Lucky Luke : la fabrique du western européen (2016)

Майор полиции Игорь Гром известен всему Санкт-Петербургу пробивным характером и непримиримой позицией по отношению к преступникам всех мастей. Неимоверная сила, аналитический склад ума и неподкупность — всё это делает майора Грома идеальным полицейским. Но всё резко меняется с появлением человека в маске Чумного Доктора. Заявив, что его город «болен чумой беззакония», он принимается за «лечение», убивая людей, которые в своё время избежали наказания при помощи денег и влияния. Общество взбудоражено. Полиция бессильна. Игорь впервые сталкивается с трудностями в расследовании, от итогов которого может зависеть судьба всего города.

История о том, как супергерои, такие как Бэтмен, Блейд, Люди Икс, Человек-паук, Железный человек и Черная пантера, сошли со страниц комиксов в кинотеатры и захватили сначала Голливуд, а затем и весь мир.

After attending a local comic book convention, three filmmakers are so moved by the stories shared with them by cosplayers that they decide to investigate geek culture even further. Attending other conventions across the country and speaking with legendary creators such as Kevin Eastman, Stan Lee and George R.R. Martin, the trio not only begins to find answers to why people gravitate towards superheroes and stories about superheroes, but how being a geek could help them live deeper, richer lives. Geek, and You Shall Find tells the stories behind the creation of several popular stories including Superman, Star Wars, Game of Thrones and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In sharing how these characters and their worlds came to be, creators reveal how often they have been inspired by real-life social ills. Most importantly, by continuing to speak with fans who have been inspired by these creations, this film reveals how superheroes have the potential to combat these social issues as well.

От волшебного зелья до химического состава планетарного успеха Астерикса фильм рассказывает о происхождении работы, творческом соучастии Удерцо-Гошинни, а также о закулисных анекдотах. Он анализирует ингредиенты очень галльского юмора, покорившего весь мир с рекордом продаж в более чем 350 миллионов альбомов, переведенных на 107 языков.

You may not recognize the name Ralf König, but you probably recognize his art. One of the most commercially successful German comic book creators, he is best known for books like “SchwulComix (GayComix)” that offer a twisted take on queer culture. Equal parts Tom of Finland and R. Crumb, König’s comics are sexually charged and often politically incorrect, portraying daily routines of gay life alongside serious subjects like AIDS. King of Comics is a touching portrait of a cutting-edge artist with a wicked sense of humor. All hail the king! —Jimmy Radosta

Georges Remi, known as Hergé, a complex and complicated artist, created Tintin, one of the most famous characters in the world. With exceptional access to the archives of Studios Hergé and Moulinsart, this documentary looks at Remi's life and the way he changed the art of comic.

Aleksandar Zograf, a renowned cartoonist discovers an unusual comic book from World War II. The comic’s hero is Kaktus Kid – a small cactus trapped in his pot. Intrigued, Zograf investigates into the life of Kaktus Kid’s creator – little known artist Veljko Kockar. He soon discovers that Kockar was arrested just after the liberation of Belgrade in 1944. He was charged for being a Gestapo agent and executed. Zograf’s investigation reveals a far more complex story: Kockar’s identity and artistic works were stolen, he possibly has an affair with the girlfriend of a guerilla soldier and he drew anti-communist propaganda for the Nazis. As he explores the story and pieces together the scraps of evidence 70 years after it happened Zograf is faced with his own personal and artistic dilemmas: why do these little drawings have such power to give consolation but also lead to violence?

Dirty Sexy Comics explores gay erotic comics, past and present, tracing the roots of the medium and shining a spotlight on the giants of the industry. It’s a story about people who have been marginalized and an art form that’s been ignored. The history of gay erotic comics is the history of the gay rights movement. It’s a story of people who risked everything to express themselves. It’s a story of rebellion, of artists refusing to conform and doing it with style and beauty.

Charissa King O'Brien's intimate short documentary captures this pivotal collaboration between two influential artists, as world-renowned painter Riva Lehrer completes a compelling portrait of Alison Bechdel ("Dykes to Watch Out For," "Are You My Mother," "Fun Home") over the course of two years, yielding a highly satisfying work of psychological insight

For over twenty-five years, John Porcellino has self-published his zine, King-Cat Comics & Stories, which, through simple artwork and storytelling, investigates the essence of just being alive. In King-Cat, John beautifully renders the "in-between moments" - those instances which occupy the bulk of our lives, but can pass easily without notice: Sitting on the front porch. Peeing at a rest stop. Watching a bird. With humor, compassion and a keen eye, John shows readers what they might be missing, and in doing so inspires many to embrace life more fully. Born of the zine revolution of the late eighties/early nineties, King-Cat today is the template for cartoonists who seek to create work that is personal, well-crafted and free of outside influence.

New Square 1978 (Mirko Ilić Radovan Devlic, Josko Marusic Kresimir Zimonić, Igor Kordej, Ivana Radašević Nikola Konstantinović Kresimir Skozret Ninoslav Kunc ...) New Square, Zagreb behalf of young cartoonists gathered mainly around the weekly Sloga in the second half of the 1970s. The authors Radovana Devlić (1950-2000), Krešimira Skozret (R. 1951) Joško Marušić, (R. 1952), Mirko Ilic (R. 1956), Krešimir Zimonić (R. 1956) and Igor Kordej (R. 1957) have been introduced in the area of ​​graphic comic series of themed I iconographic innovations that have contributed to raising the general interest in the serbian strip. Group, can be the end of the 1970s broke.

From the beginning, Hergé's work, Tintin's creator, was conditioned by the ideology of his publisher, the weekly child supplement of a Belgian Catholic newspaper. An exciting analysis of the political meaning of the adventures of Tintin.

Гениальный автор, отец современных комиксов, Рене Госинни завещал Франции наследие огромной важности: «Астерикс», «Счастливчик Люк», «Изногуд», «Маленький Николя»... Качественная масс-культура.

The history of Bruguera, the most important comic publisher in Spain between the 1940s and the 1980s. How the characters created by great writers and pencilers became Spanish archetypes and how their strips persist nowadays as a portrait of Spain and its people. The daily life of the creators and the founding family, the Brugueras. The world in which hundreds of vivid colorful paper beings lived and still live, in the memory of millions, in the smile of everyone.

As one of the most successful independent comic book creators, Mignola has inspired generations of writers and artists. Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters provides an in-depth look at his legacy, from the beginning of his career working as an inker for Marvel Comics to his success with Hellboy. The film features never-before-told revelations from Neil Gaiman about the Mignolaverse and the production of Guillermo Del Toro’s Hellboy II, and an interview with Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar discussing Mignola’s influence on her creation.

On Jake's first day of work at the comic book store he finds out that he has entered a strange new world where anything is possible.

Archie and the gang get a Bollywood-style rework.

After her mother dies in childbirth, a blind little girl has to learn to live with her wealthy father’s new wife—her new stepmother—and her two children. After her stepmother purposely leaves her alone outside a crowded church, she is found by an old fisherman, who raises her as his own daughter.