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Comic Book Literacy

2009•1h 11m•

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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.

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Todd Kent

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Todd Kent

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Main Cast

Kat Amano

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Marc Andreyko

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Paul Dini

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Joe Quesada

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Movies

Documentary

Comic Book Literacy

2009•1h 11m•

★0.0(0 ratings)

Documentary

Overview

Director

Todd Kent

Writers

Todd Kent

Watchlist

Main Cast

Kat Amano

Herself

Marc Andreyko

Himself

Paul Dini

Himself

Joe Quesada

Himself

Terry Moore

Himself

Scott McCloud

Himself

Jim Salicrup

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Gail Simone

Herself

Art Spiegelman

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Direction

Director: Todd Kent

Writing

Writer: Todd Kent

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comic book industry

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The runtime is 71 minutes (1h 11m).

The film was directed by Todd Kent.

The screenplay was written by Todd Kent.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt1161976.

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Movie Information

Original Title:

Comic Book Literacy

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Explorer Multimedia

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