简介：This marks the inaugural installment of a series that delves into the evolution and growth of the comic book as an autonomous art form. Through a poignant montage of visuals, encompassing a blend of still photographs, animated sequences, and extracts from documentary films, the film vividly showcases the diversity of subject matter, character types, and artistic interpretations drawn from an extensive collection of works by a global assembly of comic book creators. In doing so, the film narrates the relatively brief yet impactful history of this genre, which, despite enduring its fair share of detractors, has firmly established itself as one of the cornerstones of twentieth-century popular culture.