Haverhill comic book shop gets ready for prime time. The comic book palace the documentary comic book and. Mark hamill directs and stars in the straighttovideo mockumentary comic book. This opinionated documentary provides a surface look at both the history of comic books and the unique subculture of their fanatical collectors.
The comic book palace 20 by felipe jorge unsung films. The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. Dc comics to release documentary about supervillains. That was until 86 people showed up on june 10 at the amc lowes theater in methuen for the premier of his 40minute long documentary, the comic book palace. An observational documentary that takes inside a comic book. Comic book heaven is the story of joe leisner, the lively, highly opinionated and vocal owner of comic book heaven, a comic book store in queens.
One of them speaks two languages fluently and can ride his bike without stabilisers, the other can sing the chorus to justin biebers ft. Comic book confidential is a featurelength documentary that profiles twentytwo of the most significant artists and writers working in comic books, graphic novels and stripart in north america today. It featured traditional historians, people from inside the industry such as. Each week adam and jeremy, both xmen and comic book fans alike, provide a running commentary of an issue of the xmen comic book. Since i started drawing palace, ive fathered two children. Since january 1993, oleary, 47, has owned the comic book palace, a mecca for area comic book aficionados and the subject of a 20 documentary he is hoping will soon become a multiepisode series. Interviews multiple comic shops owners in the midwest, as they share their insight on the industry, how recent trends affected them, profitability, etc.
Youtube channel owned and operated by felipe jorge. The comic book palace 20 is a documentary that follows a comic book store same name in haverhill, ma. About youtuber unlike other channels this channel is a documentary series. Cbr news spoke with kantor and maslon who also coauthored a companion book, superheroes capes, cowls, and the creation of comic book culture, on sale now about their project, their own history as comic book fans, and the fiveyear process of putting the documentary together. Every comic book documentary you must watch elongated man. This store has been in the same location for 20 years with minimal advertising, mostly relying on word of mouth. Mixed with interviews from store regulars this doc touched on subjects from comic book artists, writers, and movies. Making this documentary was my own personal film school that didnt cost me anything except my time.
Interviews with comic artists, both mainstream and. An interview with felipe jorge, director of the comic book palace. The rise of the comic book in the middle east middle. But the comic books these films and shows are adapted from dont receive nearly as much mainstream attention and robert kirkmans secret history of comics may help to change that the sixpart documentary series premieres on amc tonight. The movie, largely filmed onlocation at the 2002 comiccon international in san. The comic book palace look it up on youtube, really good.
But when hamill goes to the san diego comiccon with hopes of telling the duos real story, he gets into a series of wacky predicaments, as pop culture stars and comic book. Glenn oleary, owner and operator of the comic book palace, has survived over twenty years of business mostly by word of mouth. The film is made in the form of a documentary following swan as he travels to san diego comic con to accept an award on behalf of courages creator as a publicity. Villains of dc comics, bloody disgusting reports as the title indicates, the documentary will explore the compelling, diverse and legendary society of supervillains of the publishers universe, and will feature interviews with comic writers and.
Comic book movie cbm entertainmentmarveldcsuperhero. Amc orders history of comic books documentary miniseries. We see what its like for glenn as he handles his duties as a comic book store owner debating certain subjects with his friends. A blizzard of 1950s and 1960s archival material such as. E v abbott was a prolific illustrator of childrens books and comics, including tiny tots. To help celebrate this, amc networks is planning a history of comic books documentary miniseries that is tentatively titled heroes and villains. A good fun documentary on comic culture, comiccon episode iv. The origins of the medium, the evolution of superheroes and all the other genres as they born in different eras. Comic book heaven is a short documentary that tells the story of joe leisner, owner of the comic book store comic book heaven located in sunnyside, queens ny.
Comic book superheroes unmasked is a television documentary that aired on the history channel in 2003. The comic book palace 620 primrose st ste 3, haverhill, massachusetts 01830 rated 4. Narrated by keith david, and has a great list of comic. Bay state comic book shop gets ready for prime time business. I had to be a fly on the wall in that store, it wouldnt have. Threepart pbs documentary takes superheroes seriously. Mcleaveyfisher paints a marvelous cinematic portrait of joe, perfectly capturing the raw essence of this spectacular character. Amid growing demand, the muslim and arab world has begun constructing more of its own comic superheroes. The film is about the history of the american comic book industry from its origins in the 1930s to the present day, and how comic books have mirrored and affected the society around them. The comic book palace follows the owneroperator glenn oleary and his loyal customers as they talk about issues ranging from comic book characters to their favorite comic book movie adaptations. Comic book superheroes unmasked documentary 1 mostly dc and marvel, but talks about their relevancy throughout history and politics. Pages in category documentary films about comics the following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
Directed by felipe jorge, the comic book palace takes us on a journey to see the inner workings of a comic book store that. A product of its time, this quasidocumentary film is about the emptiness of modern culture. Joes store has been a fixture in queens for over 60 years and hes ready to retire. The movie stars hamill as donald swan, a comic book enthusiast and technical adviser for a film based on his favorite superhero, commander courage. An observational documentary that takes inside a comic book store that. Check out the cbh facebook page for festival updates, etc and share the love.
According to its official imdb page, comic book palace is an observational documentary that takes place inside a comic book store that has been around for twenty years. Here youll find a large selection of graphic novels, and collected series books. The comic book palace a short documentary that shows you what its like inside a small comic book store located in the town of haverhill, ma. Comic bookbased movies and tv series have been very big international business for nearly two decades straight. Anthony desiato takes us on a tour and talks my comic shop. A short documentary that shows you what its like inside a small comic book store located in the town of haverhill, ma. Mark hamill directs and stars in this hilarious salute to the world of fourcolor crimefighters, playing a filmmaker out to make a documentary about his favorite heroes, commander courage and liberty ladd.
On the way out, people who never read comics said they wanted to start, while those who hadnt read one in a while said they wanted to get back into it, jorge said. Series created, episodes shot, edited, uploaded and artwork, by felipe jorge. In an entertaining and informative combination of interviews, historical footage and stateoftheart animation techniques, comic book confidential provides a. Book palace, a mecca for area comic book aficionados and the subject of a 20 documentary that may soon become a multiepisode series. The series is being produced by robert kirkmans skydance entertainment, marking yet another collaboration with the walking dead creators company. Comic book confidential this documentary produced by m etrogoldwynmayer features the whole picture of the comicbook phenomenon in the united states as of 1988.
Comic book heroes unmasked originally aired on the history channel is a pretty good documentary largely going over the superhero genre in comic books. With phil krajewski, glenn oleary, dave serpa, tim oleary. The filmmaker sees the store and its quirky steady characters as a worthy subject for a film, and this interest and respect towards their world is contagious. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your comic collection. This documentary takes a look inside and shows what goes on inside this comic book store owned and operated by one person, glenn oleary. Felipe jorges idea to film glenn oleary running his store, allowing us to delve into the comic book palaces fascinating little world, makes for a delightful documentary experience. So you now find me one third of the way through what will perhaps make or break my comic escapades. An observational documentary that takes inside a comic book store that has been around for twenty years. He attended art college in maidstone, kent, to study film and video. He would follow my comic shop documentary with a series of short features and my comic shop history, a podcast that explores one stores place within. Clocking in at three hours, this detailed production covers.
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