Fittingly tacky documentary, by Ron Mann, on the history of comic books -- a static subject by nature, "cinematized" with crude animation techniques and montages. The decision to devote better than half the running time to the advent of the Underground (and after) may have been dictated solely by the availability of interview subjects: R. Crumb, Lynda Barry, Art Spiegelman, among the newer breed; Jack Kirby, William Gaines, Will Eisner, among the oldsters. In any case, it's a dubious decision. Archive footage of the anti-comics crusades of the 1950s has considerable historical interest -- and considerable hilarious interest, too. (1989) — Duncan Shepherd
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