The film is about the history of the american comic book industry from its origins in the 1930s to the present day, and how comic books have mirrored and affected the society around them. Back in 2014 she makes comics came out and took the viewer on a journey through the history of the female comic book creator. Some names include charles burns, frank miller, stan lee, will eisner, robert crumb, and harvey pekar. Custom comic book art from your photo the comics factory. Threepart pbs documentary takes superheroes seriously. In 1973, star magazine debuted, with a regular comic panel about groupies and interviews with them, along. It looks at 22 different important people in the comic book field.
Amc today announced that robert kirkmans sixpart miniseries about the history of comic books, amc visionaries. Ray says he was awoken one night by groupies who had apparently climbed three floors up the outside of the hotel wall, to break in to his room through the bathroom window. Dc comics to release documentary about supervillains. With mark hamill, donna derrico, billy west, joseph burns. The series is being produced by robert kirkmans skydance entertainment, marking yet another collaboration with the walking dead creators company. Narrated by keith david, and has a great list of comic artists and writers being interviewed. Alter egos exposed is a smart and stylish 10part documentary series that explores the art. Female groupies in particular have a longstanding reputation of being available to celebrities, pop stars, rock stars and other public figures. Crumb 1995 this relatively early comic book documentary covers the life of its namesake robert crumb. Masters of comic book art eisner, kirby, ditko, adams, wrightson, miller 1987. Comix also has tons of interviews with the fans, many in full. Musicthebeatles song she came in through the bathroom window was allegedly inspired by a tale told to the beatles by musicthemoodyblues member ray thomas. To get viewers into the spirit of romance, into the dark is delivering audiences its valentines daythemed episode, down.
To help celebrate this, amc networks is planning a history of comic books documentary miniseries that is tentatively titled heroes and villains. In an entertaining and informative combination of interviews, historical footage and stateoftheart animation techniques, comic book confidential provides a positive answer to that burning. Albert ching is managing editor of cbr, and has been with the eisner awardwinning site since 20. Also that year, british journalist jenny fabian and johnny byrne released a largely autobiographical book called groupie 1969. Every time i return to this i wonder why no one has made an updated comic book and graphic novel documentary. Villains of dc comics, bloody disgusting reports as the title indicates, the documentary will explore the compelling, diverse and legendary society of supervillains of the publishers universe, and will feature interviews with comic writers and some of the characters creators. Dec 11, 20 comic book confidential this documentary produced by m etrogoldwynmayer features the whole picture of the comic book phenomenon in the united states as of 1988. Every comic book documentary you must watch elongated man. Indepth documentary about the history of the hellboy comic book, the history of the character and the making of the 2004 movie adaptation of the same name. Featuring british comic book artist and author bryan talbot. 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. Interviews with comic artists, both mainstream and. Lorens family, surviving revolutionaries, comic book colleagues. Mark hamill directs and stars in the straighttovideo mockumentary comic book.
Comix is a feature documentary on comic books, the comic book world, and the phenomenon surrounding them. Mar 16, 2012 the final 24 jim morrison david andrews. How i learned to reembrace my inner geekdom after my first visit to a comic. Groupies, from sex symbols to style icons the new york times. Comic book movies popularity and the influence on our culture. Nick allder, shadi almassizadeh, velvy appleton, kevin baillie.
Rock groups, vintage movies, pulp fiction, film posters, movies online, hd movies. I wish there were more interviews with jack kirby and the hernandez brothers, but its still a fun watch. Today, comics are popular among most college cliches. Wolmans coffeetable book, groupies and other electric ladies. The comic book palace 20 is a documentary that follows a comic book store same name in haverhill, ma. Check out the cbh facebook page for festival updates, etc and share the love. This documentary originally aired on pbs, directed by michael cantor and. 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. Sweet, sweet connie doin her act, she had the whole show and thats a natural fact. Adapted from pamela des barres bestselling book lets spend the night together. To comic book fans, this list is a virtual whos who of some of the industrys. Comic book heaven is a short documentary that tells the story of joe leisner, owner of the comic book store comic book heaven located in sunnyside, queens ny. This documentary on rock n roll groupies, including the infamous plaster casters, features performances musical by such bands as ten years after, terry reid, spooky tooth, and cat mother.
