That interest has resulted in some terrific documentaries that chronicle the history behind the industry, and reveal the hidden truths lurking between each comics panel. Comic books unbound 2008 this is part of the starz inside series, and it takes a widereaching look at the world of adapting comic books to film. Jeffrey catherine jones is one of the most revered comic book and fantasy artists of all time and a complex character with an unusual life, an ideal subject for an insightful and. Cardboard boards are used as backing in bags to keep comics creasefree. The inside paper quality can be low and small pieces of the pages may be missing. Favorite comic book documentaries looks like avengers. A twonight documentary about the history of superheroes in comic books, the movies, and on television, superheroes decoded does a good job. This is one documentary every comic book fan should watch. The movie, largely filmed onlocation at the 2002 comic con international in san diego, ca. The greatest comicbook characters in the canon have been debated and argued over for decades. My attempt at an extensive list of documentaries about comic books and their creators. Cover gloss can be very low or sometimes no gloss at all. For one, it shows how restrictions in what comic books could show replicated a conservative mindset in america.
It interviews some of the biggest names in the industry to discuss the history and. Look for acidfree to avoid damaging the pages of your comic books. The creations of bon kane, bill finger, jerry siegel, joe shuster, stan lee. This documentary produced by metrogoldwynmayer features the whole picture of the comicbook phenomenon in the united states as of 1988. There are interviews from comic book writers, artists, and actors that have portrayed these heroes. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database. Gaman is a documentary that revealed the four year study experience of a japanese student who left japan to study in australia and then returned home with a foreign qualification. Every comic book documentary you must watch elongated man. The editors at the new york times instead chose to show history unfolding, such as reporting on the soviet union.
Starz inside takes a look at film adaptation of comics books. Documentaries about comic books, a list of films by asset. If you purchase a comic already in a bag with a board, consider asking the dealer if he uses acid free boards. Top websites about history of comic books documentary. This week, our artists paired sonic the hedgehog and sonicrelated characters with other comic book characters. Its a heroes journey of hits, misses and unstoppable superpowers, featuring the spiderman, xmen and batman films and beyond, plus revealing interviews with guillermo del toro, stan lee. Green lantern star ryan reynolds narrates this documentary exploring the rich, 75 year history of dc comics, and featuring interviews with such comic book artists and editors as neil gaiman, karen. The 50 greatest comicbook characters movies empire. A good fun documentary on comic culture, comic con episode iv. See more ideas about robert crumb, fritz the cat and alternative comics. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection.
To help celebrate this, amc networks is planning a history of comic books documentary miniseries that is tentatively titled heroes and villains. This documentary is available for purchase on bluray here. Legendary comics creator nicola cuti, creator of eman and moonchild the starbabe, has passed away at the age of 75. Endgame directors joe and anthony russo are in the process of putting together a documentary about comic book icon stan lee. Comic book confidential is an americancanadian documentary film, released in 1988. A documentary about fredric wertham, who nearly destroyed. Back in 2014 she makes comics came out and took the viewer on a journey through the history of the female comic book creator. In this documentary, discover the history of comic books from page to screen through the evolution and revolutions that have changed entertainment forever. Comic book heroes unmasked originally aired on the history channel is a pretty good documentary largely going over the superhero genre in comic books. Amc orders history of comic books documentary miniseries. As an artistic and pop culture medium, comics have attracted the attention of almost every branch of journalism. Sal and joel discuss comic book documentaries, their insights into the industry, and where theyre going. Its only just now that people are beginning to understand how important this story is.
Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. A list of 88 films compiled on letterboxd, including the masters of comic book art 1987, comic book confidential 1988, how to draw comics the marvel way 1988, batmania. The comic book greats comic book superheroes unmasked comics britannia. How to store a comic book collection like a superhero. Weve seen a good amount of documentaries made over the years about comic books and comic characters.
This relatively early comic book documentary covers the life of its namesake robert crumb. Threepart pbs documentary takes superheroes seriously. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Directed by ron mann and written by mann and charles lippincott, the film is a survey of the history of the comic book medium in the united states from the 1930s to the 1980s, as an art form and in social context.
Cool documentary i wonder why dont history channel dont make stuff like these again. Comic book documentaries elseworlds exchange podcast. Comic book investments are more predictable than stocks. The origins of the medium, the evolution of superheroes and all the other genres as they born in different eras. Books with brittle pages cannot grade higher than 3. The film looks at the creation of crumbs most famous. Theyre also a good vehicle for telling american history. It interviews some of the biggest names in the comic and film industry to discuss the appeal of comic book. Besides being a good documentary on comic book superheroes, this also serves as a glimpse into what the history channel was like in the summer of 2003. Oct 30, 2014 all the books dvds i have pinned are in my personal collection, and i have many more to pin. Comic book superheroes unmasked history channel aired.
Comic book superheroes unmasked documentary youtube. This is a documentary film about the most hated man in comics history. However, not all of the news on the page tell tales of superheroism. It was a massive week for television trailers and promos, with all of the biggest assembled right here. Now some interesting rare old doc has been uncovered from the past that is a must watch for comic fans. Director marisa stotter shares an eyeopening documentary. With that films release in mind, we decided to explore the best comic book documentaries around. The depression, world war ii, the civil rights movement, gay pride, you name it, theyre all reflected in comic books.
Mark hamill directs and stars in the straighttovideo mockumentary comic book. But when hamill goes to the san diego comiccon with hopes of telling the duos real story, he gets into a series of wacky predicaments, as pop culture stars and comic book fans collide. I have also been a guest university lecturer teaching about the history of comics and how they can be used as a teaching tool. The best comic book movies, shows and documentaries to. Julian jones arms, rick berry, mike carbonara, roger dean. Documentary comic books, reich for beginners for beginners, orwell for beginners, and several more. Mark hamill directs and stars in this hilarious salute to the world of fourcolor crimefighters, playing a filmmaker out to make a documentary about his favorite heroes, commander courage and liberty ladd. Beginning in the late 1940s, wertham began publishing articles linking comic books to juvenile. The value of the comics industry grows even more when you consider that comics based films now make up a multibilliondollar segment of the film industry as well. This footage for the documentary was shot in the late 1970s and focuses on the comic book. One of the earliest longform documentaries about comic books traces the mediums early days through the contemporary work released around.
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