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Adventures Into Digital Comics
In the 90s, comic books lost millions of readers. Can the Internet win them back?
Overview
The film observes the events surrounding the sudden decrease of sales of comic books in the US in the early 90's, followed by the surge of webcomics on the Internet.
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Cast
John Barber
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Joe Casey
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Scott McCloud
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Scott Koblish
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Marv Wolfman
Himself
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