It featured traditional historians, people from inside the industry such as stan lee, and people who grew. The relationship between hollywood and comic book culture is lambasted in this mockumentary as a beloved heroic character is rung through the studio system. Marvel documentary timetravels back to glory days of oldschool comics. Hes written about comic books professionally for more than a decade, and has been a dedicated fan of the medium since learning to read via his older siblings archie digests left lying around the house. May 17, 2016 to help celebrate this, amc networks is planning a history of comic books documentary miniseries that is tentatively titled heroes and villains. The comic book palace has been in business for over 20 years owned and operated by. Comic book movies popularity and the influence on our. Female groupies in particular have a longstanding reputation of being available to. With patty cakes, chaz, joe cocker, pamela des barres.
This documentary on rock n roll groupies, including the. In 2005, bulletproof film released a documentary titled unauthorized. It was a huge blow as it was an early entry in the marvel universe and made me wonder if films like spiderman and xmen were going to end up outliers. The air dates for kirkmans documentary about the history of comic books has been announced, as well as the creators who will be interviewed. Portland business journal the spotlight shines on marathon comic artists june 21, 2017 willamette week in 24 hour comic, 8 artists attempt to create a comic book in you guessed it 24 hours july 5, 2017 24 hour comic creators challenge themselves in a new documentary july 25, 2017 portland mercury 24 hour comic. Choose your favorite comic publishing house and begin your superhero transformation. The origins of the medium, the evolution of superheroes and all the other genres as they born in different eras. A great document of this time,much more worth watching than reading pamelas books. Cbr news spoke with kantor and maslon who also coauthored a companion book, superheroes capes, cowls, and the creation of comic book culture, on sale now about their project, their own history as comic book fans, and the fiveyear process of putting the documentary together. The movie, largely filmed onlocation at the 2002 comiccon international in san diego, ca. There were also several comic book series produced. Bobs character knuckles acquires one ingame in the sing for the moment storyline angel is mobbed by a group of fangirls in the second issue of xmen.
Cameron crowes 2000 movie, almost famous, portrayed the main groupie character. The film is made in the form of a documentary following swan as he travels to san diego comic con to accept an award on behalf of courages creator as a publicity. Comic book superheroes unmasked is a television documentary that aired on the history channel in 2003. Robert kirkmans amc comic book history show debuts in november.
Though virtually no one paid attention to who created a comic book twenty years earlier, every comic fan had a favourite writer and artist. Log into facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. Four color world the evolution of colour in american. Comic book heaven is the story of joe leisner, the lively, highly opinionated and vocal owner of comic book heaven, a comic book store in queens. Comic book documentry, justice league, jack kirby, darwin cooke final frontier, frank miller, daredevil, fantastic four, batman, dark knight returns, ghost. The movie stars hamill as donald swan, a comic book enthusiast and technical adviser for a film based on his favorite superhero, commander courage.
In the past, if you loved comic books and wore superhero tshirts, you were branded a nerd. Villains of dc comics, bloody disgusting reports as the title indicates, the documentary will explore the compelling, diverse and legendary society of supervillains of the publishers universe, and will feature interviews with comic writers and some of the characters. Superhero shirts are worn openly by almost everyone. Alter egos exposed comic book documentary series promo. A neverending battle is the first documentary to examine the dawn of the comic book genre and its powerful legacy, as well as the evolution of the characters who leapt from the pages over the last 75 years and their ongoing worldwide cultural impact. Sep 12, 2011 short documentary film about comics and the people who create and enjoy them. Comic book confidential this documentary produced by m etrogoldwynmayer features the whole picture of the comicbook phenomenon in the united states as of 1988. The series will be divided into six onehour episodes, and will feature interviews with stan lee, patty jenkins, lynda. Blueprint s1 e3 spiderman to spawn, how todd mcfarlane became the biggest comic book artist ever blueprint duration. The comic book greats is a 1991 documentary series produced by stabur home video. Comix also has tons of interviews with the fans, many in full costumes, as they.
