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She Makes Comics

She Makes Comics

The untold story of women in comics

2014•1h 10m•6.9/10
Documentary

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6.9/10(9)

She Makes Comics traces the fascinating history of women in the comics industry. Despite popular assumptions about the comics world, women have been writing, drawing, and reading comics since the medium’s beginnings in the late 19th century. And today, there are scores of women involved in comics and its vibrant fan culture. Featuring dozens of interviews with such vital figures as Ramona Fradon, Trina Robbins, Joyce Farmer, Karen Berger, Kelly Sue DeConnick, and Becky Cloonan, She Makes Comics is the first film to bring together the most influential women of the comics world.

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Production

Respect Films, Sequart

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Rileah Vanderbilt

Rileah Vanderbilt

Self

Clare Grant

Clare Grant

Self

Milynn Sarley

Milynn Sarley

Self

Tiffany Smith

Tiffany Smith

Self

Chris Claremont

Chris Claremont

Self

Kelly Sue DeConnick

Kelly Sue DeConnick

Self

Janelle Asselin

Janelle Asselin

Self

Karen Berger

Karen Berger

Self

Christina Blanch

Christina Blanch

Self

Shelly Bond

Shelly Bond

Self

Barbara Brandon-Croft

Barbara Brandon-Croft

Self

Jenna Busch

Jenna Busch

Self

Blair Butler

Blair Butler

Self

Amy Chu

Amy Chu

Self

Becky Cloonan

Becky Cloonan

Self

Nancy A. Collins

Nancy A. Collins

Self

Colleen Coover

Colleen Coover

Self

Jennifer Cruté

Jennifer Cruté

Self

Amy Dallen

Amy Dallen

Self

Joan of Dark

Self

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