Comic Book Literacy

1h 11m
Documentary
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Comic books are a medium as diverse as movies and encourage more thought than video games. Yet this misunderstood medium has always been the dirty little secret of the literature world. From the immigrant who learns English by reading Superman comics to the child who develops a love of literature from the X-Men, comics have kept America reading for decades with fantastic tales, well structured stories and amazing fantasies.

Cast

Kat Amano
Herself
Marc Andreyko
Himself
Paul Dini
Himself
Joe Quesada
Himself
Terry Moore
Himself
Scott McCloud
Himself
Jim Salicrup
Himself
Gail Simone
Herself
Art Spiegelman
Himself

Crew

Todd Kent
Director, Writer

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