My Comic Shop Country (2019)
85 min
My Comic Shop Country is a feature-length documentary film exploring the business, fandom, and community of comic book stores across the United States. In 2015, New York's Alternate Realities closed after 23 years in operation, setting filmmaker-and former AR employee-Anthony Desiato on a quest to explore the comics retail industry from coast to coast. Comic book characters are box office gold, but why isn't the same necessarily true for comic stores? See how the 20 shops featured in the film are turning the tide, one customer at a time, seven days a week. Plus: Learn the fate (and future?) of Alternate Realities.
- Release date
- April 7, 2020
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Allen Baus as Self
- Paul Borrero as Self
- Patrick Brower as Self
- Corry Brown as Self
- Gabe Bustamantez as Self
- Pat Callanan as Self
- Drew Cheskin as Self
- Tom Darby as Self
- Justin De Voe as Self
- Eddie DeAngelini as Self
Crew
- Anthony Desiato · Director
- Anthony Desiato · Writer
- Anthony Desiato · Producer
- Stephanie Desiato · Producer
- Anthony Desiato · Cinematographer
- Anthony Desiato · Editor