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* BumblingDad: Swan’s friend and fellow Courage fan [[Creator/TomKenny Derek Sprang]] brings his wife and son along to the comic con even though the former doesn’t want to go, and the latter gets tired of it, but Sprang doesn’t leave, literally dragging his son along the floor to keep going.
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* LoveableSexManiac: Ricky [[Creator/JessHarnell Ricky]] the cameraman is more excited to go to the convention to and check out the women in sexy cosplays than anything else, but he supports Swan in his endeavors and gives Leo Matuzik tips on how to approach women, which isn’t very successful.
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''Comic Book: The Movie'' is a 2004 DirectToVideo {{Mockumentary}} directed by Creator/MarkHamill about a man named Donald Swan (Hamill), the #1 fan of a fictional superhero called Commander Courage who is hired by a studio to make a documentary about the promotion and making of the film that they hope to include as a bonus feature on the eventual DVD; however, the two parties clash over their different visions for the franchise, with Swan wanting an adaptation that’s TruerToTheText and the studio wanting to make a DarkerAndEdgier reboot called Codename C.O.U.R.A.G.E.
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''Comic Book: The Movie'' is a 2004 DirectToVideo {{Mockumentary}} directed by Creator/MarkHamill about a man named Donald Swan (Hamill), the #1 fan of a fictional superhero called Commander Courage who is hired by a studio to make a documentary about the promotion and making of an upcoming movie adaptation at that they hope to include as a bonus feature on the San Diego Comic Con; eventual DVD; however, the two parties clash over their different visions for the franchise, with Swan wanting an adaptation that’s TruerToTheText and the studio wanting to make a DarkerAndEdgier reboot called Codename C.O.U.R.A.G.E.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: After 9/11, Commander Courage was revamped in the comics to be a vigilante wearing all black who goes after terrorists, and his young nephew sidekick Liberty Lad was changed into a HottierAndSexier version called Liberty Lass who was unrelated so the two could have romantic tension. This is the iteration of the series that the studio wants to adapt into a movie, much to Swan’s chagrin.
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''Comic Book: The Movie'' is a 2004 DirectToVideo {{Mockumentary}} directed by Creator/MarkHamill about a man named Donald Swan (Hamill), the #1 fan of a fictional superhero called Commander Courage who is hired by a studio to make a documentary about the promotion of an upcoming movie adaptation at the San Diego Comic Con; however, the two parties clash over their different visions for the franchise, with Swan wanting an adaptation that’s TruerToTheText and the studio wanting to make a DarkerAndEdgier reboot called Codename C.O.U.R.A.G.E.
What follows is a largely improvised exploration of early 2000’s fan culture that both [[AffectionateParody pokes fun at and celebrates]] the obsessiveness of certain fans and the history of comic books as a whole, with a majority of the film shot on location during the 2002 San Diego Comic Con and having many unscripted conversations with non-actors.
The movie is also notable for having many prominent voice actors getting to play relatively rare live-action roles, such as Creator/TomKenny, Creator/BillyWest, Darran Norris, Creator/LoriAlan, Creator/JessHarnell, and many others; plus, people connected to the comic book industry playing themselves such as Creator/StanLee, Creator/KevinSmith, Hugh Hefner, Creator/BruceTimm, and more.
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!!This film contains the following tropes:
*ActorAllusion: Less than you would think for a movie like this, but Creator/BillyWest can be seen standing in front of a ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' poster in a couple shots.
*AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Leo Matuzik only recently found out about his grandfather Jack Witney’s creation, but after a few days of people singing his praises just for being a relative, the attention gets to his head and he’s eventually on board with the studio’s plans for their movie.
*BumblingDad: Swan’s friend and fellow Courage fan [[Creator/TomKenny Derek Sprang]] brings his wife and son along to the comic con even though the former doesn’t want to go, and the latter gets tired of it, but Sprang doesn’t leave, literally dragging his son along the floor to keep going.
*CallBack: At the beginning of the movie, Kevin Smith talks to Don Swan about his short involvement with trying to write a Courage script, and that the studio kept insisting on adding a giant spider. When Swan gets his hands on the current script the night before the big panel, he discovers to his horror that a giant mechanical spider is indeed in there.
*ChainedToABed: A non-sexual version where Donahue, [[spoiler: having drugged Swan’s drink the night before at a party, has him tied to a bed so he can’t sabotage the panel, but fortunately, Swan eventually wakes up and calls out for help to a hotel maid.]]
