n the 20th century, no artistic medium in North America with so much potential for creative expression has had a more turbulent history plagued with less respect than comic books. Through animated montages, readings and interviews, this film guides us through the history of the medium from the late 1930s and 1940s with the first explosion of popularity with the superheroes created by great talents like Jack Kirby and hitting its first artistic zenith with Will Eisner's "Spirit". It then shifts to the post war comics world with the rising popularity of crime and horror comics, especially those published by EC Comics under the editorshiop of William B. Gaines until it came crashing down the rise of censorship with the imposition of the Comics Code. In its wake of the devastation of the medium's creative freedom, we also explore EC's defiant survival with the creation of the singular "Mad Magazine" by Harvey Kurtzman. We then move to the resurgence of the superheroes in the late 1950's and 1960's typified with the rise of the dramatically innovative Marvel Comics edited by Stan Lee. Still more important is the rise of the the gleefully uninhibited underground comics created by eccentric talents like Robert Crumb and Dan O'Neill. These leads to profiles of creaters like Harvey Pekar who take the medium into new directions of expression. In the late 1970s and '80s we see the rise of alternative comics with such bold talents like Jaime Hernández for "Love and Rockets, Sue Coe for How to Commit Suicide in South Africa and especially for Art Spiegelman for his searing Pulitizer Prize winning Holocaust account, Maus. Finally, we learn of the medium's superhero mythos' revitalizing moment with the creation of Frank Miller's ferocious min-series "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns". Taken together, the film makes its arguement that the medium is far more than the stereotype of juvenile trash but rather it is an artform with a wild history and an exciting future.

n the 20th century, no artistic medium in North America with so much potential for creative expression has had a more turbulent history plagued with less respect than comic books. Through animated montages, readings and interviews, this film guides us through the history of the medium from the late 1930s and 1940s with the first explosion of popularity with the superheroes created by great talents like Jack Kirby and hitting its first artistic zenith with Will Eisner's "Spirit". It then shifts to the post war comics world with the rising popularity of crime and horror comics, especially those published by EC Comics under the editorshiop of William B. Gaines until it came crashing down the rise of censorship with the imposition of the Comics Code. In its wake of the devastation of the medium's creative freedom, we also explore EC's defiant survival with the creation of the singular "Mad Magazine" by Harvey Kurtzman. We then move to the resurgence of the superheroes in the late 1950's and 1960's typified with the rise of the dramatically innovative Marvel Comics edited by Stan Lee. Still more important is the rise of the the gleefully uninhibited underground comics created by eccentric talents like Robert Crumb and Dan O'Neill. These leads to profiles of creaters like Harvey Pekar who take the medium into new directions of expression. In the late 1970s and '80s we see the rise of alternative comics with such bold talents like Jaime Hernández for "Love and Rockets, Sue Coe for How to Commit Suicide in South Africa and especially for Art Spiegelman for his searing Pulitizer Prize winning Holocaust account, Maus. Finally, we learn of the medium's superhero mythos' revitalizing moment with the creation of Frank Miller's ferocious min-series "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns". Taken together, the film makes its arguement that the medium is far more than the stereotype of juvenile trash but rather it is an artform with a wild history and an exciting future.

卡尔·纳格尔（欧文·威尔逊 饰）是美国一位画家，他的声音轻柔，几十年来一直在佛蒙特州的公共电视台主持自己的绘画节目。多年来，他的艺术吸引了许多妇女的注意，特别是那些在电视台工作的妇女。但卡尔的生活一成不变，节目收视率也不高。当一个新的画家被雇用来振兴这个频道时，卡尔自己对他作为一个画家的天赋的恐惧被带到了前台。

卡尔·纳格尔（欧文·威尔逊 饰）是美国一位画家，他的声音轻柔，几十年来一直在佛蒙特州的公共电视台主持自己的绘画节目。多年来，他的艺术吸引了许多妇女的注意，特别是那些在电视台工作的妇女。但卡尔的生活一成不变，节目收视率也不高。当一个新的画家被雇用来振兴这个频道时，卡尔自己对他作为一个画家的天赋的恐惧被带到了前台。

影片根据Solly Perel的真实经历改编，讲述了和希特勒同一天生日的13岁德国犹太男孩Solly在二战期间通过机敏过人的应变能力和绝无仅有的巧合，保全生命，并最终与集中营中的兄长团聚的令人惊叹的故事。片中年轻的Solly是苏联共青团员，是德军的战斗英雄，是希特勒青年队的队员，甚至还爱上了一个纯雅利安女孩，但犹太人的特殊标志——割礼，却无时无刻提醒着他的身份。从无所谓、迷茫到怨恨，战争让他承担了太多与年龄不相称的压力，但最终他依然认同了自己的民族，并在成年后毫不犹豫地为自己的儿子也实行了割礼。

影片根据Solly Perel的真实经历改编，讲述了和希特勒同一天生日的13岁德国犹太男孩Solly在二战期间通过机敏过人的应变能力和绝无仅有的巧合，保全生命，并最终与集中营中的兄长团聚的令人惊叹的故事。片中年轻的Solly是苏联共青团员，是德军的战斗英雄，是希特勒青年队的队员，甚至还爱上了一个纯雅利安女孩，但犹太人的特殊标志——割礼，却无时无刻提醒着他的身份。从无所谓、迷茫到怨恨，战争让他承担了太多与年龄不相称的压力，但最终他依然认同了自己的民族，并在成年后毫不犹豫地为自己的儿子也实行了割礼。

阿里的父亲是位建桥工人，他们一家随着父亲，来到一个小村庄暂住。阿里喜欢画画，在村子里他结识了画家爷爷，并且得到了指点。身患疾病的小姑娘只能静静地待在家里，于是他为小姑娘精心绘制五颜六色的图画，希望她能通过绘画看到大自然的美好。时间过得飞快，父亲的工作结束了，他们又要迁移了。临行前 ，阿里终于完成绘画，将它们摆在小姑娘家的门前。

阿里的父亲是位建桥工人，他们一家随着父亲，来到一个小村庄暂住。阿里喜欢画画，在村子里他结识了画家爷爷，并且得到了指点。身患疾病的小姑娘只能静静地待在家里，于是他为小姑娘精心绘制五颜六色的图画，希望她能通过绘画看到大自然的美好。时间过得飞快，父亲的工作结束了，他们又要迁移了。临行前 ，阿里终于完成绘画，将它们摆在小姑娘家的门前。

欧足联欧洲联赛（UEFA Europa League；简称欧洲联赛，或音译作欧罗巴联赛，在台湾和香港又称为欧霸杯）是由欧足联每年举行的由欧洲俱乐部角逐的淘汰制赛事，在欧洲洲际级别比赛中重要性仅次于欧洲冠军联赛。 　　前身为欧洲联盟杯，从2009/10赛季开始改变赛制，并将赛事更为现名。改制后仍继承自1971年欧洲联盟杯成立以来的各种纪录，不可分开计算。此次重组也将举办了15年的欧洲足联国际托托杯并入欧足联欧洲联赛。

欧足联欧洲联赛（UEFA Europa League；简称欧洲联赛，或音译作欧罗巴联赛，在台湾和香港又称为欧霸杯）是由欧足联每年举行的由欧洲俱乐部角逐的淘汰制赛事，在欧洲洲际级别比赛中重要性仅次于欧洲冠军联赛。 　　前身为欧洲联盟杯，从2009/10赛季开始改变赛制，并将赛事更为现名。改制后仍继承自1971年欧洲联盟杯成立以来的各种纪录，不可分开计算。此次重组也将举办了15年的欧洲足联国际托托杯并入欧足联欧洲联赛。