Blu-ray Review – Comic Book Confidential

Full confession: I'm not a fan of comic books. It's not my field of
expertise, not a page-turning pastime that was burned into my routine as
a young boy. These days, it's difficult to go without an OCD knowledge
of the industry, especially as someone who spends most of the day
watching comic-inspired screen entertainment, hit with all types of
heroes and obscure characters boasting rich ink and paint histories only
the truest of the true fan could decode. And colleagues in possession
of such knowledge? Transformed into message board deities. The beauty of
director Ron Mann's 1988 documentary, "Comic Book Confidential," is
that it requires little homework to enjoy, creating an air of artistic
accomplishment and expression without working through the suffocating
details of history, hitting the viewer with brief blasts of idiosyncrasy
and storytelling that provide a secure appreciation of the
personalities involved with the production. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com