导演:RonMaccc
主演:LyndaBarry/CharlesBurns/SueCoe
类型:纪录片/历史
制片国家/地区:加拿大/美国
语言:英语
上映日期:1988-09-10
片长:90分钟
IMDb链接:tt0094897
美国漫画史的剧情简介······
nthe20thcentury,noartisticmediuminNorthAmericawithsomuchpotentialforcreativeexpressionhashadamoreturbulenthistoryplaguedwithlessrespectthancomicbooks.Throughanimatedmontages,readingsandinterviews,thisfilmguidesusthroughthehistoryofthemediumfromthelate1930sand1940swiththefirstexplosionofpopularitywiththesuperheroescreatedbygreattalentslikeJackKirbyandhittingitsfirstartisticzenithwithWillEisner‘s"Spirit".Itthenshiftstothepostwarcomicsworldwiththerisingpopularityofcrimeandhorrorcomics,especiallythosepublishedbyECComicsundertheeditorshiopofWilliamB.GainesuntilitcamecrashingdowntheriseofcensorshipwiththeimpositionoftheComicsCode.Initswakeofthedevastationofthemedium‘screativefreedom,wealsoexploreEC‘sdefiantsurvivalwiththecreationofthesingular"MadMagazine"byHarveyKurtzman.Wethenmovetotheresurgenceofthesuperheroesinthelate1950‘sand1960‘stypifiedwiththeriseofthedramaticallyinnovativeMarvelComicseditedbyStanLee.StillmoreimportantistheriseofthethegleefullyuninhibitedundergroundcomicscreatedbyeccentrictalentslikeRobertCrumbandDanO‘Neill.TheseleadstoprofilesofcreaterslikeHarveyPekarwhotakethemediumintonewdirectionsofexpression.Inthelate1970sand‘80sweseetheriseofalternativecomicswithsuchboldtalentslikeJaimeHernándezfor"LoveandRockets,SueCoeforHowtoCommitSuicideinSouthAfricaandespeciallyforArtSpiegelmanforhissearingPulitizerPrizewinningHolocaustaccount,Maus.Finally,welearnofthemedium‘ssuperheromythos‘revitalizingmomentwiththecreationofFrankMiller‘sferociousmin-series"Batman:TheDarkKnightReturns".Takentogether,thefilmmakesitsarguementthatthemediumisfarmorethanthestereotypeofjuveniletrashbutratheritisanartformwithawildhistoryandanexcitingfuture.