''Independents'' is a documentary film directed by

Chris Brandt Chris Brandt (born February 4, 1970) is an American filmmaker and cartoonist, director of the documentary " ''Independents''". Biography Brandt was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, the son of a U.S. diplomat, and spent his youth in several countr ...

that explores the

creative process Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and valuable is formed. The created item may be intangible (such as an idea, a scientific theory, a musical composition, or a joke) or a physical object (such as an invention, a printed literary w ...

and the artistic spirit. It is narrated by James C. Kaufman, and features interviews with over two dozen

comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...

creators, including Robert Williams,

Kevin Eastman Kevin Brooks Eastman (born May 30, 1962) is an American comics artist, comic book artist and writer best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Peter Laird. Eastman was also formerly the editor and publisher of the magazine ...

, Eric Powell, and

Wendy Pini Wendy Pini ''née'' Fletcher, (born June 4, 1951) and Richard Pini (born July 19, 1950) are the husband-and-wife team responsible for creating the well-known '' Elfquest'' series of comics, graphic novels and prose works. They are also known a ...

. It was screened as an independent film at the 2008

San Diego Comic-Con San Diego Comic-Con International is a comic book convention and nonprofit multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California since 1970. The name, as given on its website, is Comic-Con International: San Diego; but it is co ...

External links

''Independents'' (Documentary Website)
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