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Comic Book Literacy

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Comic books are a medium as diverse as movies and encourage more thought than video games. Yet this misunderstood medium has always been the dirty little secret of the literature world. From the immigrant who learns English by reading Superman comics to the child who develops a love of literature from the X-Men, comics have kept America reading for decades with fantastic tales, well structured stories and amazing fantasies.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

71 mins

Rating

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Release Date

01 November 2009

Country

United States of America

Cast

Kat Amano

Kat Amano

Herself

Marc Andreyko

Marc Andreyko

Himself

Paul Dini

Paul Dini

Himself

Joe Quesada

Joe Quesada

Himself

Terry Moore

Terry Moore

Himself

Scott McCloud

Scott McCloud

Himself

Jim Salicrup

Jim Salicrup

Himself

Gail Simone

Gail Simone

Herself

Art Spiegelman

Art Spiegelman

Himself

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