Stripped is a documentary movie described as "a love-letter to comic strips". Several of the the most well-known newspaper cartoonists are interviewed about their jobs and how dwindling newspapers are changing the landscape of the comic strip business.
Some of the big names who took part in the movie include Dan Pirraro, Jim Davis, Jeff Keane, Bill Amend, Lynn Johnston, Cathy Guisewite and Mort Walker. See a more extensive list at http://www.strippedfilm.com/about/.
Perhaps the biggest surprise of the documentary is the fact that producers/directors Dave Kellett and Frederick Schroeder were able to score an interview with the biggest name of all. Bill Watterson, the retired and reclusive creator of Calvin and Hobbes, granted an interview although it is audio only. Still, this is the first-ever recorded interview of Watterson, so that is quite a coup.
If that's not amazing enough, Watterson also drew the movie's poster which strippedfilm.com states is his first cartoon in 19 years!
But wait! There's more!
Ten of the movie posters will be given away at the movie's premiere.
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| Stripped poster by Bill Watterson |
Tickets now avail for the @STRIPPEDFILM premiere! We're giving away 10 Watterson posters that night! http://t.co/qvmed5X5Fe
— STRIPPED documentary (@strippedfilm) March 10, 2014
So if you enjoy reading comic strips, you just might enjoy Stripped.
Here's a clip featuring Garfield creator, Jim Davis.
Jim Davis Clip from Frederick Schroeder on Vimeo.
Watch the first 5 minutes of STRIPPED
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