Release Year:
1988MMPA Rating:
NRNetflix Star Rating:
3.4 / 5 StarsAvailable Since:
November 01, 2011Comic Book Confidential
Ron Mann's documentary explores how comic books were elevated to pop art and bore witness to cultural phenomena with the help of legendary creators such as Robert Crumb, Will Eisner, William Gaines, Bill Griffith and Stan Lee. The film traces the medium from its ultrapatriotic beginnings -- with pages filled with superheroes fighting for truth, justice and the American way -- and shows how it evolved into sophisticated, complicated, readable art.
Cast Summary:
Robert Crumb, Stan Lee, Lynda Barry, Charles Burns, Sue Coe, Jack Kirby, Will Eisner, Al Feldstein, Shary Flenniken, William M. Gaines, Bill Griffith, Jaime Hernández, Harvey Kurtzman