Everyone knows Mark Hamill is a terrific actor, both on-screen and voicing animation. He has now expanded his area of influence and turned director with Comic Book: The Movie, a largely-improvised docudrama shot in part at last year's Comic-Con International in San Diego and sneak-previewed at this year's. It's the tale of the world's biggest comic fan, Donald Swan (Hamill) as he attempts to direct a documentary about his favorite comic book of all time, Commander Courage and Liberty Ladd. Along the way, he encounters a wide array of fans and filmmakers as he attempts to do right by his heroes, which means saving them from what the Big Bad Movie Studio wants to do to them.
The cast includes Mark, Billy West, Jess Harnell, Roger Rose, Daran Norris, Lori Alan, Tom Kenny, Donna D'Errico, plus cameo appearances by Sid Caesar, Stan Lee, Kevin Smith, Bruce Campbell, Hugh Hefner, Debi Derryberry, Bill Mumy, Matt Groening, Chase Masterson, Gary Owens, Ray Harryhausen, Paul Dini, Peter David, Scott Shaw! and the guy who runs this website. Check here for more info. I haven't seen the thing yet but, me aside, it looks like a winner.