Gun n roses transcended their metal roots to become genuine charttoppers. Pages in category documentary films about comics the following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. Comic book films have popularized comic book genre. Robert kirkmans secret history of comics, will debut with a twonight pemiere on sunday, nov. Dc comics to release documentary about supervillains litreactor. Dec 31, 2015 comix is a feature documentary on comic books, the comic book world, and the phenomenon surrounding them. The evolution of colour in american comic books by robert lupton. This film offers a nice broad look at the world of comic books. Amc orders history of comic books documentary miniseries. Check out an allnew featurette exploring what makes the new episode so. Stan interviewed a different comic book artist for each episode.
Cameraready, their creativity fueled by drugs, booze, and eager groupies, members like axl rose and slash crafted music that permeated the airwaves. The following year, a documentary film titled groupies 1970 was released. Where are they now rock groupies of the 70s posted by miss cellania on january 24, 2007. Mcleaveyfisher paints a marvelous cinematic portrait of joe, perfectly capturing the raw essence of this spectacular character. Frederic wertham, author of seduction of the innocents, told a congressional committee in 1954. Perhaps crumb, a documentary that took six years to shoot, will put the record straight. For many young americans, the colourful world of the superhero comic provides relief from the grey world of school, homework, and chores. Guns n roses, bon jovi turned into comic books the music. 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.
Comic book confidential is a featurelength documentary that profiles twentytwo of the most significant artists and writers working in comic books, graphic novels and stripart in north america today. Comic books lend themselves to subversion, as one dr. Rocks most famous groupies tell all for vh1 documentary lets. Comic book confidential is an americancanadian documentary film, released in 1988. Using expert and comic book insider interviews, never seen before historical photographs and films, and animation, diagram goes further than any previous comic book documentary to explore and understand the controversial figure at the center of this american tale. Canadas forgotten comic book superheroes and their legendary creators. Told through the eyes of rock and roll historian and super groupie pamela des. All custom prints are digitally, hand illustrated by our comic book artists from your own photo. This comic book explores their meteoric rise and dramatic fall. See more ideas about famous groupies, rock and roll and pamela des barres. It is told through the thoughts and images of some of the greatest talent in the comic book industry like stan lee, frank miller, neal adams, mark waid, marc silvestri, and john romita jr. Director marisa stotter shares an eyeopening documentary through the. A journey to recover a forgotten part of canadas pop culture and a national treasure few have ever heard about, the tale of a small country striving to create its own heroes, but finding itself constantly out muscled by betterfunded and bettermarketed superheroes from the media empire next door.
On the road for forty days, last night in little rock put me in a haze. Comics can also be documentary in her latest book, u. Comic book confidential is essential viewing for anyone interested in the evolution of comic books. Behind the scenes with the director of the upcoming comic book documentary. World of comic books also looks at the fan culture of the time. Joes store has been a fixture in queens for over 60 years and hes ready to retire. Comic book superheroes unmasked documentary youtube. Comic book superheroes unmasked documentary 1 mostly dc and marvel, but talks about their relevancy throughout history and politics. This opinionated documentary provides a surface look at both the history of comic books and the unique subculture of their fanatical collectors. Short documentary film about comics and the people who create and enjoy them. Why comic book movies are growing longer from stuffing in jokes to extended character explainers, new comic book movies are taking up.
The grittiness that made the comic book so good was eschewed in favor of an over the top elektra, a jovial socialite version of the kingpin and a plot that made very little sense. Check out our superhero art custom prints and submit your photo for a free consultation. Marvel comics version currently owned by warner bros. I know from being a long time heavy metal fan that bands like motley crue, def leppard, and even ratt have always had their share of groupies. Threepart pbs documentary takes superheroes seriously cbr. At the comics factory our talented comic book artists put your face in a superhero work of art to make the most original.
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