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'Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope' Review

From the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, we call Morgan Spurlock's documentary a delight for fans and non-fans alike.

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Christopher Campbell
Sep 10, 2026
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I cannot lie. This movie made me very happy. Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope, Morgan Spurlock’s fluffy and consistently funny (and shockingly not first-person) look at San Diego Comic-Con, is not just a puff piece advertising this huge event, which doesn’t really need help attracting crowds anyway. It’s a puff piece, no doubt, but it’s also an endearing profile of a phenomenon that non-geeks may think is impossible to understand or relate to.

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