"Married to Comics is a fascinating look at a complicated but durable union, and about the high price of making truly individual art."–Chris Klimek, Washington City Paper
A rare glimpse into the life and art of two giants of autobiographical comics, who are also married. Laying their personal lives to bare in their work, including the intimate details of their troubled marriage, Justin Green and Carol Tyler pioneered and set the bar for the deeply personal genre.
In 1972, during the height of the Underground Comix movement in San Francisco, Justin changed the course of the medium with his magnum opus, Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary, about growing up Catholic with OCD. It was one of the earliest examples of an autobiographical comic and immediately influenced Art Spiegelman and Robert Crumb to create their own work, inspiring thousands more. After reading Binky, Carol was drawn to San Francisco and to Justin, sparking a romance and marriage.
For years Carol worked to distinguish herself and to get out of her husband's shadow, but when their marriage is put to the ultimate test, they separate and Carol forges a path to her own comic masterpiece, Soldier's Heart. Can the marriage survive their troubled past? Married to Comics is a riveting documentary that is a testament to the power of art and the resilience of love. 2023, U.S., DCP, 115 minutes. Recommended for 17+.