comic book artist
48 movies and shows
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Fri, 07 Aug 2015
Minnie Goetze is a 15-year-old aspiring comic-book artist, coming of age in the haze of the 1970s in San Francisco. Insatiably curious about the world around her, Minnie is a pretty typical teenage girl. Oh, except that she’s sleeping with her mother’s boyfriend.
Uderzo, sur le divan d'Astérix
Fri, 15 Sep 2023
Documentary on Astérix's illustrator Uderzo, led by Antoine de Caunes with interviews from various French celebrities.
The Image Revolution
Thu, 21 Nov 2013
Twenty years ago, seven superstar artists left Marvel Comics to create their own company, Image Comics, a company that continues to influence mainstream comics and pop culture to this day. Image began as more than just a publisher - it was a response to years of creator mistreatment, and changed comics forever. The Image Revolution tells the story of Image Comics, from its founders' work at Marvel, through Image's early success, company difficulties during the comics market implosion, and ultimately the publisher's new generation of properties like The Walking Dead. Filled with colorful characters, the film is a clarion call to artists to take control of their destiny.
The Comic Book Greats: Compendium
Thu, 31 Dec 1992
Compendium of Greatest Moments with artists from Comic Book Greats Series
Heartland Harmony
Sun, 01 Oct 2023
Movie star Grayson Kane is about to bring the hottest new comic book superhero to the big screen, but first, he must get the creator's approval...and she is no pushover.
Stan Lee
Sat, 10 Jun 2023
Celebrate the legacy of Stan Lee as the co-creator of such legendary characters as Fantastic Four, Iron Man, the X-Men, The Avengers, and hundreds more.
Boiled Angels: The Trial of Mike Diana
Sat, 31 Mar 2018
Florida, 1994. Artist Mike Diana is convicted on an obscenity charge in the wake of an undercover police officer purchasing his limited edition zine Boiled Angel. Here is the very unusual story of what led to this First Amendment debacle happening for the first time in the United States.
Astérix & Co: La bande dessinée selon Uderzo
Thu, 28 Feb 2002
Documentary about the illustrator of the longtime Asterix comic book, Albert Uderzo
The Mindscape of Alan Moore
Sun, 24 Aug 2003
The Mindscape of Alan Moore is a psychedelic journey into one of the world's most powerful minds; chronicling the life and work of Alan Moore, author of several acclaimed graphic novels, including "From Hell," "Watchmen" and "V for Vendetta." It is the only feature film production on which Alan Moore has collaborated, with permission to use his work. Alan Moore presents the story of his development as an artist, starting with his childhood and working through to his comics career and impact on that medium, and his emerging interest in magic.
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Sun, 23 Dec 2001
The historical saga of American superheroes. Born in the period between the Great Depression and the World War II to combat the hobgoblins of the modern world, these mutant human beings with superhuman powers colonized the funny papers, radio dramas, television and films, to become a truly national industry in the United States: they gave expression to the fears and obsessions of the twentieth century and bolstered American ideals.
Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt
Mon, 01 Apr 2024
For years, artist Drew Friedman has chronicled a strange, alternate universe populated by forgotten Hollywood stars, old Jewish comedians and liver-spotted elevator operators. Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt is an in-depth documentary tracing artist Friedman's evolution from underground comics to the cover of The New Yorker. The film, directed by Kevin Dougherty, features interviews with Friedman's friends and colleagues, including Gilbert Gottfried, Patton Oswalt, Richard Kind, Mike Judge, Merrill Markoe and many others.
Le Petit Vingtième : le siècle de Tintin
Sun, 01 Jan 1995
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.
The Hand
Fri, 24 Apr 1981
Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon returns by itself to follow Jon around, and murder those who anger him.
Blue Desert
Thu, 11 Jul 1991
After surviving rape, comic-book artist Lisa Roberts moves from New York City to small town in Arizona. But there's danger in small towns too.
Passionate Dream
Sat, 12 Dec 1992
Mandarin fantasy drama of two men fighting for the love of a cartoon artist who has the supernatural power to control the destiny of her life and these two men through her cartoons.