Bezango, WA

Sep 30, 2015 | IMDB 3.4

90 min Watch Now

Documentary

Bezango, WA tells the tale of cartooning and comics in the Pacific Northwest, focusing on the alternative community. The film chronicles both the past and the present, while featuring Frank M. Young, co-creator of the Eisner Award winning graphic novel "The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song," and James Gill, a cartoonist, and mostly-cheerful introvert of the finest class.

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Steve Willis, Ellen Forney, Jim Woodring, Gary Groth, Frank M. Young, Pat Moriarity, Jim Woodring, Marc Palm, Maureen Vanderpas, Peter Bagge

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