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Comics, the Ninth Art

1989 · 1 season

A calm, affectionate stroll through comic history, more like a friendly lecture than a show, rewarding curiosity but rarely gripping.

Created by
Maite Ruiz de Austri, Íñigo Silva
Genres
Documentary
Overview
A series of 13 episodes about the history of comics. It narrates, in a documentary and chronological manner, the birth, trajectory, and evolution of comics.

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Created by
Maite Ruiz de Austri, Íñigo Silva
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • media
  • identity
  • memory
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Maite Ruiz de Austri, Íñigo Silva
Length
1 seasons, 13 episodes
Languages
Spanish

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