Second serial featuring The Green Hornet and Kato.
In 1954 the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency conducted an investigation into how the comic book industry was supposedly contributing to the moral decay of a nation's youth. The investigations were spurred on by a number of articles that blamed comics for the rise in juvenile delinquency in post-war America. Chief among the critics was Doctor Frederic Wertham, whose book, "Seduction of The Innocent" has been blamed for nearly single-handedly crippling the entire comics industry. "Confidential File" was aired in 1955, after the senate hearings and the formation of the Comics Code, but it serves as a perfect example of how the media reacted to the comic book industry, and sought a scape goat by blaming the comic book publications for society's own lack of responsibility in raising its children.
Eugene y Rick son dos cómicos que comparten piso. Rick no soporta a Eugene porque éste, que es un fanático de los cómics de Pulp Fiction, tiene constantes pesadillas. Pronto, la tolerancia de Rick aumenta, pues las pesadillas de Eugene son un material excelente para aprovechar en un nuevo cómic que tiene en mente.
A woman swears to kill every loving couple in sight after she is ruthlessly disfigured by her jealous husband.
Documentary short that synthesizes the evolution of comic books since Yellow Kid until Spirit.
Film accompanying the book of the same name by Nelvana Enterprises founders Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert, with partner Clive Smith as designer and illustrator. It looks at the "Canadian Whites" series of comic books made during World War II, with some focus on Nelvana of the Northern Lights, the genre's first superheroine, and Johnny Canuck. It was accompanied by a two-year travelling tour of the art, the National Gallery of Canada's "Comic Art Traditions in Canada, 1941–45". This is Nelvana Enterprises' first film.
Teenagers Glen and Randa are members of a tribe that lives in a rural area, several decades after nuclear war has devastated the planet. They know nothing of the outside world, except that Glen has read about and seen pictures of a great city in some old comic books. He and Randa set out to find this city.
Short documenting the importance of comic books to children's imaginative development, in spite of adult fears that they might be a negative influence.
A boxing ring turns into a stage for abstract animation where the punches thrown in the match and the halftone dots in reprographics gradually become indistinguishable. Tanaami shot a boxing match on a Motordrive camera, made two thousand offset prints, and rephotographed each of them. He explains his inspiration for the work being the experience of watching a boxing match on television but finding the newspaper print the next morning better capturing the exhilaration of the sport.
Young Homer and his best friend Freddie are fans of "The Super-Duper", a superhero in comics and movies. They learn that sometimes The Super-Duper needs help too. Based on a short story from the book, "Homer Price".
Spider-Man Versus Kraven the Hunter is a 1974 American superhero short film written and directed by Bruce Cardozo. It is a fan film that was endorsed by Marvel Comics and authorized by Stan Lee.
An artist, Steve Rogers, is nearly murdered by spies, looking for his late father's national secrets. He is saved during surgery when a secret formula is injected into him; this serum not only heals him but also gives him fantastic strength and lightning reflexes. To help him solve the mystery behind his father’s murder and bring those guilty to justice, a government agency equips him with a special motorcycle loaded with gadgets and an indestructible shield. Now armed, he battles against the nation's enemies as the Sentinel of Liberty, Captain America.
Crimefighting Captain America rights more wrongs by doing battle with a fanatical terrorist who uses his deadly drug that causes accelerated aging to finance his world revolution.
Un equipo científico, de investigación en un pantano, es atacado por los secuaces de un malvado doctor. Durante el ataque, el doctor es contaminado por un peligroso producto que lo convierte en un monstruo... Adaptación del cómic del guionista Len Wein y el dibujante Berni Wrightson.
Tex Willer y sus compañeros, el viejo ranger Kit Carson y el guerrero navajo Tiger Jack, desbaratan una banda de traficantes de armas; encuentran que éstas, robadas al Ejército, están destinadas a una tribu de yaquis. Después de descubrir algunos cadáveres momificados por unas misteriosas piedras verdes, Tex consulta a un experto de lo oculto, El Morisco, y con su ayuda tendrá que enfrentarse al líder de los yaquis, el inquietante Señor de los abismos.
Interviews with icons in the comic book world.
Superhero creator and Marvel Comics legend, Stan Lee, together with Marvel's top artist, John Buscema, demonstrate the skills needed to create compelling characters and scenes for drawing and writing comic books. Based on the book of the same name, the video became an educational classic for aspiring cartoonists and is also available on DVD. Stan Lee's flair for humor and close friendship with Buscema adds to this good-natured instructional video a sense of drama, action and fun. Stan Lee's inimitable talent for creating superheroes (Spider Man, The Incredible Hulk, etc.) and Buscema's own creations (Conan the Barbarian, Silver Surfer, etc.) meshes well in the conversation and makes this a special treat for comic book fans as well as cartoonists on all levels
En el siglo 20, en Norteamerica, no hay medio artístico, con potencial para la expresión creativa, que haya tenido una historia más turbulenta y con menos respeto que los libros de historietas. A través de montajes animados, lecturas y entrevistas, esta guía a través de la historia del medio desde la década de 1930 y 1940 con la primera explosión de la popularidad de los superhéroes creados por grandes talentos como Jack Kirby y que alcanzó su cénit artístico de primera con Will Eisner "Espíritu". A continuación, se desplaza a la posguerra, con la creciente popularidad de los cómics de terror y de delincuencia, hasta que ha llegado el aumento de la censura con la imposición del Comics Code. En su paso por la devastación de la libertad creativa del medio, también explora la supervivencia desafiante de EC Comics con la creación de la singular "Mad Magazine" por Harvey Kurtzman.
A compilation of episodes from the classic '80s horror anthology TV series "Tales From The Darkside" for the VHS market.
Portovenere (Italia), 1936: tras presenciar la matanza de su familia, Tadzio De Santis, un niño-prodigio, es sometido a crueles experimentos por los científicos de Hitler y Mussolini. La Dra. Vaselli, que participaba en esos experimentos, decide desertar y huir a América... California (USA), 1943: Steve Rogers, un joven con polio, se presenta como voluntario para un experimento militar que le convertirá en el primero de un ejército de super-soldados. Después de que la Dra. Vaselli (quien dirigía este proyecto americano) sea asesinada por un espía nazi, Steve Rogers adoptará la identidad del Capitán América y viajará a la Europa ocupada por el Eje. Ahí no solo deberá combatir a los nazis y sus nuevas armas secretas, sino que enfrentará al antiguo Tadzio De Santis, hoy convertido en un super-soldado fascista: se trata de su diabólica némesis, el agente nazi Craneo Rojo.