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Shopping for Superman

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The origin story of your friendly neighborhood comic shop, Shopping for Superman traces the 50-year history of the local comic book store's far-reaching impact and examines their cultural significance and the numerous threats they face today. After a 75% industry contraction, floundering sales, superhero fatigue, and online retail competition, can our heroes survive?

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Eli B. @ohgreat.itseli Feb 4, 2026 Excellent documentary! Really felt like an old school doc. A great cast of characters, emotional ups and downs, and some great bumps of comedy kept things lively. I learned a ton about a subject I knew nothing about! It even made me check out my local comics shop. See more Douglas S @DarnNearKilledUm Feb 4, 2026 Absolutely loved this love-letter to the American comic shop. Found some of the director's interviews online and you can really tell how much he loves the subject, and who can blame him? Comic shops rule! See more Read all reviews
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Wes Eastin

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Laura Cvammen

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Paxton Longoria

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Owen Johnson

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Codee Carle

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Mike Quirk

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Synopsis The origin story of your friendly neighborhood comic shop, Shopping for Superman traces the 50-year history of the local comic book store's far-reaching impact and examines their cultural significance and the numerous threats they face today. After a 75% industry contraction, floundering sales, superhero fatigue, and online retail competition, can our heroes survive?
Director
Wes Eastin
Producer
Lauren Rudolph, Molly Coffee, Imoto Harney, Amer Hilal, Anthony Yell-Wah Wai, Mac Downey, Jeremy M. Matthews
Screenwriter
Wes Eastin
Distributor
Scratched Lens Productions
Production Co
Scratched Lens Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 19, 2025
Runtime
1h 26m
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