Movie: Adventures Into Digital Comics

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John Barber
John Barber

Himself

Joe Casey
Joe Casey

Himself

Scott McCloud
Scott McCloud

Himself

Scott Koblish
Scott Koblish

Himself

Marv Wolfman
Marv Wolfman

Himself

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    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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    2006-10-09

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    In the 90s, comic books lost millions of readers. Can the Internet win them back?

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