When word hits the street that a nearby elderly gentleman has a cache of old, rare, and very valuable mint condition comic books, rival comic book shop owners Raymond McGillicuddy (Donal Logue) and Norman Link (Michael Rapaport) both set out to be the first to buy them. But when the old man declines to sell, the former friends turn into enemies, and a friendly rivalry becomes tainted with greed and turns to murder.
Acting
Donal Logue and Michael Rapaport's sweaty desperation is chef's kiss.
Writing
Dialogue that treats comic shop banter like Shakespearean tragedy.
Direction
James Robinson squeezes noir tension from fluorescent-lit back rooms.
Director
James Robinson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
DJ Qualls based Archie's physicality on actual comic shop employees he observed, creating one of cinema's most authentic nerds.
Released in 2002, this predated the MCU boom and captured comic culture before it went mainstream—making its collector desperation feel almost quaint now.
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