Comic book confidential / a film by Ron Mann ; Sphinx Productions ; producers, Ron Mann, Don Haig, Martin Harbury, Charles Lippincott ; director, Ron Mann.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Mann, Ron, director, producer, editor.

Haig, Don, producer.

Harbury, Martin, 1945- producer.

Lippincott, Charles, 1939- producer.

Barry, Lynda, 1956- associated name.

Burns, Charles, 1955- associated name.

Coe, Sue, 1951- associated name.

Crumb, R., associated name.

Eisner, Will, associated name.

Flenniken, Shary, associated name.

Feldstein, Albert B., associated name.

Gaines, William M., associated name.

Griffith, Bill, 1944- associated name.

Hernandez, Jaime, associated name.

Kirby, Jack, associated name.

Kurtzman, Harvey, associated name.

Lee, Stan, 1922-2018, associated name.

Mavrides, Paul, associated name.

Miller, Frank, associated name.

Moscoso, Victor, associated name.

O'Neill, Dan, 1942- associated name.

Mouly, Françoise, associated name.

Kennedy, Robert, editor.

Elliot, Keith, composer.

Dr. John, 1941-2019, composer.

Leckey, Gerald, composer.

Stirling, Nicholas, composer.

Sphinx Productions, producer.

Public Media Incorporated (Wilmette, Ill.), distributor.

Home Vision Entertainment (Firm), distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comic books, strips, etc--History and criticism.

Comic books, strips, etc.

Cartoonists--United States.

Cartoonists.

United States.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Edition:

Digitally remastered version.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : Public Media Inc. : Home Vision Entertainment [distributor], [2002]

System Details:

DVD ; Dolby digital stereo.

digital

optical

Dolby

video file

DVD video

Summary:

Combines historical footage, interviews, animation, and live action to trace the history of comic books from 1933 to 1988. Twenty-two significant comic artists and writers are discussed: Lynda Barry, Charles Burns, Sue Coe, Robert Crumb, Will Eisner, Al Feldstein, Shary Flenniken, William M. Gaines, Bill Griffith, Jaime Hernandez, Jack Kirby, Harvey Kurtzman, Stan Lee, Paul Mavrides, Frank Miller, Victor Moscoro, Francoise Mouly, Dan O'Neill, Harvey Pekar, Gilbert Shelton, Spain, Art Spiegelman.

Credits:

Editors, Robert Kennedy, Ron Mann ; music, Keith Elliot, Dr. John, Gerald Leckey, Nicholas Stirling.

Notes:

Title from container.

Aspect ratio 1.33:1.

DVD release of the 1989 film.

Special features: Artist bios; introduction by Kevin Smith; interview with Ron Mann; Comic book archive: a story by each featured artist.

ISBN:

0780025636

9780780025639

OCLC:

50609216

Publisher Number:

037429167526

COM 110 Home Vision Entertainment DVD