Adventures Into Digital Comics(2006)
In the 90s, comic books lost millions of readers. Can the Internet win them back?
The film observes the events surrounding the sudden decrease of sales of comic books in the US in the early 90's, followed by the surge of webcomics on the Internet.
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The film observes the events surrounding the sudden decrease of sales of comic books in the US in the early 90's, followed by the surge of webcomics on the Internet.
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2006-10-09
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In the 90s, comic books lost millions of readers. Can the Internet win them back?
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