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A host of real-life celebrities - including Hugh Hefner, Stan Lee, and Kevin Smith - journey into the world of comic book fandom! Documentary filmmaker Donald Swan heads to the world's largest comic book convention where he encounters a culture of craziness that he's totally unprepared for! Written by
Comic Book : The Movie
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Hollywood invaded the Comic Book World... Now the real Comic Book Heros are striking back!
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Trivia
At the convention, Leo (
Billy West) stands next to a cardboard cutout of Fry from the show
Futurama. Billy West provides the voice of Fry on the show.
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Quotes
Taylor Donohue:
'Deflect', okay? That's your word.
Donald Swan:
Okay, 'deflect'. I don't know what it means, but I'm writing it down.
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Crazy Credits
"Commander Courage", "Codename: Courage", "Liberty Lad", "Liberty Lass" and all fictional comic book and comic strip characters created by Mark Hamill.
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References
Citizen Kane (1941)
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Soundtracks
"Superguy Blues"
Written by Mark Teague
Performed by Mark Teague
Courtesy of Squeezebox Studios
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The hearts are in the right place and the fun is found in details and indirect references to the goings on in the comic book adaptation machine. Fans and non-fans might find fun in it, and I cheer Mark Hamill for initiating this. The one small caveat is that the viewer should be someone who is aware, for example, of Kevin Smith's screenplay for Superman Lives. If that kind of detail isn't as interesting for you to follow, or if you genuinely care more about "news reports" that followed every detail of the "Bennifer" situation a while back, then stick to the usual reality TV that is clogging the airwaves. This movie introduces us to a few people we might not recognize, but who are revealed in extra features to be great unseen celebrities and artists. I hope Hamill keeps directing, and perhaps tries something genre related and with a tripod. Good stuff. I'll show my DVD enthusiastically.