
Art	Art Direction	Gerlinde Scharinger
Department	Role	Name

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