*CorruptCorporateExecutive: The two characters who represent the studio, Taylor Donahue and Anita Levine, don’t care whatsoever for the history of the comic book series they want to adapt, and as Swan continues to try pushing for a more faithful adaptation, they eventually attempt to get rid of Swan by [[spoiler: tying him to his hotel bed so he won’t interrupt the upcoming panel.]] They also do ''not'' want to pay royalties to Leo Matuzik, the creator of Courage’s last living relative.
*DarkerAndEdgier: After 9/11, Commander Courage was revamped in the comics to be a vigilante wearing all black who goes after terrorists, and his young nephew sidekick Liberty Lad was changed into a HottierAndSexier version called Liberty Lass who was unrelated so the two could have romantic tension. This is the iteration of the series that the studio wants to adapt into a movie, much to Swan’s chagrin.
*DeliberateValuesDissonance: Jack Witney is portrayed as someone who attempted to be progressive by having a positively portrayed MagicalNativeAmerican character back in the 40’s, but it’s said he also contributed to comics with racist stereotypes of black people.
*{{Expy}}: Commander Courage is largely one for Franchise/{{Batman}}, with a lot of the series’ history being a comedic parallel, but also for ComicBook/CaptainAmerica to a smaller extent with the character’s patriotism.
*GrumpyOldMan: In a possible reference to what happened with Creator/BillFinger, Taylor Donahue and Leo Matuzik meet two former friends of Jack Witney’s who claim that the three of them created Commander Courage together, but the latter took all the credit and left the other two behind. The movie never states if they’re right or not, but if so, then they have pretty good reason to be upset.
*LargeHam: Bruce Easly, the man hired to play Commander/Codename Courage at the convention, is almost as boisterous out of costume as he is wearing it.
*LoveableSexManiac: Ricky the cameraman is more excited to go to the convention to check out the women in sexy cosplays than anything else, but he supports Swan in his endeavors and gives Leo Matuzik tips on how to approach women, which isn’t very successful.
*{{Mockumentary}}
*MoralGuardians: A parody of ''Seduction of the Innocent'' called ''Corruption of the Juvenile'' created an in-universe backlash against Commander Courage in the 50’s, with the book’s author especially having a problem with the perceived HoYay between Courage and Liberty Lad, causing the comic to become LighterAndSofter and having Lad get a less-revealing redesign and a girlfriend.
*MsFanservice: A model and aspiring actress named Papaya Smith is brought in to portray Liberty Lass, the HotterAndSexier revamp of Liberty Lad, for the promotion.
*{{Padding}}: There’s quite a bit of footage just walking around the convention and fans showing off their cosplays.
*ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Donahue and Levine’s boss [[Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor J.T.]] is much more easy-going than his employees, and he actually listens to Swan’s suggestions for the Courage movie at the end.
*RousingSpeech: [[spoiler: Swan makes it to the panel just in time to call out the movie studio for not caring about the source material for Commander Courage and appeals to the audience to not settle for a cynical cash-grab, because the original material is what brought all these people together in the first place. This gets the audience to turn against the others at the panel, eventually leading to Taylor Donahue and Anita Levine getting fired.]]
*VomitDiscretionShot: Creator/JimCummings1952 plays a partygoer who drunkenly beatboxes and then leans over to throw up.
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''Comic Book: The Movie'' is a 2004 DirectToVideo {{Mockumentary}} directed by Creator/MarkHamill about a man named Donald Swan (Hamill), the #1 fan of a fictional superhero called Commander Courage who is hired by a studio to make a documentary about the promotion of an upcoming movie adaptation at the San Diego Comic Con; however, the two parties clash over their different visions for the franchise, with Swan wanting an adaptation that’s TruerToTheText and the studio wanting to make a DarkerAndEdgier reboot called Codename C.O.U.R.A.G.E.
What follows is a largely improvised exploration of early 2000’s fan culture that both [[AffectionateParody pokes fun at and celebrates]] the obsessiveness of certain fans and the history of comic books as a whole, with a majority of the film shot on location during the 2002 San Diego Comic Con and having many unscripted conversations with non-actors.
The movie is also notable for having many prominent voice actors getting to play relatively rare live-action roles, such as Creator/TomKenny, Creator/BillyWest, Darran Norris, Creator/LoriAlan, Creator/JessHarnell, and many others; plus, people connected to the comic book industry playing themselves such as Creator/StanLee, Creator/KevinSmith, Hugh Hefner, Creator/BruceTimm, and more.
