I Am a Hero

I Am a Hero 2016

7.38

Hideo Suzuki is a 35-year-old mangaka assistant, whose life seem to be stuck around his exhausting but low-paying job, unfulfilled dreams, strange hallucinations and unsatisfying relationships. He sees himself as a supporting character in his own life, has low self-esteem, resulting in frustration. One day, the world as Hideo knows it is shattered by the presence of a disease that turns people into homicidal maniacs, whose first instinct is to attack and devour the nearest human.

2016

No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics

No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics 2021

5.80

A feature-length documentary film-in-progress chronicling the birth and development of LGBTQ comics through the eyes of several of its pioneers. The film was inspired by the Lambda award-winning book of the same name, and dives deeper into the personal stories at the heart of this unique underground artistic scene. Featuring Alison Bechdel (Fun Home), the recently departed Howard Cruse (Stuck Rubber Baby, Gay Comix), and others, this film aims to show how DIY queer cartoonists have represented, poked fun at, and celebrated LGBTQ lives and experiences in challenging, humorous, and profound ways.

2021

Jiggs and Maggie in Court

Jiggs and Maggie in Court 1948

1

Maggie is resentful of being pointed out and laughed at in public because she resembles the cartoon character in the George McManus comic strip "Bringing Up Father." She visits McManus in his studio office and tries to persuade him to stop drawing the syndicated comic-strip. He tells her he will...in 1959. Maggie, not getting any younger, retains counsel and takes McManus to court.

1948

Beeldverhalen

Beeldverhalen 1974

1

Short documentary that showcases the creation of a 'Suske en Wiske' comic book from the first drawing to the kids reading it.

1974

L'ami, portrait de Mix & Remix

L'ami, portrait de Mix & Remix 2022

8.00

How a shy young man living off odd jobs became the funniest and most popular cartoonist in French-speaking Switzerland.

2022