IDS 101: Comic Books and Graphic Novels: Websites and Films

Depicts the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC, when King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fought to the death against invading Persian King Xerxes and his army of 100,000.

A powerful psychic force known only as Akira resurfaces in Neo-Tokyo in the 21st century.

Harvey Pekar is a frustrated file clerk working at the local V.A. Hospital. He is also a comic book fan who befriends the young illustrator Robert Crumb and is soon inspired to create comic books based on his own life.

Rick Deckard prowls the steel-and-microchip jungle of 21st-century Los Angeles. He's a "blade runner"-- stalking genetically-made criminal replicants.

Two recent high school graduates wreak havoc on all who cross their path, until an oddball loner looking for Miss Right comes into their lives.

In an imaginative and lighthearted tale, a young schoolgirl saves the life of a noble cat and is rewarded with a shocking proposal of marriage - to the Cat King's son...

Nausicaä is the princess of a rural valley that lives at peace on the edge of a deadly fungal wasteland, until a ship carrying a weapon from a bygone industrial age crashes nearby...

In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family.

Michael Sullivan works as an enforcer for his adopted father, Irish gangster John Rooney. When Sullivan's son, Mike Jr., witnesses one of his father's killings on Rooney's behalf, the gangster decides that his ward and his family are liabilities that must be removed.

In 1888 London's Whitechapel slums, poor women like Mary Kelly and her friends walk the streets for a living. When the streetwalkers begin to be murdered one by one, it attracts the attention of Inspector Abberline, who takes a personal interest in the case, and Mary Kelly.

Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy.

One of cinema's first 'superheroes, ' the mysterious Judex is torn between an oath of justice against the wealthy banker Favraux, who had earlier wronged his family, and his secret love of Favraux's daughter, Jacqueline. This framework is the basis of a series of extraordinary and engaging incidents involving Judex's brother, the evil Diana Monti and her accomplices, the detective Cocatin, and the charming Licorice Kid.

Bob and his wife Helen used to be among the world's greatest crime fighters, saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. Fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs where they live "normal" lives with their three kids, Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack.

Following a mysterious absence of several years, the man of Steel returns to Earth.

Batman begins his protection of Gotham City. He battles against a corrupt police force, mob gangsters and the worst villian of all ... The Joker

An expedition lands on the island of Bengalla, seeking the legendary skulls of Touganda. Believed to harness an energy force of incalculable power, the skulls could spell disaster for mankind...

Professor Davidson and his lovely daughter Diana search Africa for the Lost City of Zoloz... (Videodisc release of programs originally produced in 1943)

When Batman and Robin get a tip that Commodore Schmidlapp is in danger aboard his yacht, they launch a rescue mission. But the tip is a set-up by four of the most powerful villains ever, who seek to defeat the Dynamic Duo once and for all. (Based on TV series).

Ranmaru and Kei have a strong and passionate relationship built on years of trust, sacrifice and love. But... Based on the original manga comic by Kazuma Kodaka.

After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Daesu is released and sets out to find his abductors. Based on the comics by Tsuchiya Garon and Minegishi Nobuaki.

While delivering food for his father's restaurant, a teenager perfects the technique of "drifting" and becomes a skilled street racer... Based on the comic books and characters created by Shuichi Shigeno.

A schoolgirl named Shizuku, who longs to discover her true talents, meets the mysterious Seiji, a boy who is determined to follow his dreams, and The Baron, a magical cat who helps her listen to the whispers in her heart.

Ivan Cavalli brings his new wife Wanda to Rome on the least romantic honeymoon in history--a rigid schedule of family meetings and an audience with the Pope. But Wanda, dreaming of the dashing hero of a photo-strip cartoon, drifts off in search of the White Sheik, thus setting off a slapstick comedy.

This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix.

Studies the role of propaganda in the United States in World War II. The role of Hollywood, advertising, music and comic books of the time are discussed.

A concert of 30 songs highlighting poems originally spun by William Blake, with inspired new melodies crafted by the poet Allen Ginsberg performed in a folk, country and neo-Renaissance style.

Includes the classic cartoon "Slap Happy Lion"

Includes Oscar-winning Tom and Jerry cartoon "The Two Mouseketeers".