Hello there comic book fans there's a lot of films about comic book characters out there and there's a ton of comic book movies out there but you know what there isn't a film about comic book's and the people who work on them and with that in mind here is my review of Comix: Beyond The Comic Book Pages.
Now this is a documentary so it doesn't have a story it's just a bunch of interviews but the interviews are at times really interesting and they don't just interview people who work in the industry they interview people who are fans of comic books as well i do have one of the issues i have with this film is the fact that the pacing is at times dreadful.
The film has a lot of people being interviewed and they include the likes of Stan Lee , Mark Waid , Todd Mcfarlane , Doug Jones and Marc Silvestri to name but a few. There's a lot more people in the film and i think that each of them offers a unique insight into the world of comic books and really it's hard to say who had the best insight since everyone who's in this film is a legend in there own right.
Now i've mentioned the bad pacing the bogs the film down that really isn't helped by the fact that each interview in the different segments of the film doesn't really last long so in each segment you could see the same person two or three times.
I have to give this film credit for not just talking about Marvel and DC which they could have done but as well as talking about the big two we get chats with people from Image , Dark Horse and Top Cow it was nice to see the film shine the light on these little known companies as it would create more awareness for them.
With a title like Beyond The Comic Book Pages i have to say they really meant it not only do they look at the writers and artists but they look at what an inker does and they look at what a colorist does as well and they also take a look at cosplayers and what they feel like when they cosplay as a certain character and the time of abuse they get which was interesting.
Overall if your a comic book fan this is the film for you each of the people interviewed had lots of interesting points to make but for me this film is a 7 out of 10