People of the Graphic Novel

Name: People of the Graphic Novel
Director: Sam Ball
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-07-31
Duration: 10 min
Cast: Josh Kornbluth, Joann Sfar

201210m

★ 0.0

Documentary

"People of the Graphic Novel" is a playful introduction to the history of an art form: from the first "funny pages" to seminal artists including Will Eisner and Art Spiegelman.

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Cast

Josh Kornbluth

Narrator (voice)

Joann Sfar

Himself

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