The documentary COMIC BOOK LITERACY had a showing at last weekend’s C2E2 in Chicago. This film looks to change the prevalent idea about comics in the USA by using comics as a way to promote literacy.

Just like in animation, comic books in the USA have been relegated to an Age Ghetto. The idea being if you read comics you must be addle-brained or a lazy reader. We’ve heard that countries like Japan and France don’t have the same stigma’s attached to their comic book lovers.

Back in the 80s is when Wednesday became the happiest day of the week for us. The influence of The X-Men’s resident sesquipedalian, Hank McCoy aka The Beast, is immeasurable. Fans of Chris Claremont‘s work in the 80s understands how this works.

Hopefully COMIC BOOK LITERACY will expand the US audiences perception about comics or, at the very least, help them pull the stick out.

Check out the COMIC BOOK LITERACY trailer below the jump.

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