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Mark Hamill’s “Comic Book: The Movie” stars Hamill as Donald Swan, a comic book enthusiast and technical adviser for a film based on his favorite superhero, Commander Courage. The film is made in the form of a documentary following Swan as he travels to San Diego Comic Con to accept an award on behalf of Courage’s creator as a publicity stunt for the filmmakers.
While working on a biography of the character’s fictional creator, Jack Whitney, Swan tries to encourage the studio to embrace Commander Courage’s Golden Age comic book origins rather than pursue a gritty reboot of the character as the post-9/11 terrorist-hunting Commando Courage, a premise that rings all too true in modern comic book films. Swan’s good-intentioned meddling causes trouble for the studio, as he discovers a living descendant of Whitney who could claim residuals from the franchise. Along the way, the film examines the nature of fandom in the early 2000s, with discussions of fanzines, debates over comics’ role in society, the significance of conventions, and more. For added verisimilitude, the film features cameos from Kevin Smith, Hugh Hefner, Stan Lee, Bruce Campbell, Peter David, Bruce Timm, and Matt Groening who discuss the Commander Courage comics as if they were a real franchise that had existed since 1942. Smith’s interview recalls his screenplay for “Superman Lives,” which would have rebooted the Superman franchise in the 1990s.
The film inverts the typical movie industry practice of casting celebrities as voice actors by casting voice actors in live action roles. Beyond Hamill himself (who voiced The Joker), the film stars Billy West (voice of Stimpy, Dr. Zoidberg, and the Red M&M), Roger Rose (voice work on “Happy Feet,” “Rugrats,” and others), Jess Harnell (voice of Wakko Warner), Lori Alan (voice of Pearl Krabs), Daran Norris (various voices for “The Fairly OddParents”), Jim Cummings (voices of Darkwing Duck, Dr. Robotnik, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, and many more), Tara Strong (voice work on “Rugrats,” “The Powerpuff Girls,” “Teen Titans,” the “Batman: Arkham” series of video games, and more), and Arleen Sorkin (the voice of Harley Quinn).
The overall effect is akin to Michael Chabon’s 2000 novel, “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay,” in that it inserts its fictional history into the actual history of comics and fandom. Hamill’s attention to detail in discussing comic book history is a wonderful tribute to the genre and the bonus features on Disc 2, including extended interviews with Kevin Smith, Bruce Campbell, Hugh Hefner, and Stan Lee’s thoughts on comic book movies make this a must-watch for comics fans.
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Robert Badgley
A dedication to those who`get it`.
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I like this but maybe you have to be a Hamill ...
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