Adventures Into Digital Comics (2006)

In the 90s, comic books lost millions of readers. Can the Internet win them back?

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Sébastien Dumesnil

Synopsis

The film observes the events surrounding the sudden decrease of sales of comic books in the US in the early 90's, followed by the surge of webcomics on the Internet.

Actors

John Barber
John Barber
Himself
Joe Casey
Joe Casey
Himself
Scott McCloud
Scott McCloud
Himself
Scott Koblish
Scott Koblish
Himself
Marv Wolfman
Marv Wolfman
Himself

Crews

Sébastien Dumesnil
Sébastien Dumesnil
Director
Sébastien Dumesnil
Sébastien Dumesnil
Writer
Dave Cockrum
Dave Cockrum
Thanks
Graham Nolan
Graham Nolan
Thanks
Barry Windsor-Smith
Barry Windsor-Smith
Art Designer
Herb Trimpe
Herb Trimpe
Thanks

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