MOVIE REVIEW: Shopping For Superman

“Dreams save us. Dreams lift us up and transform us. And on my
soul, I swear... until my dream of a world where dignity, honor
and justice becomes the reality we all share. I’ll never stop
fighting. Ever.”


This week on the show, we’ll be discussing Wes Eastin’s
documentary Shopping For Superman, which is a love-letter
to the friendly neighborhood comic shop and the people fighting
to keep their doors open. 


"Shopping for Superman guides viewers through a 50-year journey
revealing the origin story of their friendly neighborhood comic
shops and the people fighting to keep their doors open. 


From the 1930s to the late 1960s, comics were mainly sold to
young kids at newsstands and drugstore spinner racks. In the
early ’70s, two things happened that changed that. First, the
readership got older, and second, comics as collectibles emerged
as a hobby. That’s when the comic book store sprang up.


By the ’80s, the local comic book shop became the main way that
readers bought their comics. Now, because of various factors,
including digital comics, comic book shops are closing left and
right. Hopefully, this new documentary can help shed light on why
this important piece of Americana is something that needs
preserving."


This doc will be available on-demand on Sept. 19th for Apple TV+,
Google Play and Amazon Prime, so you can watch Shopping for
Superman there. You can also buy it physically or digitally
HERE!


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