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1001 COMICS MINI-SITE

Even with 960 pages, I couldn't squeeze all the material I had into my book 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die. This mini-site is designed to supplement that book with updates, additional information and links... but obviously you'll still need a copy of the book!

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Maus

by Art Spiegelman

Original publisher: Raw Magazine (USA)
First published: 1977
Reviewed by: Ben Dickson
Genre: Anthropomorphic, Biographical, War

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Art Spiegelman

Recommendations:

Since discovering his work in the mid 70s, I have been convinced that Art Spiegelman is perhaps the single most important comic creator working within the field and in my opinion Maus represents his most accomplished work to date… Intensely subjective, it manages to encompass subjects as sensitive and diverse as the holocaust on one hand and the yawning emotional gulf between parents and children on the other, all in a fashion that is at once revealing, moving and innovatory. Maus surely marks one of the high points of the comic medium to date. It is perhaps the first genuine graphic novel in recent times, and as such its significance cannot be overstated. Please read it. - Alan Moore

Further Reading:

MetaMaus: A Look Inside A Modern Classic
by Art Spiegelman
Pantheon, 2001

 

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