Telling Stories: The Comic Book Creators #1

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• 8.0

  Comics Bulletin - Darren Schroeder

  Aug 04, 2005

  Unless you have a particular interest in the creators involved the general level of discussion tends to be too general to rate as compulsive viewing. Most of them are confident in their own abilities, so some of the discussions will no doubt raise jeers from opinionated readers. I know a few comments made me want to challenge the creator to justify their train of thought. Howard Chaykin gets my award for most interesting talking head, with a line in self-depreciation that is so earnest that it's amusing. Everyone walks away for their time on screen with their reputations unscathed - there are no scandals, bad behaviour or seriously over inflated egos, and a fair amount of good sense on display. This film takes a similar approach to its subject to the "making of" film promos that end up on DVDs; Nothing earth shattering, but fans will find it very watchable. Read Full Review