Will Eisner; The Spirit; Rodolphe Topffer; Lynd Ward; Albert Lewis Kanter; William Shakespeare; Odysseus; Savage; Blackmark; Harvey Kurtzman; Art Spiegelman
Synopsis
Describes the history of the term "graphic novel" and the troubles behind classifying comic books as literature.
Michael Uslan; Phil Seuling; Chuck Rozanski; Captain Victory; Ronald Perlman; Jim Lee; Rob Liefeld; Todd McFarlane; Terry Stewart; Herbie; Fred Van Lente; Ryan Dunlavey; Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko; Osamu Tezuka; Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster; Joe Simon; William Gaines; Walt Disney; Max Fleischer; Robert Crumb; Harvey Kurtzman; The Spirit; Bob Kane; Tintin; Stan Lee
Synopsis
Recounts the rise of the direct market, the black & white comic book crash of the 80s, Marvel's bankruptcy in the 90s and the threat of online piracy.