Film accompanying the book of the same name by Nelvana Enterprises founders Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert, with partner Clive Smith as designer and illustrator. It looks at the "Canadian Whites" series of comic books made during World War II, with some focus on Nelvana of the Northern Lights, the genre's first superheroine, and Johnny Canuck. It was accompanied by a two-year travelling tour of the art, the National Gallery of Canada's "Comic Art Traditions in Canada, 1941–45". This is Nelvana Enterprises' first film.
Patrick Loubert
Director
Michael Hirsh
Director
Adrian Dingle
Himself
Cy Bell
Himself
Les Barker
Himself
Martin Lavut
(voice)
Suki Falkner
(voice)
Superheroes65%
Marvel's Behind the Mask70%
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!68%
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics70%
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics68%
John Was Trying to Contact Aliens61%
Black Sheep72%
Joker: Put on a Happy Face80%
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin69%
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora64%
Downloaded64%
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home67%
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God73%
Black Adam: Saviour or Destroyer?71%
Rich Hill69%
Sherman's March67%
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski75%
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster69%
Brother's Keeper70%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