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!!This film contains the following tropes:
*ActorAllusion: Less than you would think for a movie like this, but Creator/BillyWest can be seen standing in front of a ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' poster in a couple shots.
*AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Leo Matuzik only recently found out about his grandfather Jack Witney’s creation, but after a few days of people singing his praises just for being a relative, the attention gets to his head and he’s eventually on board with the studio’s plans for their movie.
*BumblingDad: Swan’s friend and fellow Courage fan [[Creator/TomKenny Derek Sprang]] brings his wife and son along to the comic con even though the former doesn’t want to go, and the latter gets tired of it, but Sprang doesn’t leave, literally dragging his son along the floor to keep going.
*CallBack: At the beginning of the movie, Kevin Smith talks to Don Swan about his short involvement with trying to write a Courage script, and that the studio kept insisting on adding a giant spider. When Swan gets his hands on the current script the night before the big panel, he discovers to his horror that a giant mechanical spider is indeed in there.
*ChainedToABed: A non-sexual version where Donahue, [[spoiler: having drugged Swan’s drink the night before at a party, has him tied to a bed so he can’t sabotage the panel, but fortunately, Swan eventually wakes up and calls out for help to a hotel maid.]]
*CorruptCorporateExecutive: The two characters who represent the studio, Taylor Donahue and Anita Levine, don’t care whatsoever for the history of the comic book series they want to adapt, and as Swan continues to try pushing for a more faithful adaptation, they eventually attempt to get rid of Swan by [[spoiler: tying him to his hotel bed so he won’t interrupt the upcoming panel.]] They also do ''not'' want to pay royalties to Leo Matuzik, the creator of Courage’s last living relative.
*DarkerAndEdgier: After 9/11, Commander Courage was revamped in the comics to be a vigilante wearing all black who goes after terrorists, and his young nephew sidekick Liberty Lad was changed into a HottierAndSexier version called Liberty Lass who was unrelated so the two could have romantic tension. This is the iteration of the series that the studio wants to adapt into a movie, much to Swan’s chagrin.
*DeliberateValuesDissonance: Jack Witney is portrayed as someone who attempted to be progressive by having a positively portrayed MagicalNativeAmerican character back in the 40’s, but it’s said he also contributed to comics with racist stereotypes of black people.
*{{Expy}}: Commander Courage is largely one for Franchise/{{Batman}}, with a lot of the series’ history being a comedic parallel, but also for ComicBook/CaptainAmerica to a smaller extent with the character’s patriotism.
*GrumpyOldMan: In a possible reference to what happened with Creator/BillFinger, Taylor Donahue and Leo Matuzik meet two former friends of Jack Witney’s who claim that the three of them created Commander Courage together, but the latter took all the credit and left the other two behind. The movie never states if they’re right or not, but if so, then they have pretty good reason to be upset.
*LargeHam: Bruce Easly, the man hired to play Commander/Codename Courage at the convention, is almost as boisterous out of costume as he is wearing it.
*LoveableSexManiac: Ricky the cameraman is more excited to go to the convention to check out the women in sexy cosplays than anything else, but he supports Swan in his endeavors and gives Leo Matuzik tips on how to approach women, which isn’t very successful.
*{{Mockumentary}}
*MoralGuardians: A parody of ''Seduction of the Innocent'' called ''Corruption of the Juvenile'' created an in-universe backlash against Commander Courage in the 50’s, with the book’s author especially having a problem with the perceived HoYay between Courage and Liberty Lad, causing the comic to become LighterAndSofter and having Lad get a less-revealing redesign and a girlfriend.
*MsFanservice: A model and aspiring actress named Papaya Smith is brought in to portray Liberty Lass, the HotterAndSexier revamp of Liberty Lad, for the promotion.
*{{Padding}}: There’s quite a bit of footage just walking around the convention and fans showing off their cosplays.
*ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Donahue and Levine’s boss [[Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor J.T.]] is much more easy-going than his employees, and he actually listens to Swan’s suggestions for the Courage movie at the end.
*RousingSpeech: [[spoiler: Swan makes it to the panel just in time to call out the movie studio for not caring about the source material for Commander Courage and appeals to the audience to not settle for a cynical cash-grab, because the original material is what brought all these people together in the first place. This gets the audience to turn against the others at the panel, eventually leading to Taylor Donahue and Anita Levine getting fired.]]
*VomitDiscretionShot: Creator/JimCummings1952 plays a partygoer who drunkenly beatboxes and then leans over to throw up.
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