Comic book confidential
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Chicago, Ill. : Public Media Inc., 2002.
Format
DVD
Edition
Digitally remastered version; full screen.
ISBN
0780025636, 9780780025639
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
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Published
Chicago, Ill. : Public Media Inc., 2002.
Edition
Digitally remastered version; full screen.
Language
English
ISBN
0780025636, 9780780025639
UPC
037429167526
Notes
General Note
Originally produced in 1988.
General Note
Booklet contains artist bios.
General Note
Special features: Kevin Smith introduction; interview with Ron Mann; Comic book archive: a story by each featured artist; original theatrical trailers.
Creation/Production Credits
Directors of photography, Robert Fresco, Joan Churchill; editors, Robert Kennedy, Ron Mann ; music, Keith Elliot, Dr. John, Gerald Leckey, Nicholas Stirling; art director, Gerlinde Scharinger.
Description
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 Moscoso, Francoise Mouly, Dan O'Neill, Harvey Pekar, Gilbert Shelton, Spain, Art Spiegelman.
System Details
DVD; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital stereo.
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Media | DVD 741.5 COM | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Barry, Lynda, -- 1956-
Burns, Charles, -- 1955-
Cartoonists -- United States.
Coe, Sue, -- 1951-
Comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticism.
Crumb, R.
Documentary films.
Eisner, Will.
Feldstein, Albert B.
Flenniken, Shary.
Gaines, William M.
Griffith, Bill, -- 1944-
Hernandez, Jaime.
Kirby, Jack.
Kurtzman, Harvey.
Lee, Stan, -- 1922-2018.
Mavrides, Paul.
Miller, Frank.
Moscoso, Victor.
Mouly, Françoise.
O'Neill, Dan, -- 1942-
Burns, Charles, -- 1955-
Cartoonists -- United States.
Coe, Sue, -- 1951-
Comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticism.
Crumb, R.
Documentary films.
Eisner, Will.
Feldstein, Albert B.
Flenniken, Shary.
Gaines, William M.
Griffith, Bill, -- 1944-
Hernandez, Jaime.
Kirby, Jack.
Kurtzman, Harvey.
Lee, Stan, -- 1922-2018.
Mavrides, Paul.
Miller, Frank.
Moscoso, Victor.
Mouly, Françoise.
O'Neill, Dan, -- 1942-
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mann, R., Haig, D., Harbury, M., Lippincott, C., Kennedy, R., Elliot, K., Dr. John., Leckey, G., & Stirling, N. (2002). Comic book confidential (Digitally remastered version; full screen.). Public Media Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ron. Mann et al.. 2002. Comic Book Confidential. Public Media Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ron. Mann et al.. Comic Book Confidential Public Media Inc, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mann, Ron., et al. Comic Book Confidential Digitally remastered version; full screen., Public Media Inc., 2002.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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