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ABOUT MICHAEL VALENTINE / THE FILM MAKER COMIX is the brainchild of Film Maker/Musician and long‐8me comic book fan Michael Valen8ne. At age 8, all he wanted to do was draw John Romita’s Spiderman and Neal Adam’s Batman. Later, Michael became a devoted follower of 8tles like Kingdom Come, Goon, and Alan Moore’s Watchmen. He never stopped loving comics and had a vision to make a comic book which then morphed into the idea of documen8ng the process of making a book that grew into what is now COMIX. This movie, made by a fan, is made especially for the fans. www.comixthemovie.com For media inquiries, contact [email protected] “It has been a fantas,c voyage and I have met a lot of great people along the way. I think everyone will enjoy this film, whether you are a comic book fan, or just curious about the world of COMIX.‐ Michael Valen,ne COMIX: Beyond The Comic Book Pages is an exci8ng documentary about the world of comic books, and the comic book phenomenon, told through the thoughts and images of creators, ar8sts, writers, collectors, publishers, store owners, and most of all, the fans! Featuring COMIX also captures the day‐to‐day opera8ons and the process of geSng a graphic novel made, from the script to the book and into the stores, with publishing giant TOP COW ProducLons (Tomb Raider, The Darkness, Hunter Killer, Witchblade). COMIX delves into the world of independent publishers as well as comic book store owners like Bill Liebowitz (Golden Apple) and Paul Grimshaw (House of Secrets). The COMIX crew has filmed at conven8ons, including Comic‐Con and Wizard World, to document the fans, many in full costumes. Fun, informa8ve, visually exci8ng, and inspira8onal, COMIX goes beyond the comic book pages and captures the comic book phenomenon and the people who have helped make it what it is today. Stan Lee (Spiderman, X‐Men, Fantas8c Four) Frank Miller (Sin City, 300) Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) John Romita Jr. (Spiderman, Punisher) Neal Adams (Batman, X‐Men) Mike Richardson/Dark Horse Comics (Hell Boy, Goon) Marc Silvestri (Image Comics, Top Cow) Mark Waid (Kingdom Come, Flash, Captain America)

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Page 1: COMIX: Beyond The Comic Book Pages€¦ · COMIX crew has filmed at convenons, including Comic‐Con and Wizard World, to document the fans, many in full costumes. Fun, informave,

ABOUTMICHAELVALENTINE/THEFILMMAKERCOMIX is the brainchild of Film Maker/Musician and long‐8mecomicbookfanMichael Valen8ne.At age 8,allhewanted todowas draw John Romita’s Spiderman and Neal Adam’s Batman.Later,Michael became adevoted follower of 8tles like KingdomCome, Goon, and Alan Moore’s Watchmen. He never stoppedlovingcomicsandhadavisiontomakeacomic bookwhichthenmorphed into the idea of documen8ngtheprocess of makingabookthatgrewintowhatisnowCOMIX.

Thismovie,madebyafan,ismadeespeciallyforthefans.www.comixthemovie.com

Formediainquiries,[email protected]

“Ithasbeenafantas,cvoyageandIhavemetalotofgreatpeoplealongtheway.Ithinkeveryonewillenjoythisfilm,whetheryouareacomicbookfan,orjustcuriousabouttheworldofCOMIX.” ‐MichaelValen,ne

COMIX:Beyond TheComicBookPages is anexci8ngdocumentary abouttheworldofcomicbooks, andthecomic book phenomenon, told through the thoughts and images of creators, ar8sts, writers, collectors,publishers,storeowners,andmostofall,thefans!

Featuring

COMIXalsocapturestheday‐to‐dayopera8onsandtheprocessofgeSngagraphicnovelmade,fromthescripttothebookandintothestores,withpublishinggiantTOPCOWProducLons(TombRaider,TheDarkness,HunterKiller,Witchblade).COMIXdelvesintotheworldofindependentpublishersaswellascomicbookstoreowners

likeBillLiebowitz(GoldenApple)andPaulGrimshaw(HouseofSecrets).TheCOMIXcrewhasfilmedatconven8ons,includingComic‐ConandWizardWorld,todocumentthefans,manyinfullcostumes.Fun,

informa8ve,visuallyexci8ng,andinspira8onal,COMIXgoesbeyondthecomicbookpagesandcapturesthecomicbookphenomenonandthepeoplewhohavehelpedmakeitwhatitistoday.

StanLee(Spiderman,X‐Men,Fantas8cFour)

FrankMiller(SinCity,300)SteveNiles(30DaysofNight)

JohnRomitaJr.(Spiderman,Punisher)

NealAdams(Batman,X‐Men)

MikeRichardson/DarkHorseComics(HellBoy,Goon)MarcSilvestri(ImageComics,TopCow)

MarkWaid(KingdomCome,Flash,CaptainAmerica)