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James Ensor: Demons Teasing Me

2010 · ★ 8

This film explains what James Ensor (1860-1949) meant for the development of art and makes palpable where he got his inspiration from.

Semitjov - Dreams for a Better World

A documentary about the creative genius Eugen Semitjov and his fascinating background.

Astérix & Co: La bande dessinée selon Uderzo

2002 · ★ 7.3

Documentary about the illustrator of the longtime Asterix comic book, Albert Uderzo

Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt

2024

For years, artist Drew Friedman has chronicled a strange, alternate universe populated by forgotten Hollywood stars, old Jewish comedians and liver-spotted elevator operators. Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt is an in-depth documentary tracing artist Friedman's evolution from underground comics to the cover of The New Yorker. The film, directed by Kevin Dougherty, features interviews with Friedman's friends and colleagues, including Gilbert Gottfried, Patton Oswalt, Richard Kind, Mike Judge, Merrill Markoe and many others.

Kirbyvision

Comic legend Jack Kirby co-created Captain America, Avengers, Black Panther and more for Marvel and DC. From Depression-era roots through WWII service to his 60-year comics career, he shaped the medium as a major 20th century artist.

Seth's Dominion

2014 · ★ 7.3

A 2014 National Film Board of Canada animated/live action documentary directed by Luc Chamberland about the Canadian cartoonist Seth.

Tintin voyageur du siècle

2001

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The Tale of Mari

2024

Mari, an elderly Japanese woman, shares her life story, from her childhood in Okinawa to her move to America, where she chased her aspiration of becoming a newspaper cartoonist.

24 Pages

Dan Larsen takes on the challenge of creating a 24-page comic book in 24 hours.

Folon

2021 · ★ 8

One of the 20th century Belgian artists who was the most idolized, exhibited, published, sold... Yet the artist himself, Jean-Michel Folon (1934-2005), whose work became controversial because deemed insipid, with its mannerisms, pastel tones and colors, remains little-known. Through previously unseen archive footage, Gaëtan de Saint-Rémy offers him a voice.

The Mystery of the Rascar Capac Mummy

2019 · ★ 8.3

Rascar Capac, the sinister creature featured on Hergé's album The Seven Crystal Balls (1948), has left its mark on many generations of readers. To draw it, the Belgian cartoonist was probably inspired by a mummy exhibited in the first pre-Columbian exhibition organized by the Brussels Cinquantenaire Museum in 1923. Two intrepid archaeologists embark on a fascinating journey to reconstruct the story of the mysterious mummy.

Stan Lee

2023 · ★ 7.1

Celebrate the legacy of Stan Lee as the co-creator of such legendary characters as Fantastic Four, Iron Man, the X-Men, The Avengers, and hundreds more.