Millions of people open the paper and turn straight to the funnies.
Behind every strip is a person at a drawing table, on deadline, every single day.
Puts the folks behind the funnies in front of the camera.
The Trailer
The Folks
Some twenty of the best-loved names on the comics page, talking about the work, the deadlines, the readers and the laughs. Tap a panel to see more.
Chapter by Chapter
The film moves through the life of a comic strip, from the drawing table to the breakfast table. Scroll the strip.
The Audience
The Job
More About the Job
Influences
Laughter
Audience Feedback
Hope for Mankind
The Media
The American Comic
Evolution
Closing Remarks
“A love song for the industry.”Fred Nelson, Andrews McMeel Universal
“A landmark.”Malcolm Whyte, writer; founder and chair emeritus, Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco
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