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Married to Comics
17+ โง 2023 โง Documentary โง 1h 55min
A rare glimpse into the art and married life of two giants of autobiographical comics, Justin Green and Carol Tyler, who pioneered and set the bar for one of comics' most important genres.
Screens at the 2024 Flyover Film Festival with a post-screening discussion with director John Kinhart and artist Carol Tyler.
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"Married to Comics is a fascinating look at a complicated but durable union, and about the high price of making truly individual art."โChris Klimek, Washington City Paper
A rare glimpse into the life and art of two giants of autobiographical comics, who are also married. Laying their personal lives to bare in their work, including the intimate details of their troubled marriage, Justin Green and Carol Tyler pioneered and set the bar for the deeply personal genre.ย
In 1972, during the height of the Underground Comix movement in San Francisco, Justin changed the course of the medium with his magnum opus, Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary, about growing up Catholic with OCD. It was one of the earliest examples of an autobiographical comic and immediately influenced Art Spiegelman and Robert Crumb to create their own work, inspiring thousands more. After reading Binky, Carol was drawn to San Francisco and to Justin, sparking a romance and marriage.ย
For years Carol worked to distinguish herself and to get out of her husband's shadow, but when their marriage is put to the ultimate test, they separate and Carol forges a path to her own comic masterpiece, Soldier's Heart. Can the marriage survive their troubled past? Married to Comics is a riveting documentary that is a testament to the power of art and the resilience of love.
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CREDITS
Director
John Kinhart
Writer
Not Available
Stars
Glenn Bray, Robert Crumb, Phoebe Gloeckner
Companies
Inkfarm Films
DETAILS
Released
2023-09-08
Runtime
1h 55min
Rating
17+
Genres
Documentary
CONTEXT
Countries
USA
Languages
English
Awards
Not Available
Keywords
autobiographical cartooning