Art Spiegelman (MAUS) Doing 9/11-Post 9/11 Graphic Novel

[Khephra]

It appears to be a collection of strips he's already done.

"'In the Shadow of No Towers', episodes 1 & 2
Art Spiegelman

Starting in this issue, the print edition of the London Review will be running 'In the Shadow of No Towers' by Art Spiegelman, an extract from which appears below. Spiegelman has recently announced his resignation from the New Yorker, restless with what he described to Corriere della Sera as 'the widespread conformism of the mass media' in the US during the Bush era: 'From the time the Towers fell, it seems as if I've been living in internal exile, or like a political dissident confined to an island.' 'In the Shadow of No Towers', which was commissioned by Die Zeit and is published in the US by the Forward, is inspired by Spiegelman's memories of 11 September 2001. He was traumatised by the event for months afterwards - his apartment is close to the World Trade Center and his daughter Nadja had just started high school at the foot of the South Tower - and as will transpire remains traumatised by all that has come since. The protagonist of Maus appears again as a stand-in for Spiegelman: 'This was a means of representing myself at a time when I couldn't even see myself in the mirror clearly.'"

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v25/n05/spie02_.html

Order the book here:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0375423079/ref%3Dpd%5Fsl%5Faw%5Falx-jeb-9-1%5Fbook%5F5398691%5F2/104-7599163-6255900

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Oh, and Fantagraphics is putting out a GN called "The Bush Junta: A Field Guide To Corruption In Government
" by Gary Groth.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1560976128/qid=1089296902/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-7599163-6255900?v=glance&s=books

Who said comics were just for kids?

[MountainLaurel]

1. Ooooh.

I just read Maus for a young adult lit course, and I'm sure this book will be just as raw and emotional.

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. Spiegelman is one of the grand masters of comics

The only one better is Eisner, who is a god.

This is exciting news! I love Spiegelman.

[Archae]

3. Excellent.

I read Maus 1 and 2.

Spiegelmann I hope lays bare everything about 9-11, including the Bush screwups.