SubGenius Digest #406

Automatic SubGenius Digestifier (SubGenius-Request%MC.LCS.MIT.EDU@MINTAKA.lcs.mit.edu)
22 Mar 90 03:10:34 EST

SubGenius Digest #406 22 Mar 90 03:10:34 EST

Today's Topics:

Comics Movie!!!!

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Message-ID: <wa24Ede00W0H0=REQM@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 90 22:19:05 -0500 (EST)
From: Stephen Brent Peters <sp2q+@andrew.cmu.edu>
To: Stephen Brent Peters <sp2q+@andrew.cmu.edu>
CC: Bulletin Board Administration <bb+andrew.announce@andrew.cmu.edu>,
Bulletin Board Administration <bb+andrew.nerds@andrew.cmu.edu>,
Bulletin Board Administration <bb+assocs.beak@andrew.cmu.edu>,
Bulletin Board Administration <bb+assocs.kgb@andrew.cmu.edu>,
Bulletin Board Administration <bb+assocs.time-out@andrew.cmu.edu>,
+dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr0/postman/CampusLists/cmu/movies.dl@andrew.cmu.edu,
Bulletin Board Administration <bb+hobbies.ScienceFiction-Fantasy@andrew.cmu.edu>,
Bulletin Board Administration <bb+hobbies.comics@andrew.cmu.edu>,
Bulletin Board Administration <bb+hobbies.comics.marvel@andrew.cmu.edu>,
Bulletin Board Administration <bb+hobbies.gaming@andrew.cmu.edu>,
Bulletin Board Administration <bb+hobbies.marvel@andrew.cmu.edu>,
Bulletin Board Administration <bb+hobbies.suicide@andrew.cmu.edu>,
bb-film@pt.cs.cmu.edu, subgenius@media-lab.media.mit.edu
Subject: Comics Movie!!!!

_COMIC_BOOK_CONFIDENTIAL_
a movie playing in DH 2210 Thursday March 22nd
6:00, 8:00, 10:00

What is it, you ask? Heck, a movie about comic books. If you have any
interest in comic books, you should see this movie.

Who's in it you ask?
Lynda Barry
Charles Burns
Sue Coe
Robert Crumb
Will Eisner
Al Fldstein
Shary Flenniken
William M. Gains
Bill Griffith
Jaime Hernandez
Jack Kirby
Harvey Kurtzman
Stan Lee
Paul Mavrides
Frank Miller
Victor Moscoro
Fransoise Mouly
Dan O'Neill
Harvey Pekar
Gilbert Sheldon
Spain Rodrigues
Art Spiegelman

Just what is this movie about, you ask?

"Almost from their beginning, comic books have been surrounded by
controversy. But the sheer vitality of the form has kept it alive. And
now, in the late 80's, comic books are flourishing in a way they never
have before.

_Comic_Book_Confidential_ is a feature-length film that profiles 22 of
the most significant artists and writers working in comic books, graphic
novels and strip art in North America today.