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A survey of the artistic history of the comic book medium and some of the major talents associated with it.A survey of the artistic history of the comic book medium and some of the major talents associated with it.A survey of the artistic history of the comic book medium and some of the major talents associated with it.
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- Crazy creditsAt the end of the credits the following paragraph can be found: There are over 6000 comic book stores across North America. Check one in your neighbourhood.
- Alternate versionsAvailable on CD-ROM with additional footage. Comic Book Confidential was re-released on CD-ROM in 1994. The video quality of the film is significantly degraded since the CD's storage capacity is very limited. The film's video resolution is 224x168. The CD also contains short FMV interviews with the film's director Ron Mann, sample pages from the comics mentioned in the film, artists index as well as further reading materials such as the biographies and publishing histories of the artists involved and the actual Comics Code in its entirety.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Troldspejlet: Episode #3.5 (1990)
- SoundtracksDiggin' On Comix
Written by Dr. John
Performed by Dr. John (as Mac Rebenault), Richard Crooks, Wilbur Bascomb and Steve Burgin
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I felt the movie "Comic Book Confidential," directed by Ron Mann illustrated the history of comics, and comic book making very well. Approaching each, and every artist, creator, or well known figure related to comics. The very first comics began in 1934, sticking strong till 2011. However the only flaw I seemed to notice throughout the film, is Ron Mann never approached the topic of comics relating to well known novels. There were huge comics relating to Huckleberry Fin, The Odyssey, and Tom Sawyer throughout the later 1930's-1950's. Some comics were even combined stories, such as Huckleberry Fin, and Tom Sawyer. I would've appreciated this film much more if they had gone more into detail about the comics, and less about the creators. The only comics they approached were the well known Superman, and Batman comics (yes very major comics) however hearing more of the unknown comics would have been a little more appealing to me.
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By what name was Comic Book Confidential (1988) officially released in Canada in English?
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